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The 9/11 Trap

The 9/11 Trap

The purpose of terrorism is to goad your enemy into overreaction. 9/11 is the perfect case study

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Arthur Snell
Oct 13, 2023
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Silent Valley, Aden: graveyard of an earlier counter-terrorism campaign

A fascinating Twitter thread by counter-terrorism specialist Tom Parker discusses the long-term, repeated aim by terorrists to provoke draconian responses to their actions by spreading fear and alarm. The draconian responses then spawn far greater destructive impact than the original…

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