Beyond al-Qaeda: Part 2, The Outer Rings of the Terrorist UniverseExamines violent terrorist groups that, while not formally allied with al-Qaeda, could pose a threat to Americans now or in the future and to the security of our friends and allies. The authors show how terrorists use criminal organizations and connections to finance their activities, and they identify distinct strategies to neutralize or mitigate these threats. |
Contents
| 1 | |
The Islamic Resistance Movement | 15 |
CHAPTER THREE | 25 |
AlGamaa alIslamiyya | 30 |
People Against Gangsterism and Drugs | 37 |
Eritrean Islamic JihadEritrean Islamic Reform Movement | 44 |
Other Groups Across the Horn of Africa | 50 |
Environmental Factors | 56 |
Basque Fatherland and Liberty | 78 |
CHAPTER | 85 |
NeoMarxist and Radical Populist Movements in Latin America | 94 |
CHAPTER SEVEN | 101 |
An Islamic TerroristCriminal Group | 111 |
The Synergy of Drugs and Insurgency | 122 |
The Conflict Diamonds Nexus | 137 |
Hezbollah and Crime in North America | 149 |
Maoist Insurgencies | 65 |
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam | 68 |
Drug Trafficking and Arms Smuggling | 158 |
Implications for the U S Military and the U S Air Force | 164 |
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