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Full Story >> 10/30/2008 - By Emrullah Uslu from Terrorism Focus, October 30 - The PKK’s October 3 attack on the Aktutun military outpost sparked a controversy over whether Turkish counterterrorism strategy is on the right track. In its three decades old battle against the PKK, the Aktutun attack marked the first time the Turkish Armed Forces Turk Silahli Kuvvetleri - TSK was strongly criticized by mainstream media outlets. Two major factors played a role in the surprisingly harsh criticism. First, despite the fact that the PKK has organized four attacks on Aktutun outposts in the last year, the military failed to successfully defend its outpost, with 17 soldiers losing their lives. Second, the TSK failed to manage the sequence of events after the attack.
Rebels Launch Large Raid on Nalchik 10/13/2005 - Rebels in Kabardino-Balkaria tried to seize all of the buildings of the republic’s power structures in the capital...
Is al-Zawahiri's Letter to al-Zarqawi a Fake 10/14/2005 - By Stephen Ulph - On October 6, U.S. intelligence in Iraq revealed the existence of a 13-page letter, dated July 9, 2005, from al-Qaeda's number two Ayman al-Zawahiri and addressed to al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq...
Can al-Qaeda Endure Beyond bin Laden 10/31/2005 - By Michael Scheuer -- The question of al-Qaeda’s longevity after the demise of its figurehead is ultimately unanswerable until bin Laden is actually gone. There are those who believe bin Laden is dead—which would surely be one of history’s best kept secrets—and argue that al-Qaeda has proven its survivability. While never saying never, it seems exceedingly likely that bin Laden is alive, and on that presumption the following analysis is based.
The Zawahiri-Zarqawi Letter: Al-Qaeda’s Tactical and Theater-of-War Concerns 11/14/2005 - By Michael Scheuer -- Debate among analysts about the authenticity of the July 2005 letter from Ayman al-Zawahiri to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi rightly continues 1. To be clear, I am among those who believe the letter is genuine; and would be surprised—though not shocked—if it turns out a forgery. That said, others are more qualified than I to analyze the letter’s discordant word...
Despite Summit Rhetoric, U.S. and China Remain Strategic Competitors 11/22/2005 - By Willy Lam - No breakthroughs were achieved from the much-anticipated summit between Presidents George W. Bush and Hu Jintao last Sunday, raising doubts as to whether the two “strategic competitors” can put their common interests ahead of deep-seated differences. This is despite both leaders’ characterization of the hour-long talk...
The Costs of China’s Modernization 12/06/2005 - By Wenran Jiang -- In a rare disclosure of the enormous hidden cost of China’s rapid economic development, the Chinese...
Internal Jihadist Criticisms of the War in Iraq 01/09/2006 - By Stephen Ulph from Terrorism Focus, January 9, 2006--Evidence continues to mount on the growing disaffection with the methodology of the mujahideen in Iraq...
Social Stability in China 01/23/2006 - By Wenran Jiang from China Brief, January 20 -- China continues to impress the world with its high GDP growth, staggering trading...
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