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Violent Islamism hasn't been defeated—there's more to be done
Posted By Anthony Bergin on October 2, 2013 @ 12:30
Just as terrorists thrive on networks and cells, they have to be countered by networks of global co-operation and intelligence. … It is a fight we will lose or win together.
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[1] Image: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2871450797_10b58d8b60_z.jpg
[2] President Obama said last month: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/7/obama-al-qaeda-way-defeat/
[3] are almost exclusively Islamists: http://www.visionofhumanity.org/sites/default/files/2012_Global_Terrorism_Index_Report.pdf
[4] Director General of the UK Security Service has pointed out: https://www.mi5.gov.uk/home/about-us/who-we-are/staff-and-management/director-general/speeches-by-the-director-general/the-olympics-and-beyond.html
[5] here: http://www.visionofhumanity.org/#/page/indexes/terrorism-index
[6] influenced militant groups to varying degrees: http://www.quilliamfoundation.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/publications/free/a-new-index-to-assess-the-effectiveness-of-al-qaeda.pdf
[7] al-Shabaab massacred at least 68 people: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/brutality-within-and-without-al-shabaabs-fight-to-retain-status/
[8] allied itself to al-Qaeda: http://icsr.info/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ICSR-Lights-Camera-Jihad-Report_Nov2012_ForWeb-2.pdf
[9] are the work of al-Qaeda: http://www.theage.com.au/comment/iraq-falls-apart-under-the-weight-of-bombs-20130925-2uefb.html
[10] impose sharia law throughout the country: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/pakistans-long-term-stability-remains-concern-to-the-us/story-e6frg6ux-1226726453747
[11] cast their lot with an affiliate of al-Qaeda: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/26/world/middleeast/syria-crisis.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
[12] slaughtered by al-Qaeda linked terrorists: http://guardianlv.com/2013/09/nigeria-faces-more-bloodshed-students-killed-in-terrorist-attack/
[13] Sir Simon Jenkins in the British Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/23/kenya-mall-attacks-david-cameron
[14] noted that terrorism tends to be 'bursty': http://www.fiercehomelandsecurity.com/story/lafree-terrorism-bursty/2011-11-13
[15] global distribution of terrorism: http://visionofhumanity.org/sites/default/files/2012_Global_Terrorism_Index_Report.pdf
[16] sole liaison post for the whole of Africa: http://www.afp.gov.au/policing/international-liaison/international-network.aspx
[17] developing the forensic science capability in Africa: http://www.afp.gov.au/media-centre/news/afp/2010/may/afp-working-with-african-nations-to-build-forensic-capability.aspx
[18] correctly pointed out: http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/2013/09/26/west-must-stand-with-kenya-to-fight-terrorism-together
[19] Jason Fudge.: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdubfudge/2871450797/