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BL
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1018982
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b773352
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Libicki, Martin C.
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| Title & Author
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Exploring terrorist targeting preferences /\ Martin C. Libicki, Peter Chalk, Melanie Sisson.
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| Publication Statement
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Santa Monica, CA :: RAND,, 2007.
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Rand Corporation monograph series
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1 online resource (xxii, 107 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0833042483
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: 1281180912
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: 6611180915
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: 9780833042484
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: 9781281180919
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: 9786611180911
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083303913X
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9780833039132
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| Notes
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"MG-483-DHS"--Page 4 of cover.
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"Prepared for the Department of Homeland Security."
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 95-107).
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| Contents
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Ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. What drives al Qaeda's choice of targets? -- ch. 3. Hypothesis testing: quantitative and qualitative measures -- ch. 4. Hypothesis testing: Al Qaeda statements and expert observations -- ch. 5. Ramifications for al Qaeda attack planning the United States.
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| Abstract
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Governments spend billions to protect against terrorism. Might it help to understand what al Qaeda would achieve with each specific attack? This book examines various hypotheses of terrorist targeting: is it (1) to coerce, (2) to damage economies, (3) to rally the faithful, or (4) a decision left to affiliates? This book analyzes past attacks, post hoc justifications, and expert opinion to weigh each hypothesis.
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al-Qaida
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Terrorism-- United States-- Prevention.
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Attentat
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- International Relations-- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom Security-- International Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom Security-- Terrorism.
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Terrorism-- Prevention.
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Terrorismus
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Ziel.
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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363.325
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HV6432.L53 2007eb
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Chalk, Peter.
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Sisson, Melanie.
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United States., Department of Homeland Security.
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