Another act of terror burst upon us April 3, 2018 thanks to Nasim Aghdam. Before killing herself, she invaded the Youtube campus in San Bruno, California and shot three people at random. It turns out, she had received previous publicity with her fervor for the cause of animals. As reported in the New York Times, […]
In our Profiles in Terrorism series, we have noted that a profile trait shared by terrorists is that they tend to be influenced in the direction of a parent. Stephen Paddock, the recent Las Vegas shooter responsible for killing at least 59 persons and injuring hundreds more before he committed suicide, turns out to be the […]
We have noted in Profiles in Terrorism that after pulling off his or her signature terrorist act, if the terrorist isn’t killed or captured, then afterwards he or she appears to be disoriented, confused and aimless. This seems to be true of recent terrorist Younes Abu Yacoub. Twenty two year old Abu Yacoub was the […]
We now know the family name was actually Al-Obeidi, not Abedi. Salman had military experience. His father Ramadan Al-Obeidi, a former master sergeant in the Libyan army, was unquestionably a huge influence on him. But there is no evidence at this time that the father intended his son for martyrdom. Tutte le ombre dell’attentato di […]
Generally speaking, the only major effect actually accomplished by terrorists is to create a pronounced backlash. The backlash tends to be part of a vicious circle, in that it fosters acting out by more people whose tendency to commit terrorist acts would otherwise remain latent. How Terrorism Can Alter Elections More details on the attacker, […]