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Inside terrorism

Peter J. Phillips (USQ): The Diseconomies of Terrorism. Paul Gill (Penn State) and Joseph K. Young (American): Comparing Role-Specific Terrorist Profiles. Alec D. Walen (Rutgers): Criminalizing Statements of Terrorist Intent: How to Understand the Law Governing Terrorist Threats, and Why it Should Be Used Instead of Long-Term Preventive Detention. Thomas Myers (Florida A&M): Terrorist to Tyrant. Jihadi media unleashes the first online terrorist magazine for women — welcome to the she-had. Why Yasir Qadhi wants to talk about jihad: To prevent violent extremism in the US, the Muslim cleric says he must talk openly to his young followers — but can the J-word even be part of the conversation? New York congressman Peter King says the threat of homegrown terrorism is on the rise and American Muslims aren’t doing enough to stop it — his opponents say he’s on a witch hunt. On counterterrorism, the only difference between Republicans and Obama is rhetorical. Inside terrorism: An interview with Bruce Hoffman. Moorthy S. Muthuswamy on a sharia- and jihad-based theory of Muslim radicalism. A beast in the heart of every fighting man: The case against American soldiers accused of murdering Afghan civilians turns on the idea of a rogue unit — but what if the killings are a symptom of a deeper problem? The Jihadi High School: Recruiters in this Afghan refugee camp don’t wait for graduation before sending kids to the front lines. How does a hunting trip in Pakistan provide a glimpse into the country's feudal past — and its dangerous present? Securing Pakistan is far more important than “victory” in Afghanistan — and the U.S. counterinsurgency campaign is only stoking extremist flames in the Hindu Kush.