Defeating terrorism: is it possible? Is it probable?

The terrorist attacks of Sep 11, 2001, came as a horrifying wakeup call for millions of Americans and their sympathizers around the world. However, not everyone was entirely surprised by the assault. Every major aspect of the 9/11 attacks had been anticipated in a report called Terror 2000: The Futu...

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Published in:The Futurist 2007-05, Vol.41 (3), p.18
Main Author: Cetron, Marvin J
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Antiterrorism measures
Area Studies
Assaults
Company business planning
Counterterrorism
Diplomatic & consular services
Extremism
Forecasts and trends
Futures (of Society)
Islamism
Market trend/market analysis
Methods
Muslims
National security
Planning
Predictions
Presidents
Prevention
September 11 terrorist attacks-2001
Terrorism
War
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Summary:The terrorist attacks of Sep 11, 2001, came as a horrifying wakeup call for millions of Americans and their sympathizers around the world. However, not everyone was entirely surprised by the assault. Every major aspect of the 9/11 attacks had been anticipated in a report called Terror 2000: The Future Face of Terrorism, written in 1994. The common wisdom at the time held that terrorism was quickly becoming obsolete, as rogue states learned that sponsoring terrorist attacks cost far more than any possible benefit was worth. The authors of Terror 2000 saw it differently. It would not be sponsored by states, but increasingly by Muslim extremists motivated by a bitter hatred of the West in general and America in particular. And it would be designed to cause bloodshed on a level never before seen, even at the cost of the terrorists' own death.
ISSN:0016-3317