Assignment:
Q1. Describe some major differences between the Taliban and al Qaeda.
Q2. Describe the four types of chemical agents as well as the problems they present. When are chemical weapons most effective?
Q3. Summarize the potential dangers posed the Russian breakaway states.
Q4. According to Simon Cottle, other frames complement the Reporting frame. List 5 of the 11 other communication frames presented by Cottle and in your own words, explain how they influence viewers.
Q5. List the parallels between the French experience in Algeria and initial American response to the Iraq insurgency.
Q6. Discuss Mark Juergensmeyer's views on religious terrorism.
Q7. Who was TaqiibnTaymiyya? How did his teachings influence Muslim militancy?
Q8. Explain how Carlos Marighella believed a campaign of revolutionary terrorism in an urban setting could be used to destabilize governmental power. Evaluate his beliefs.
Q9. Describe the three major categories that help explain the structure of financing. Illustrate how terrorist use these three categories.
Q10. List and discuss Sageman's six-step radicalization model. Would you agree with this model? Why or why not?