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...attacks on September 11, 2001, and exploding into raging adolescence after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 - that is the real threat, waging the "leaderless jihad" of the book's title chapter. Poverty and lack of opportunity are not necessarily the factors that drive young men to commit violence in its name. Middle-class and educated at a private school, Sheikh exemplifies another kind of motivation. "They view themselves as warriors willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of building a better world," Sageman explains, "and this gives meaning to their lives." They are also younger and less visible...
...theory, the Terrorist Screening Database should contain only the names of those likely to commit acts of terrorism. But a U.S. Justice Department audit has revealed that for nearly three years, the list--used by airport screeners, embassy officials and law-enforcement officers alike--has been compiled using old or inaccurate data...
Poverty and lack of opportunity are not necessarily the factors that drive young men to commit violence in al-Qaeda's name. (Sheikh was middle class and educated at a private school.) "They view themselves as warriors willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of building a better world," Sageman explains, "and this gives meaning to their lives." They are also younger and less visible, blending in with the Western societies they grew...
Harvard Law School officials announced yesterday that the school will eliminate tuition for third-year law students who commit to spending five years in either public-interest law or the public sector...
...liberation” to a greater degree than other parts of Iraq, but it is also indelibly marked with the history of a U.S. betrayal. In 1991, the United States encouraged a Kurdish uprising against Saddam, only to back off their support, leaving room for the former dictator to commit unprecedented atrocities in the region...