Using this chapter’s recommended Web sites, conduct an online investigation of the New Terrorism and terrorist objectives, methods, and targets.

Web Sites:

• al-Fatah
   
• al-Qaeda “Training Manual”
   
• CIA World Factbook
   
• Foreign Terrorist Organizations
   
• Hezbollah (Islamic Resistance)
   
• Intifada.com
   
• Iraq Coalition Casualty Count (iCasualties.org)
   
• Irish Northern Aid (Noraid)
   
• Islamic Propagation Organization
   
• Muslim Brotherhood Movement
   
• Naval Postgraduate School (Terrorism)
   
• Radio Islam
   
• RAND Corporation
   
• Timeline of Terrorism

1. What common patterns of behavior and methods can you identify across regions and movements?
    
2. Conduct a search for other Web sites that offer advice for organizing terrorist cells and carrying out terrorist attacks. Do you think that the online terrorist manuals and weapons advice are a danger to global society?
    
3. Compare the Web sites for the monitoring organizations. How would you describe the quality of their information? Are they providing a useful service?

To conduct an online search on research and monitoring organizations, activate the search engine on your Web browser and enter the following keywords:

• New Terrorism
   
• Religious Terrorism