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Terrorism Questions? Terrorism Answers

Who is a terrorist? It's easy to point at Osama Bin-Laden. What about Timothy McVeigh (Oklahoma City). What about Eric Randolph (abortion clinic bomber; potential Atlanta Olympic bomber)? I think that America tends to consider only non-American groups to be terrorists. Americans who are terrorists are lumped into other groups. The Council on Foreign Relation's Terrorism Answers site is a deep resource on terrorist groups and it provides easy to understand answers about terrorism. While there are other terrorism reference sites, many appear to hide their content from the public in order to generate revenue off their intelligence bulletins and other information. The Council's site is so great because it takes into account that the great unwashed may not know about the many terrorist groups that pose a threat to our world.

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Iraqi Military Overview

As the war in Iraq stretches into its 2d year, it became apparent that I could do with a more detailed understanding of the lay of the land, since I know people stationed there. This site was of immense help, providing detailed descriptions of the major military sites of the Iraqis, many of which have been occupied by the US military forces. Resources include maps, aerial photos, and descriptions of the Iraqi forces that were there (prior to spring 2003).

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Get Your War On!

I don't remember now where I first heard about this but the author is an absolute riot. Updated sporadically, using standard clipart characters and sharp commentary, this online editorial cartoon is fabulous for a dose of ascerbic humor. You can also buy a book from Amazon.

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