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'''Welcome to the Counter-Terrorism Portal on Spinprofiles. It is the aim of this portal to provide analysts, practitioners, students and all other interested parties up-to-date and rigorous information on British counter-terrorism and related issues.'''   
 
'''Welcome to the Counter-Terrorism Portal on Spinprofiles. It is the aim of this portal to provide analysts, practitioners, students and all other interested parties up-to-date and rigorous information on British counter-terrorism and related issues.'''   
  
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'''The Counter-Terrorism Portal Editors are [[User:RizwaanSabir|Rizwaan Sabir]] and [[User:David|David Miller]].'''  
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The Counter-Terrorism Portal Editors are [[User:RizwaanSabir|Rizwaan Sabir]] and [[User:David|David Miller]].   
  
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'''Spinprofiles has a policy of [[SpinProfiles:A Guide to Referencing|strict referencing]] and is overseen by an [[User:Claire Robinson|Managing editor]] and a [[User:David|Sysop]] and several Associate Portal editors.'''
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*[http://www.spinwatch.org/-articles-by-category-mainmenu-8/74-terror-spin/5212-mi5-said-iraq-exacerbated-the-threat-from-international-terrorism MI5 said Iraq “exacerbated the threat from international terrorism”]
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*[http://www.spinwatch.org/-articles-by-category-mainmenu-8/74-terror-spin/5193-policy-exchange-sane-and-the-vital-importance-of-controlling-the-arabs Policy Exchange, SANE and the 'vital importance of controlling the Arabs']
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*[http://www.spinwatch.org/-articles-by-category-mainmenu-8/74-terror-spin/5192-nick-clegg-on-policy-exchange Nick Clegg on Policy Exchange]
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*[http://www.spinwatch.org/-articles-by-category-mainmenu-8/74-terror-spin/5057-fortress-britain Fortress Britain]
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*[http://www.spinwatch.org/-articles-by-category-mainmenu-8/74-terror-spin/4862-the-enfant-terrible-of-british-neoconservatism The 'enfant terrible' of British neoconservatism]
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*[http://www.spinwatch.org/-articles-by-category-mainmenu-8/74-terror-spin/4850-evan-kohlmann-the-doogie-howser-of-terrorism Evan Kohlmann; 'the Doogie Howser of terrorism'?]
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*[http://www.spinwatch.org/-articles-by-category-mainmenu-8/74-terror-spin/4761-the-blair-legacy-hundreds-of-thousands-dead-britain-less-safe The Blair Legacy: Hundreds of Thousands Dead, Britain Less Safe]
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*[http://www.spinwatch.org/-articles-by-category-mainmenu-8/74-terror-spin/3878-david-morrison-29-december-2006 Dame Eliza keeps quiet about Blair's wars]
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*[http://www.spinwatch.org/-articles-by-category-mainmenu-8/74-terror-spin/3625-terrorism-studies-and-the-war-on-dissent 'Terrorism studies' and the war on dissent]
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*[http://www.spinwatch.org/-articles-by-category-mainmenu-8/74-terror-spin/3508-mi5-says-iraq-qa-dominant-issueq The al-Qaida threat to Britain]
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*[http://www.spinwatch.org/-articles-by-category-mainmenu-8/74-terror-spin/275-passenger-profiling-is-the-wrong-answer Passenger Profiling is the Wrong Answer]
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All pages associated with the Terrorism Spin Portal are listed [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Category:Terrorism_Spin here.]
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* [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Category:Terrorologist Terrorologist] - Individual 'terrorism experts' or 'terrorologists'
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* [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Category:Terrorism_Industry Terrorism Industry] - all organisations involved in terrorism research including think-tanks, academic research institutes, front groups
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* [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Category:Terrorexpertise Terrorexpertise]
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* [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Category:Terrorism_conferences_and_seminars Terrorism conferences and seminars]
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* [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Category:Terrorism_government_advisory_bodies Terrorism government advisory bodies]
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* [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Category:Terrorism_Journal Terrorism Journal]
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* [http://www.spinprofiles.org/index.php/Category:The_%22Terrorism%22_Industry The "Terrorism" Industry] - Extracts from the book of the same name
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*Edward Herman and Gerry O'Sullivan [[The "Terrorism" Industry: The Private Sector, Institutes, Think Tanks and Lobbying Organisations]], New York: Pantheon, 1989. Reproduced with permission of Ed Herman.
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*Edward Herman and Gerry O'Sullivan [[The "Terrorism" Industry: The Experts]], New York: Pantheon, 1989. Reproduced with permission of Ed Herman.
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===External links on Terrorology===
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*Abraham, Nabeel, [http://www.corkpsc.org/db.php?aid=2783 The Running Dogs Of Terrorology], ''Lies Of Our Times'', May 1993, pp. 6-8.
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*Jonny Burnett and Dave Whyte 'Embedded Expertise and the New Terrorism' Journal for Crime, conflict and Media culture, 2004 [http://www.jc2m.co.uk/Issue4/Burnett&Whyte.pdf]
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*Chomsky, N. 'International Terrorism: Image and Reality' In Alexander George (ed.), ''Western State Terrorism'', Polity, 1991. [http://www.chomsky.info/articles/199112--02.htm http://www.chomsky.info/articles/199112--02.htm]
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*Herman, Edward S. [http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Herman%20/RealTerrorNetwork_EH.html The Real Terror Network], excerpted from the book, published in 1982 by South End Press.
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*McClintock, Michael [http://www.statecraft.org/index.html Instruments of Statecraft: US Guerilla Warfare, Counterinsurgency, and counterterrorism, 1940-1990], New York: Pantheon Books.
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*Toolis, K. [http://www.newstatesman.com/Ideas/200406140015 'Rise of the terrorist professors'], ''New Statesman'', 14 June 2004.
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*James Petras, [http://www.counterpunch.org/petras08072004.html The Anatomy of "Terror Experts"], ''Counterpunch'', 7 August 2004.
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*Edward Herman and David Peterson, [http://www.zcommunications.org/znet/viewArticle/16237 There Is No "War on Terror"], ZNet, 18 January 2008.
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Welcome to the Counter-Terrorism Portal on Spinprofiles

Welcome to the Counter-Terrorism Portal on Spinprofiles. It is the aim of this portal to provide analysts, practitioners, students and all other interested parties up-to-date and rigorous information on British counter-terrorism and related issues.

The Counter-Terrorism Portal Editors are Rizwaan Sabir and David Miller.

Spinprofiles has a policy of strict referencing and is overseen by an Managing editor and a Sysop and several Associate Portal editors.

Research

Methodology

Compilation Lists

Expert's Influence Lists

Institution's Influence Lists

Recent Articles on SpinWatch

Categories

All pages associated with the Terrorism Spin Portal are listed here.

There are also a number of distinct sub-categories listed below. You can click on any of these links to display an A-Z list of all pages in that category.

There are also a number of pages on Spinprofiles which specifically examine the terrorism research activities of particular institutions which are also involved in other research areas. The name of these pages is preceded by the phrase 'terrorexpertise:'. For example, there is a page on Spinprofiles on the U.S. think-tank the RAND Corporation, and a related page terrorexpertise:RAND Corporation examining RAND's terrorism related research.

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References and Resources

External links on Terrorology

Getting Started

Looking for somewhere to start?

To learn how you can edit any article right now, visit Spinprofiles:About, Welcome, newcomers, our Help page, Frequently Asked Questions, A quick guide to editing or experiment in the sandbox.

Or contribute a new article: go to Quick Guide to Getting Started.

Research and Writing Tips

How to research front groups | Resources for studying propaganda | Research using the web

Can you help?

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