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'''Marc Sageman''' is a terrorism expert and practicing psychiatrist. European-born but American-educated, Sageman served in the U.S. Navy as a flight surgeon before joining the CIA in 1984. During the late 1980s, he was based in Islamabad and worked closely with the Afghan mujahideen forces that were fighting the Soviets.<ref>Bruce Hoffman, [http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080501fareviewessay87310/bruce-hoffman/the-myth-of-grass-roots-terrorism.html 'The Myth of Grass-Roots Terrorism'], ''Foreign Affairs'', May/June 2008</ref> | '''Marc Sageman''' is a terrorism expert and practicing psychiatrist. European-born but American-educated, Sageman served in the U.S. Navy as a flight surgeon before joining the CIA in 1984. During the late 1980s, he was based in Islamabad and worked closely with the Afghan mujahideen forces that were fighting the Soviets.<ref>Bruce Hoffman, [http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080501fareviewessay87310/bruce-hoffman/the-myth-of-grass-roots-terrorism.html 'The Myth of Grass-Roots Terrorism'], ''Foreign Affairs'', May/June 2008</ref> | ||
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| + | Sageman has publicly disagreed with former [[terrorexpertise:RAND Corporation|RAND]] analyst and [[terrorexpertise:Georgetown University|Georgetown]] professor [[Bruce Hoffman]] over the nature of the terrorist threat to the United States. Sageman has argued that the threat comes not from Al-Qaeda but from independent and self-organised individuals and groups. Hoffman on the other hand has enphasised a continued and resurgent threat from Al-Qaeda.<ref>Elaine Sciolino and Eric Schmitt, [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/weekinreview/08sciolino.html?_r=1&ref=tod A Not Very Private Feud Over Terrorism], ''New York Times'', 8 June 2008</ref> | ||
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| + | Reviewing Sageman's book for ''Foreign Affairs'', Hoffman wrote that Sageman has “a fundamental misreading of the Al Qaeda threat,” adding that his “historical ignorance is surpassed only by his cursory treatment of social-networking theory.”<ref>Bruce Hoffman, [http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20080501fareviewessay87310/bruce-hoffman/the-myth-of-grass-roots-terrorism.html 'The Myth of Grass-Roots Terrorism. Why Osama bin Laden Still Matters'], ''Foreign Affairs'', May/June 2008</ref> | ||
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| + | In a subsequent issue of ''Foreign Affairs'', Sageman accused Hoffman of “gross misrepresentation” and in an interview with the ''New York Times'', he said he was at a loss to explain Hoffman’s critique saying: “Maybe he’s mad that I’m the go-to guy now.”<ref>Elaine Sciolino and Eric Schmitt, [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/weekinreview/08sciolino.html?_r=1&ref=tod A Not Very Private Feud Over Terrorism], ''New York Times'', 8 June 2008</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Affiliations== | ||
| + | *[[Sageman Consulting, LLC]], founder | ||
| + | *[[Foreign Policy Research Institute]], Senior Fellow | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Revision as of 15:58, 9 June 2008
Marc Sageman is a terrorism expert and practicing psychiatrist. European-born but American-educated, Sageman served in the U.S. Navy as a flight surgeon before joining the CIA in 1984. During the late 1980s, he was based in Islamabad and worked closely with the Afghan mujahideen forces that were fighting the Soviets.[1]
Dispute with Bruce Hoffman
Sageman has publicly disagreed with former RAND analyst and Georgetown professor Bruce Hoffman over the nature of the terrorist threat to the United States. Sageman has argued that the threat comes not from Al-Qaeda but from independent and self-organised individuals and groups. Hoffman on the other hand has enphasised a continued and resurgent threat from Al-Qaeda.[2]
Reviewing Sageman's book for Foreign Affairs, Hoffman wrote that Sageman has “a fundamental misreading of the Al Qaeda threat,” adding that his “historical ignorance is surpassed only by his cursory treatment of social-networking theory.”[3]
In a subsequent issue of Foreign Affairs, Sageman accused Hoffman of “gross misrepresentation” and in an interview with the New York Times, he said he was at a loss to explain Hoffman’s critique saying: “Maybe he’s mad that I’m the go-to guy now.”[4]
Affiliations
- Sageman Consulting, LLC, founder
- Foreign Policy Research Institute, Senior Fellow
Notes
- ↑ Bruce Hoffman, 'The Myth of Grass-Roots Terrorism', Foreign Affairs, May/June 2008
- ↑ Elaine Sciolino and Eric Schmitt, A Not Very Private Feud Over Terrorism, New York Times, 8 June 2008
- ↑ Bruce Hoffman, 'The Myth of Grass-Roots Terrorism. Why Osama bin Laden Still Matters', Foreign Affairs, May/June 2008
- ↑ Elaine Sciolino and Eric Schmitt, A Not Very Private Feud Over Terrorism, New York Times, 8 June 2008
