Counter-Terrorism Portal

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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 Terrorexpertise:Methodology Compilation Lists Terrorexpertise:Experts from the Social Science Citations Index Terrorexpertise:Experts from Google Terrorexpertise:Experts from Google Books Terrorexpertise:Experts from Elite Conferences Terrorexpertise:Experts from The 'Terrorism' Industry Terrorexpertise:Experts from Major World Publications Terrorexpertise:Experts from Television Terrorexpertise:Bulk List Expert's Influence Lists Terrorexpertise:Internet List Terrorexpertise:UK Television List Terrorexpertise:UK Television List Analysis Terrorexpertise:Major World Newspapers List Terrorexpertise:Major World Newspapers - Affiliations Analysis Terrorexpertise:Major World Newspapers - Orientation Analysis Institution's Influence Lists Terrorexpertise:Terrorism Industry and the US Government List Terrorexpertise:Terrorism Industry and the UK Government List Terrorexpertise:Terrorism Industry and Major World Newspapers Recent Articles on SpinWatch An Irish lesson for the Middle East? MI5 said Iraq “exacerbated the threat from international terrorism” Policy Exchange, SANE and the 'vital importance of controlling the Arabs' Nick Clegg on Policy Exchange Fortress Britain The 'enfant terrible' of British neoconservatism Evan Kohlmann; 'the Doogie Howser of terrorism'? The Blair Legacy: Hundreds of Thousands Dead, Britain Less Safe Dame Eliza keeps quiet about Blair's wars 'Terrorism studies' and the war on dissent The al-Qaida threat to Britain Passenger Profiling is the Wrong Answer 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. Terrorologist - Individual 'terrorism experts' or 'terrorologists' Terrorism Industry - all organisations involved in terrorism research including think-tanks, academic research institutes, front groups Terrorexpertise Terrorism conferences and seminars Terrorism government advisory bodies Terrorism Journal The "Terrorism" Industry - Extracts from the book of the same name 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. New pages on Spinprofiles <DynamicArticleList> title=Newest Pages type=new count=10 </DynamicArticleList> <DynamicArticleList> title=Recently Updated Articles type=update count=10 </DynamicArticleList> References and Resources 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. Edward Herman and Gerry O'Sullivan The "Terrorism" Industry: The Experts, New York: Pantheon, 1989. Reproduced with permission of Ed Herman. External links on Terrorology Abraham, Nabeel, The Running Dogs Of Terrorology, Lies Of Our Times, May 1993, pp. 6-8. Jonny Burnett and Dave Whyte 'Embedded Expertise and the New Terrorism' Journal for Crime, conflict and Media culture, 2004 [1] Chomsky, N. 'International Terrorism: Image and Reality' In Alexander George (ed.), Western State Terrorism, Polity, 1991. http://www.chomsky.info/articles/199112--02.htm Herman, Edward S. The Real Terror Network, excerpted from the book, published in 1982 by South End Press. McClintock, Michael Instruments of Statecraft: US Guerilla Warfare, Counterinsurgency, and counterterrorism, 1940-1990, New York: Pantheon Books. Toolis, K. 'Rise of the terrorist professors', New Statesman, 14 June 2004. James Petras, The Anatomy of "Terror Experts", Counterpunch, 7 August 2004. Edward Herman and David Peterson, There Is No "War on Terror", ZNet, 18 January 2008. 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. 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