RAND study says US should greatly expand efforts
17th Nov 2006, 00:44 GMT
To defeat the global jihadist movement, the United States should move beyond the boundaries of conventional counter-terrorism and undermine support for Islamic terrorism within Muslim nations, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.The RAND study says a successful campaign against Islamic terrorism requires: attacking the ideological underpinnings of global jihadism; severing ideological and other links between terrorist groups; and strengthening the capabilities of front-line states to counter local jihadist threats.
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