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By Dr. Joshua SinaiThis article was originally published in “Perspectives on Terrorism” Vol. 6, No. 2 (2012). Copyright held by “Perspectives on Terrorism.” Reprinted by permission of “Perspectives on Terrorism.”The ThreatTerrorist rebellions, in all their configurations, constitute first order national security threats facing the international community. This was especially the case following September 2001, when al Qeada demonstrated that it had world class ambitions to inflict catastrophic damages on its adversaries. Although substantially degraded militarily and geographically dispersed since then, al Qeada, its affiliates and allies around the world continue to wage their insurgencies, whether localized or transnational. Of great concern is that not only have they succeeded in embedding themselves with terrorist networks that are spearheading internal conflicts in weak and failed states, such as in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen, but as an…
