OFF THE SHELF; Terrorism’s Cost in a Global Economy
By ALAN COWELL
SINCE Sept. 11, 2001, the war on terrorism has been broadly portrayed as a phenomenon whose battlefronts range from Bali to Baghdad and whose successes and failures are measured in the bloodshed of suicide bombings or airplane attacks.
But what if the war, from another perspective, [...]

Rapid rise of the economy of terror
The war against groups such as al-Qaida stems from a clash of economic systems, not of religions, argues Loretta Napoleoni
Money is terrorism’s lifeline. Economics, not politics or ideology, is the armed struggle’s universal engine. This is the unexpected and disconcerting scenario unveiled by an economic analysis of modern terrorism.
The [...]

Interview – Loretta Napoleoni
Read the edited transcript of Debbie Whitmont’s interview with Loretta Napoleoni, Zarqawi biographer.
Reporter: Debbie Whitmont
Date: 01/05/2006
Q. You said you felt as though you were inside Zarqawi’s head, that you knew him really well. I mean can you describe how you see him?
A. Yes – I felt at certain point that I was [...]

I think to be honest, the terrorists are now winning. Or, at least, if we carry on like this, they may win. We cannot continue to exercise this hegemonic power over these regions of the Middle East. If we don’t change, we should try to find peaceful ways to solve this problem, especially since it [...]