Web Resources and Exercises
Recommended Websites:
The following websites provide general information about terrorism:
- Anti-Defamation League:
- Combating Terrorism Center at West Point:
- Iraq Coalition Casualty Count:
- RAND Corporation:
- Southern Poverty Law Center:
- Terrorism Research Center:
- Timeline of Terrorism:
Web Exercises:
Using this chapter’s recommended websites, conduct an online investigation of organizations that monitor extremist sentiment and terrorist behavior. Compare and contrast these organizations.
- What are the primary agendas of these organizations?
- How would you describe the differences between research, government, and social activist organizations?
- In your opinion, are any of these organizations more comprehensive than other organizations? Less comprehensive?
For an online search of research and monitoring organizations, readers should activate the search engine on their Web browser and enter the following keywords:
- “Human Rights Organizations”
- “Terrorism Research”