| ID | 091065 |
| Title Proper | Forest jihad |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Fighel, Jonathan |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Recent Al Qaeda threats and related jihadi propaganda potentially herald a new weapon in the terrorist arsenal: the deliberate setting of forest fires and other conflagrations both to terrorize society and wreck untold economic damage. Beyond the immense, new burdens that would be placed on emergency response personnel, these fires could also create grave environmental crises causing severe pollution from gases escaping into the atmosphere. The strategy of "Forest Jihad," now being championed by Al Qaeda strategists, is supported and justified theologically by radical Islamic scholars. With this new weapon, the terrorists believe, maximum physical and financial damage can be inflicted to targeted countries at comparatively little risk. |
| `In' analytical Note | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol. 32, No. 9; Sep 2009: p.802 - 810 |
| Journal Source | Studies in Conflict and Terrorism Vol. 32, No. 9; Sep 2009: p.802 - 810 |
| Key Words | Forest Jihad ; Al Qaeda ; Finance ; Terrorist |