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Al Qaida's views of authoritarian intelligence services in the / Huckabey, Jessica M; Stout, Mark E

Stout, Mark E	Journal Article
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2010.

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Al Qaida and its jihadist allies shape their plans and operations substantially in response to threats they face from authoritarian intelligence services of the Middle East. While most jihadists initially believed that victory over their 'near enemies'- so-called 'apostate' regimes - should be their top priority, the ruthlessly effective security apparatuses of their home countries were significant factors in the transition to 'global jihadism', which emphasized the fight against the 'far enemy': the United States. This article presents al Qaida's views of the region's domestic intelligence services by examining captured documents and open source materials.

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Intelligence Service ; Middle East ; Saudi Arabia ; Jihad ; Al Qaida

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ID: 101123

New sources for the study of Iraqi intelligence during the Sadd / Woods, Kevin M; Stout, Mark E

Woods, Kevin M	Journal Article
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2010.

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The US Department of Defense (DOD) has made available to scholars a significant collection of documents captured from the files of the Saddam-era Iraqi intelligence services. DOD is also studying ways in which further such documents can be released. These documents paint a picture in many ways reminiscent of the intelligence services of the totalitarian Soviet Union. These and forthcoming documents may enable important research on Iraq and on the role of intelligence services in totalitarian states. One newly available document gives the Iraqi General Military Intelligence Directorate's assessment of Iran on the eve of the Iran-Iraq War.

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Military Intelligence ; Saddam ; Iraq War ; Iraq Intelligence ; US Department of Defence ; Saddam Era ;
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Saddam's perceptions and misperceptions: the case of desert storm / Woods, Kevin M; Stout, Mark E

Woods, Kevin M	Journal Article
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2010.

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A large collection of captured documents from the very highest levels of the Iraqi government offers a chance to gain insight into why Saddam Hussein was unwilling and unable to alter his strategy on the eve of the 2003 war that toppled his regime. This paper explores some of the perceptions and misperceptions that Saddam Hussein took away from the 1991 Gulf War and shows how they affected his decisionmaking on the eve of the war in 2003. It concludes with some thoughts on the policy implications of these findings.

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Gulf War ; Intelligence ; Iraq ; Perceptions ; Saddam Hussein

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