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Matthew Guard
Prof. Artis
English 1201
29 OCT 2015
Annotated Bibliography
My paper is about the ongoing war on terror and whether or not current U.S. policy
towards terrorism is actually effective. My focus will be on international terrorist groups such as
Al-Qaida and ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)
Kurzman, Charles. The Missing Martyrs: Why There Are so Few Muslim Terrorists. Oxford:
Oxford UP, 2011. Web. Oct 25 2015
This book talks about the actual number of Islamic terrorists that there is operating around the
world and how that number is really a lot lower than terror experts make it seem. It also points
out the dangers that groups like Al Qaida still present to the United States and other western
countries, despite their small size.
Bapat, N. A. "Transnational Terrorism, US Military Aid, and the Incentive to Misrepresent."
Journal of Peace Research 48.3 (2011): 303-18. Web. 23 Oct. 2015.
This study talks about the United States involvement with counties that may be host nations to
terrorist cells and how its use of military aid affects the host nation and the terrorist threat within
that nation.
Alimahomed, S. "Homeland Security Inc.: Public Order, Private Profit." Race & Class 55.4
(2014): 82-99. Web. 22 Oct. 2015.

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This article talks about the practices of the Department of Homeland Security and how they are
targeting the Muslim population as a whole, spying on all mosques in the United States instead
of just following leads on suspected Terrorists. According to this article this mass invasion of
privacy is in fact creating more Islamic terrorists and actually taking out or preventing very little
terrorist activities.
Herrington, Lewis. "British Islamic Extremist Terrorism: The Declining Significance of AlQaeda and Pakistan." International Affairs 91.1 (2015): 17-35. Web. 21 Oct. 2015.
This articles goes in detail about the importance of Al Qaida in driving British (similar to the
United States) Islamic extremist terrorism during the past decade. It talks about how the
influence of Al Qaida has declined in the country and how most are starting their own local jihad
groups.
Porter, Patrick. "Long Wars and Long Telegrams: Containing Al-Qaeda." International Affairs
85.2 (2009): 285-305. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.
This article talks about the fact that the long, drawn out war on terror that the United States is
engaged in may actually be keeping the terrorist movement alive instead of thwarting and
decimating groups such as Al Qaida and ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria). It talks about the
self-destructive nature of terrorist organizations and how doing less and letting them self-destruct
may be a better option.
Aysha, E. E.-D. "September 11 and the Middle East Failure of US 'Soft Power': Globalization
Contra Americanization in the 'New' US Century." International Relations (2005): 193210. Web. 28 Oct. 2015.

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This article addresses the United States policy on terrorism and the weak methods used to
enforce them. The United States fails to address the cultural differences between the western
world and the Middle East while trying to force democracy to be a working form of government
in the region. This failure of comprehension has created a breeding ground for new terrorist
recruits in the Middle East.
Mccrisken, Trevor. "Ten Years On: Obama's War on Terrorism in Rhetoric and Practice."
International Affairs 87.4 (2011): 781-801. Web. 21 Oct. 2015.
This article compares president Obamas anti-terrorism strategy to President Bushs strategy.
President Obama said that his policy would be more morally acceptable and that he would end
the Iraq campaign to focus more on Afghanistan and Pakistan. The author compares the two
strategies and looks to see how much of what President Obama has said is actually coming to
fruit.
Richards, Anthony. "From Terrorism to radicalization to extremism: Counterterrorism
Imperative or Loss of Focus?" International Affairs 91.2 (2015): 371-80. Web. 21 Oct.
2015.
This article focuses on the Wests current view on those individuals that convey a non-violent but
extremist ideology. The author states that while currently non-violent, being of an extremist
ideology, there is a great chance that it will cease to just be rhetoric and lead to terrorist acts. The
author suggests that governments should take these people more serious and redefine what
grounds for terrorism is and what is simply just rhetoric and not a threat.