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Norway is in mourning over the slaughter of 76 people in Oslo and a nearby summer camp by Anders Behring Breivik. And most of the rest of the world, especially nations touched by terrorism, feels that pain.
The self-confessed mass murderer railed against the "cultural Marxists" who have allowed Muslims to immigrate to Europe. He claimed he acted to rid Europe of Muslims and left-wing politics.
...Magnus Ranstorp, research director of the Center for Asym...
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.... (8) Magnus Ranstorp, for example, argues convincingly that bi...
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LONDON - The glaring weakness of the cargo shipping system has been laid bare by the Yemen-based mail bomb plot - but the cost of fixing it may be too high for governments, airlines and shippers to stomach during a global downturn.
Analysts warn that the cost of screening every piece of air cargo that enters the shipping system in a bid to prevent terror gangs from downing airliners might bankrupt international shipping companies, hobble the already weakened airlines, and still wouldn't provide comprehensive protection.
...Magnus Ranstorp, a specialist with the Swedish National D...
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...Swedish terrorist expert Magnus Ranstorp notes it is perfectly understandable that...
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This is a personal loss for Nasrallah," says Robert Baer, an ex-Central Intelligence Agency officer who tracked Mughnieh in the 1980s. "[[Hassan Nasrallah] and Mughnieh] are basically the ones who made Hizbullah, in the sense of driving the West out [of Lebanon] in the 1980s, then turning that power against the Israelis" occupying south Lebanon.
"This is something that Hizbullah cannot let pass. Mughnieh was too much of a symbol," says Timur Goksel, lecturer on international relations in Beirut and a former United Nations official in south Lebanon. "I don't think Hizbullah will go for a big bombing, probably an assassination of a high profile target.
Some analysts suggest that Damascus may have seen advantage in delivering up Mughnieh to his enemies to curry favor with the U.S. at a t...
... leader Sheikh Hassan] Nasrallah," says Magnus Ranstorp, a Hizbullah specialist and research dire...
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... at the Swedish National Defence College Magnus Ranstorp: Yemen has become the new Afghanistan. Ke...
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(Ranstorp is research director of the college's Center for Asymmetric Studies; Normark works on CBRN issues for the Swedish Defense Research Agency.) The principal goal of the conference and the book was to identify a set of critical indicators and early warning signs for possible acquisition and use of unconventional weapons by terrorists.
... Terrorism: Challenges and New Approaches Magnus Ranstorp and Magnus Normark, eds., Routledge, 2009...
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... Alagha, Graham Fuller, Majed Halawi, Magnus Ranstorp), and Norton himself. Yet scholarly novel...
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MUMBAI, India - A trickle of bodies and hostages emerged from a luxury hotel today as Indian commandoes tried to free people trapped by suspected Muslim militants who attacked at least 10 targets in India's financial capital of Mumbai, killing 104 people.
More than 300 were also wounded in the highly coordinated attacks Wednesday night by bands of gunmen who invaded two five star hotels, a popular restaurant, a crowded train station, a Jewish center and at least five other sites, armed with assault rifles, hand grenades and explosives.
...Magnus Ranstorp, a terrorism specialist with the Swedish ...
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.... (26) Magnus Ranstorp, "The Strategy and Tactics of Hezbollah's...