A Short Course in Counter-Terror Theory
11th January 2016
Eric S. Raymond lays it out for you.
I have been studying these questions for years as part of my self-training. I learned some of the basics of counter-terrorism theory from a former SpecOps officer, and more from my Kung Fu instructor whose day job is as a criminal forensics and counter-terrorism specialist consulting to law enforcement. I’ve also read up on the subject, and thought carefully about what I’ve read.
The following is a primer on how people whose job it is to prevent and mitigate terrorist activity and spree killings think about it.