June 22nd, 2020
France24 invited Yan St-Pierre to discuss what’s going to happen with the 10 repatriated children of suspected jihadist fighters from a Syrian refugee camp.
Yan St-Pierre, counter-terrorism advisor and CEO of Mosecon, says a big question facing France and other European countries is whether a suitable environment can be provided to deal with the trauma and issues the children might have.
Die #Polizei müsse nach den Fällen der Beteiligung in rechtsextremen #Chatgruppen laut Bundeskriminalamt alles tun, um das Vertrauen zurückzugewinnen. Gegen einige der 29 Beamten wird bereits wegen #Volksverhetzung ermittelt. https://trib.al/OYJaHb9
AQ's goal back in 2001 wasn't to overthrow the USA but to create strong incidental damage through the 9/11 attacks. With the trillions spent, millions displaced & thousands of dead, unfortunately hard to dispute that AQ didn't reach its goal through terrorism. 2/2
This gain raises the issue about the "efficacy" of #terrorism. Should it be measured by the terrorists' purported goals or by the damage it causes?
If by the former, then it has a limited success. If by the latter, then its an extremely impactful tactic
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/09/conflicts-us-war-on-terror-displaced-37-million-people-report
Les pays voisins du #Mali donnent huit jours à la junte pour confier la transition à des civils : ils « devront être désignés au plus tard le 15 septembre 2020 », selon le communiqué final lu par le président de la Commission de la Cédéao. https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2020/09/08/les-pays-voisins-du-mali-donnent-huit-jours-a-la-junte-pour-confier-la-transition-a-des-civils_6051373_3212.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1599554468
