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Source: http://fathomjournal.org/fathom-forum-shiraz-maher-mapping-contemporary-salafi-jihadism/
Terrorism Doesn't Have to Be Very Sophisticated
(Fathom Journal) Shiraz Maher - One of the things we've come to understand in the last few months is that terrorism doesn't have to be very sophisticated. Now you can just go get a knife, or hire a truck, to wreak havoc and devastation. It's the simplification of terrorism. Getting your car and ramming someone has been well established in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for a long time, but it had not yet translated into Europe. Unfortunately, I think we're well into it now in Europe, mainly because of the demonstration of success by these people who rely on their lack of sophistication. Islamic State is unique in that it revels in its barbarism. People are not prepared to go out and make arguments for IS. The writer is deputy director at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation at King's College London.