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hermit22 · 11-21-2002, 11:43 AM

There's an entire RAND book about it, and that's probably the best source.

http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1382/

Pay special attention to Chapters 1 and 10.

Netwar is especially interesting if you know a bit about computers and networks. The basic idea is that the networked structure exists on the organizational, doctrinal and tactical levels in the most successful modern terrorist organizations. al-Qaeda, for example, is both a "hub and spoke" arrangement, with the cells communicating directly with one central command and a "wheel" arrangement, wherein they can communicate with any other cell in the network directly. Interesting stuff.

11-21-2002, 11:43 AM	#22
hermit22 sleep. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: So Cal. Posts: 257	There's an entire RAND book about it, and that's probably the best source. http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1382/ Pay special attention to Chapters 1 and 10. Netwar is especially interesting if you know a bit about computers and networks. The basic idea is that the networked structure exists on the organizational, doctrinal and tactical levels in the most successful modern terrorist organizations. al-Qaeda, for example, is both a "hub and spoke" arrangement, with the cells communicating directly with one central command and a "wheel" arrangement, wherein they can communicate with any other cell in the network directly. Interesting stuff. __________________ blippety blah bluh blah blah Last edited by hermit22; 11-21-2002 at 01:19 PM.