Zarqawi is the first leader of al-Qaeda who died in battle while fighting coalition forces; this simple fact gives him, in the eyes of the jihadist movement, almost a supernatural status. Al-Qaeda’s leadership knows too well how valuable this is. The propaganda machine has been set in motion to rewrite part of his life, presenting him as a loyal subject of Osama bin Laden.
The New Zarqawi Myth

An analysis of five decades of modern terrorism reveals two unexpected and disconcerting truths: that the engine of the armed struggle is money, and that the deregulation of finance has allowed terror networks deeply to penetrate legitimate institutions of the international financial system.
The New Economy of Terror

Two and a half years into the ‘war on terror’, the US is running a $500 billion budget deficit, its highest ever and the country is struggling to cover war costs. Terrorism seems to be a very costly business. So how can terrorists afford it? The answer is simple: terrorism is their business…
10 Things You Don’t Know About Terrorism

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell recently acknowledged that the life-line of terrorists is money. Two and a half years since 9/11 it has become apparent that economics, not politics or ideology, is the engine of the armed struggle.”
Money and Terrorism