Jihadism Devolved

Grassroots Jihadists and the Thin Blue Line

February 27, 2008

By Fred Burton and Scott Stewart

As Stratfor has observed for some years now, the global response to the 9/11 attacks has resulted in the transformation of the jihadist threat. Whereas six and a half years ago, the threat came from “al Qaeda the organization,” today it emanates from “al Qaeda the movement.”

In other words, jihadism has devolved into a broader global phenomenon loosely guided by the original al Qaeda core group’s theology and operational philosophy.

We refer to the people involved in the widespread movement as grassroots operatives.

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