Talk:Tactics of terrorism

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In the "Methods of attack" section, the article currently describes the methods used strictly in terms of the most common portrayals of terrorist acts in popular Western media, while ignoring less "spectacular" but far more commonly used methods. I.e., there is discussion of speculation about methods of possible attacks, but no mention that most terrorism is carried out with conventional small arms. 128.237.226.12 15:44, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

More of a quick comment about this page--there ought to be citing, and there isn't. Its got plenty of useful info, but it makes it hard to use and lowers Wiki's credibility, since there isn't even a note saying as much at the top of the page, as there is on many other pages. --71.137.159.62 22:41, 9 April 2007 (UTC)Grey Bramrun

[edit] Terrorists and destructive cults

The article currently says "Terrorists act according to different motivations and goals, all terrorist groups have one tactic in common: to achieve maximum publicity in order to intimidate and generate a message as a means to attain its objectives." This is ok, however, by this definition a destructive cult isn't necessarily a terrorist organization. Accordingly, I'm unconvinced about including the sarin Tokyo attacks in this article, unless a citation is provided. Addhoc 09:54, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

Communication

The article suggested that it was the media's (no indication of who, when, etc.) intervention which made bin Laden aware that his satellite phone conversations were being monitored. Sageman's book (for which the title was incorrect in the footnote) states "When bin Laden found out that his satellite phone conversations were being intercepted, he stopped using this technology." (p160). There is no mention of the media in relation to this comment. Orangetruck 19:35, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Citations and tone

This article does not have any proof that any of this is correct. Also, the page seems to be written in a more lax tone of voice. It need to be more serious than "When Bin Laden found out his calls were intercepted, he stopped using that form of communication." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.37.67.113 (talk) 19:59, 30 May 2008 (UTC)