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| − | '''Brian Michael Jenkins''' is a [[terrorism expert]]. [[Edward S. Herman]] termed him the "[[Rand Corporation]]'s top resident expert on terrorism".<ref>[[Document:Rand Corporation, extract from The "Terrorism" Industry]]</ref> | + | '''Brian Michael Jenkins''' is a [[terrorism expert]] who produced the [[RAND/Terrorism Chronology Database]] in the early [[1970s]]. [[Edward S. Herman]] termed him the "[[Rand Corporation]]'s top resident [[expert on terrorism]]".<ref>[[Document:Rand Corporation, extract from The "Terrorism" Industry]]</ref> |
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| Founder of | RAND/Terrorism Chronology Database | |||||||||||||
| Member of | RAND/Notable Participants | |||||||||||||
| Interests | “terrorism” | |||||||||||||
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Brian Michael Jenkins is a terrorism expert who produced the RAND/Terrorism Chronology Database in the early 1970s. Edward S. Herman termed him the "Rand Corporation's top resident expert on terrorism".[1]
Contents
Official narrative
Brian Michael Jenkins' website claims that he is "the world's leading authority on terrorism & sophisticated crime."
Activities
In 1972 Jenkins worked on the RAND/Terrorism Chronology Database of "international terrorism", initially using 3” x 5” index cards.[2]
1993 World Trade Center bombing
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Following the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the New York Port Authority asks investigative and security consulting firm Kroll Associates to help design new security measures for the WTC. Brian Michael Jenkins was Kroll’s Deputy Chairman, and he leads the analysis of future terrorist threats and how they might be addressed. Assessments conclude that a second terrorist attack against the WTC is probable. Although it is considered unlikely, the possibility of terrorists deliberately flying a plane into the WTC towers is included in the range of possible threats.[3]
9/11
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9-11
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Kevin Ryan writes that "For many years prior to 9/11, two Americans were in unique positions to originate and frame the national conversation about terrorism. Those same two people, Brian Michael Jenkins and L. Paul Bremer, played extraordinary roles related to aviation security and World Trade Center (WTC) security in the few years before the 9/11 attacks. Could Bremer and Jenkins have been front men for a program that hyped the threat of terrorism while at the same time manufacturing terrorist events for political purposes?"[4] Mark Gorton writes that Brian Michael Jenkins is "an absolutely key figure for understanding the core of the 9/11 operation", noting that he lead Kroll's work on the WTC after the 1993 bombing and that he advised US Secretary of State George Shultz on matters of "terrorism".[5]
"War On Terrorism"
Jenkins has continued to promote the "war on terror", writing to support narratives such as the "radicalization" of "Islamic terrorists". Jenkins stated to the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States on March 31, 2003 after the 9/11 attacks that "Intelligence can be critical in assessing terrorist threats... Institutional intelligence capabilities need to be rebuilt."[citation needed]
He is also widely published by a lot of commercially-controlled media, including the Guardian.[6]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Halifax International Security Forum/2011 | 18 November 2011 | 20 November 2011 | Halifax Nova Scotia Canada | Spooky conference in Canada in November 2010 |
Related Document
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:Brian Jenkins, extract from The "Terrorism" Industry | book extract | 1990 | Edward Herman |
References
- ↑ Document:Rand Corporation, extract from The "Terrorism" Industry
- ↑ Brian K. Houghton, 'Terrorism Knowledge Base: A Eulogy (2004-2008)', Perspectives on Terrorism Volume II, Issue 7
- ↑ http://www.krollratingservices.net/pdf/Kroll_NewYorker_101909.pdf
- ↑ http://digwithin.net/2012/07/21/nexus/
- ↑ Fifty Years of the Deep State, by Mark Gorton
- ↑ http://www.slate.com/authors.brian_michael_jenkins.html
