A conversation with Richard English who dares ask the question "Does Terrorism Work?"
00:00 Introduction and a Definition of Terrorism
03:08 The Question Everyone Quietly Asks "Does Terrorism Work?"
09:11 Who and What We Commemorate
13:18 How Do We Evaluate the Success of "terrorism"?
19:05 Hamas's Tunnels and How Does One Achieve Dignity?
25:47 The Long-Term vs Short-Term Goals of Terror
31:50 "The Israeli State Was Arguably a Success of Terrorism"
36:31 The Moment of Reckoning With Our Past
39:02 The Irgun, The Stern Gang, The Hagana
45:54 Terrorism vs the Response, What History Really Turns On
52:28 Revealing Your Enemy: Does Hezbollah Know Why They "Won"?
1:01:23 Mark This Clip: The Walls Will Come Down in 10 Years
1:03:30 The Holocaust As a Variable In Irgun Success and Einstein's Warning
1:10:30 Religion and Terrorism
1:15:48 Terrorism when Non-Violence Fails
1:21:08 A Painful Path to the One-State Answer
1:25:35 Outro and a Challenge
In this episode we discuss:
The IRA
The Troubles
Hamas
Al Qaeda
Jewish Terrorists
Whether Israel is an example of successful Terrorism
The motivations of terrorists
How to evaluate the success of terrorists
Deciphering the intent of terrorists
How terrorist motivations change when they take power
and more...
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