| #1 It is pretty easy to identify the threads that interconnect such an organization. At the lowest level you have the instigators, mostly Wahabbi Imams, trained in Pakistan. They are very common based on the fact that Wahabbis train far more Imams than any other sect. The second level are the transient knowledge base, that recruit the willing, inform them of opportunities, help them network locally, and help them go to where they can get training. The recruiters then move on, leaving them to their own devices. Lastly, is the "command", who just issue occasional strategic directives, but otherwise are disconnected. They broadcast dates when attacks should happen and also they trickle down particular targets that they think would be most effective. This type of operation is based in tribalist thinking. Similarities can be found in how some other tribes have organized and carried out offensive campaigns, especially Native Americans. |