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To: JohnM who wrote (1302)	9/24/2001 9:13:03 PM
From: tekboy	Respond to of 281500

to some extent, the "constructivists" are right, and the world we see reflects the prisms through which we see it. So a psychologist will see a somewhat different reality than (and offer somewhat different advice from) a sociologist, or or a soldier, or a diplomat. There's also simply a difference in quality among experts that is hard to appreciate unless you're inside the biz. I mean, "terrorism experts" are not an especially distinguished group. There are only about a half dozen of them I'd recommend listening to (although a number of others obviously might have good points to make or bits of knowledge to contribute here and there). Some people to take very seriously include the following: Brian Jenkins (ex-Rand) Bruce Hoffman (Rand) Martha Crenshaw (Wesleyan) Ariel Merari and Ehud Sprinzak (Israelis) People from the University of St. Andrews terrorism center tb@notanexpert,butcanfakeit.com