The Future of Jihad

You know about Americas War on Terror, but do you know what the terrorists long-term strategies are against our country? Well talk to an expert for the inside story. Then despite huge funding & decades of effort, academic skills have barely budged. Whats the problem, and can we improve them?

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The Strategy of Terrorists Dr. Walid Phares, an expert on terrorism and jihadism, and author of Future Jihad: Terrorist Strategies Against America explains what jihad means to Islamist terrorists, and why Americans should care. He believes there has been a fundamental misunderstanding about al Qaeda's ultimate goal in the West and what victory means to jihadists.
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Not Making the Grade Dr. Kenneth Land, Professor of Demographic Studies and Sociology at Duke University, has developed a measurement of the quality of life for American children called the Child Well-Being Index. He shares the latest results of his research, which found that basic academic skills have not improved in the past 30 years.
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Take Care Or Else Some employers are now trying to force employees to take better care of themselves. Mila Kofman, Associate Research Professor at the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute comments on this new trend and whether it is fair to threaten workers with higher insurance charges or firing, if they fail to comply.
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