Globalization is a great thing, but it needs a legal framework in which to blossom. Loretta Napoleoni Read Quote
Now, I am not saying that there is one single type of individual who is a better type of terrorist than another. What I am saying is that the circumstances that push certain individuals over the edge, to become terrorists, are generally very, very similar. Loretta Napoleoni Read Quote
I think generally the heads of terrorist groups are very, very smart people. They’re also great manipulators. I would presume that cult leaders are identical. These sort of individuals are very strong, they have very strong charisma. Loretta Napoleoni Read Quote
I think that anybody can become a terrorist. That’s my point of view. But, not everybody can actually kill. In order to reach that level, you have to be deeply convinced. Loretta Napoleoni Read Quote
I’ve always been very interested in political violence. When I finished high school, I did a small dissertation about political violence and fascism in Italy. Loretta Napoleoni Read Quote
Multiculturalism may well be our saviour, wresting us out from the straitjacket of our history, thrusting the old continent into an environment where other ethnicities, less cynical and more positive, will play a big role in its future. Loretta Napoleoni Read Quote
As consumers and as voters we can say ‘no’ to rogue economics and demand regulation. Loretta Napoleoni Read Quote
I found a correlation between the spreading of democracy after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rise in slavery. Now, as countries, former Communist countries, became so-called democratic, people started to be enslaved by their own countrymen. Loretta Napoleoni Read Quote
I had failed the psychological profiling of a terrorist. The central committee of the Red Brigades had judged me too single-minded and too opinionated to become a good terrorist. Loretta Napoleoni Read Quote
Contrary to what many people believe, terrorism is actually a very expensive business. Loretta Napoleoni Read Quote