Trouble finding research paper(s) legitimisation of Al Qaeda as a result of US.....

...Military action.

Essentially, I am currently doing a research paper to explore the symbiotic relationship between Western Media and Terrorism from the Middle East.
I am currently only missing one link: I am trying to find some sources, or at least one to begin with which has looked at how US Military action in Afghanistan (quasi-)legitimised Al Qaeda.

I have access to all of my University databases but am unable to find anything, perhaps I'm not entering good enough keywords?

Many thanks,
Colin

i believe,essay forum is for the "writing" part of the essays and papers
to find "source" maybe you should check related history, or related forums.

Well the symbiotic relationship is between them and the MEDIA, right, so you have to have a source that tells you about how military action affects the relationship of media to al qaeda...

Well, I guess what you need to do is show that U.S. military action creates anti-American sentiment, right?

Try this article: Insuring Terrorism, Assuring Subjects, Ensuring Normality: The Politics of Risk after 9/11 by Claudia Aradau, Rens Van Munster

Well, I like the art of Web research... so I was actually just searching for some good articles... I know I read a good article about GAME THEORY and TERRORISM once, and I think it would be perfect for this, but I just can't remember the name of it! :-)

Anyway, sometimes it is nice to collaborate about research strategies in addition to writing.