Umfang:
1 online resource (429 pages)
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780470447765
Inhalt:
"Ophir Falk and Henry Morgenstern have compiled a book that should be read by anyone who is serious about winning the war on terror. By painstakingly analyzing the empirical data, they help us better understand the nature of our enemies and why they employ these barbaric tactics. Most crucially, they offer important insights on how terrorism can be effectively confronted and ultimately defeated. In so doing, they have performed an invaluable service for all those who are committed to winning this crucial battle."-Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel FIRSTHAND ACCOUNTS AND ANALYSES FROM FRONTLINE PERSONNEL AND EXPERTS IN THE WAR AGAINST TERROR Based on U.S. and Israeli experiences and detailed interviews with frontline personnel, Suicide Terror enables policymakers, first responders, and students of homeland security to understand and deal with the growing threat of suicide terror. It analyzes recent suicide attacks as well as our current vulnerabilities and high-risk scenarios for future attacks. Following the expert authors' advice, readers learn possible measures to prevent an attack. Moreover, they learn how to prepare for and implement an effective and quick response to minimize casualties and losses in the event of an attack. Following an overview and historical review of suicide terror, the book covers: Global jihad Israel's confrontation with suicide terrorism America's experience with suicide bombings Internationalization of suicide terrorism High-risk scenarios and future trends Methods for confronting suicide terror Medical management of suicide terrorism Using eyewitness accounts, the text re-creates the look and feel of actual terrorism incidents. Detailed case studies help readers get into the minds of suicide terrorists in order to understand how to best prevent and confront these very dangerous threats. This book is a
Inhalt:
SUICIDE TERROR -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- INTRODUCTION: OVERVIEW AND HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE WEAPON -- Background -- Defining the Threat -- Definition Criteria -- Proposed Definitions -- Analyses of Data -- Overview -- Endnotes -- 1 THE GLOBAL JIHAD -- Introduction: Where Is the Jihad Today? -- Do We Need to Know Why? -- The Meaning of Jihad for the Jihadists (Mujahedeen) -- The Origins and Evolution of the Global Jihad -- Osama bin Laden and Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri-The Al-Qaeda View of the Jihad -- Support for the Global Jihad -- Seminal Ideas and Movements that Have Led to the Global Jihad -- Tauhid-The Oneness of God -- Takfir -- Jihad -- Jahaliyyah -- The Spread of the Jihad Across the World -- Case Study of Jihad Development: Egypt -- The Jihad in the United States -- Toward a Legal Definition of Terrorism in the United States -- Financing and Organization -- The Jihad: Version 2.0 -- The Jihad's Virtual 007 -- Real-Time Threat Example -- Understanding Techno-Intelligence Signatures -- Internet Activity and Terrorist Finance-Synergy in Cyberspace -- The Global Jihad Has a New Home Base-The Internet -- Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Internet Sites and the Global Jihad -- Appendix 2: Incidents in the United States since 9/11 -- Endnotes -- 2 ISRAEL'S CONFRONTATION WITH SUICIDE TERRORISM -- Background -- Arab-Israeli Conflict -- The First Circle: The Palestinian Suicide Bomber and His Motives -- The Second Circle: The Organizational Wrapping -- The Third Circle: The Social Wrapping -- How Has Israel Confronted Suicide Terrorism? -- The Prevention Circle -- The Delay Circle -- The Consequence Mitigation Circle -- The Intelligence Level -- The Intelligence Challenge in the War on Suicide Terrorism -- Israeli Intelligence -- The Operational Level.
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Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780470087299
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780470087299
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Print version Suicide Terror : Understanding and Confronting the Threat
Sprache:
Englisch
