Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Third EditionInfobase Holdings, Inc, 2021 M08 1 - 432 páginas The ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and the bombings overseas have shown that—despite the "War on Terror"—terrorism is still very much a part of daily life for many individuals. Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Third Edition provides students, researchers, journalists, and policymakers with a complete survey of what seems to be an intractable problem. More than 330 entries organized in an easily accessible, A-to-Z format offer comprehensive treatments of the events, people, organizations, and places that have played a major role in international terrorism. Each entry is placed within its appropriate historical context to help readers understand the wide-ranging motivations behind terrorist actions. New and updated entries include:
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... according to the 9/11 Commission Report: • • • Leaders able to evaluate, approve, and supervise the planning and direction of a major operation; A personnel system that could recruit candidates, indoctrinate them, vet them, and give ...
... According to the 9/11 Commission Report, September 11, 2001, began with the 19 hijackers getting through a security checkpoint system that they had evidently analyzed and knew how to defeat. They took over the four flights, taking ...
... according to the report, cost the United States in its ability to anticipate and respond to the attacks on 9/11. They included: Failure of imagination—The commission concluded that leaders in the United States did not understand the ...
... according to the report, is that al-Qaeda represents an ideological movement, not a finite group of people: “It initiates and inspires, even if it no longer directs. In this way it has transformed itself into a decentralized force ...
... according to Dia'a Rashwan, one of Egypt's top experts on militants. “His name has come up in nearly every case involving Muslim extremists since the 1970s.” Muhammad Atef—Thought to be responsible for carrying out the detailed ...