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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... attacks on the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The attacks killed 224 people, including 12 Americans, and wounded thousands more. • • In December 1999, Jordanian police foiled a plot to bomb hotels and ...
... attacks continue. The problem, 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 ...
... attacks, the 9/11 Commission Report includes several detailed suggestions, including • Targeting terrorist travel ... Attacks upon the United States. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. 2004. abortion clinic attacks Further ...
... attack was aimed at a Long Island, New York, clinic owned by abortion rights advocate Bill Baird. During the next six years, the pace of attacks picked up, with a total of 29 bombings and arsons by 1983. In fact, the attacks were ...
... attacks on clinics in the western United States, attempted to murder Dr. George Tiller, in Wichita, Kansas, wounding him badly. A new faction, Rescue America, emerged during this time, highlighted by the murder of Dr. David Gunn by ...