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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... create a mood of fear in the local population and to undermine citizen confidence in the government. It is suspected of being responsible for dozens of bombings in public areas as well. Although the group has perhaps a few hundred ...
... created by terrorists certainly fulfills one of the goals of terrorists, publicity, and perhaps lends more significance to the acts than would ordinarily accrue. The endless guerrilla struggles that remain largely unnoticed in more ...
... create widespread, severe flulike symptoms, killing 80% of those infected within one or two days after their symptoms appeared. As yet, no successful dissemination of this sort has been recorded. Nevertheless, states continue to seek to ...
... the leadership of Richard Butler, with headquarters in Hayden Lake, Idaho. Butler, who created the group in 1973, also by federal agents who are better funded and more vigilant 43 Cindy C. Combs and Martin Slann Aryan Nations.
... created among his followers in the Nizari Isma'ili political-religious sect of Islam a corps of devoted men who carried out acts of terror-violence against his political and religious enemies in the cities and villages under his control ...