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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... efforts to get bin Laden expelled from Afghanistan. They also renewed secret efforts with some of the Taliban's opponents—the Northern Alliance—to get enough intelligence to attack bin Laden directly. Diplomatic efforts centered on the ...
... efforts with the Northern Alliance revived an inconclusive and secret debate about whether the United States should take sides in Afghanistan's civil war and support the Taliban's enemies. The CIA also produced a plan to improve ...
... efforts to root out sanctuaries; strengthen long-term U.S. and international commitments to the future of Pakistan ... effort to the parallel task of countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. While nonviolent forms of ...
... effort devoted to terror finance; • Addressing problems of screening people with biometric identifiers across agencies and governments, including U.S. border and transportation systems, by designing a comprehensive screening system that ...
... efforts to promote the notion that the murder of Dr. Gunn, as well as that of other abortion providers, should be considered “justifiable homicide” under U.S. law. Joseph Scheidler presided over a summit meeting of militant pro-life ...