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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... Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) . . . . . . . female genital mutilation (FGM) . . . . . . . . . . Fighting Communist Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . financing of terrorism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . First of October ...
... federal agencies: the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). Existing protocols on 9/11 were, according to the report, unsuited in every respect for an attack in which hijacked planes ...
... federal jurisdictions. The commission identified specific points of vulnerability in the plot and opportunities to disrupt it. Operational failures—opportunities that were not or could not be exploited by the organizations and systems ...
... federal air marshals domestically, hardening cockpit doors, alerting air crews to a different kind of hijacking possibility than they had been trained to expect. Yet the FAA did not adjust either its own training or training with NORAD ...
... federal funding for emergency preparedness solely on risks and vulnerabilities, putting Entry Author: Combs, Cindy C. and Martin Slann. Further Information The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist ...