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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... military or civilian, anywhere in the world, because of American “occupation” of Islam's holy places and aggression against Muslims. In August 1998, bin-Laden's group, al-Qaeda, carried out near-simultaneous truck-bomb attacks on the ...
... military action. The military alternatives remained unappealing to them. The transition to the new Bush administration in late 2000 and early 2001 took place with the Cole issue still pending. President George W. Bush and his chief ...
... military rescue operation. The plane, Lessons in the Politics and Prejudice of Terrorism which landed at Entebbe airport in Uganda, carried (Washington, D.C.: Brassey's, 2004); Johnston, 248 passengers and crew members. All but 106 of ...
... military assistance from the Soviet Union. After that time, he attempted to pursue negotiations with Israel for peace and the return of the Golan Heights. The negotiations have not produced any lasting results as yet. Moreover, Asad was ...
... military regime to abstain from initiating any steps that would destabilize the “freedom Further Information Al-Badr reportedly traces its birth to 1971, when a Accessed February 27, 2006. S.B. GlobalSecurity.org. Military. “Al-Badr/Al ...