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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... successful bombing on board a Pan Am flight from Tokyo to Honolulu. This last attack killed a Japanese teenager, and its perpetrator, Mohammed Rashid, was convicted and imprisoned in Greece. During the early 1980s, the group probably ...
... successful 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 ...
... successful 30 years ago. In the wake of the events of 9/11, the former Sky Marshal Program, initiated in 1968 and continued through the 1970s as a program designed to stop aerial hijackings to and from Cuba, was renewed. The Federal ...
... successful military coup against Obote and became president and chief of the armed forces in 1971, field marshal in 1975, and president-for-life in 1976. Amin was often extreme in his nationalism, expelling all Asians from Uganda in ...