San Antonio College Library

Publisher's description: Here is an urgent book about the overwhelming challenge that faces the United States today in its twilight struggle with terrorist groups throughout the world. John Prados, one of our foremost authorities in national and international security affairs, has collected the most informative and provocative documents and writings about the terrorist threat. Drawing on materials from congressional investigations, the reports of...

"How is the pirate sacking of ancient Roman ports like Ostia connected to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 on US soil? Why are pirates still a critical threat to nations, three hundred years after Blackbeard's death? And can the United States ever truly 'win' this seemingly endless 'war on terror'? The author, both jurist and historian, provides detailed answers for these and many other critical questions regarding piracy, terrorism, and the law in this...

In this book, the author offers an approach to understanding and fighting the increase in domestic and international terrorism throughout the world. Citing diverse examples from around the globe, he demonstrates that domestic terrorist groups are usually no match for an advanced technological society which can successfully roll back terror without any significant curtailment of civil liberties. But he sees an even more potent threat from the new international...

Takes you inside the White House Situation Room, to the meetings of the G7 finance ministers and to cities worldwide as Taylor assembles a coalition to freeze terrorist assets, plans the financial reconstruction in Afghanistan, oversees the development of a new currenzy in Iraq and deals with the spread of financial crises.

The greatest danger facing the world today, says Alan M. Dershowitz, comes from religiously inspired, state sponsored terrorist groups that seek to develop weapons of mass destruction for use against civilian targets. In this book Dershowitz argues passionately and persuasively that global terrorism is a phenomenon largely of our own making and that we must and can take steps to reduce the frequency and severity of terrorist acts. Analyzing recent...

Provides essays, primary source documents, and research tools that explore terrorism and security around the world. Includes an annotated bibliography, a chronology, and a glossary.

"The danger raised by the terrorist threat is real, existential, and vital to the United States. But the attacks on 9/11 have been broadly misunderstood. In assessing the meaning and significance of "the war on terror." Dan Tschirgi raises many issues related to the Middle East and American policy toward that area. For example, he debunks the entire "exceptionalist" approach to the Arab world (the presumption that Arab societies fail to be fathomed...

The devastating September 11 attacks left the world stunned, angry, and uncomprehending. When it became clear that they had been committed in the name of Islam, people struggled to learn more about the religion used to justify these acts. The author clearly and carefully explains the teachings of Islam--the Quran, the use of violence, and terrorism. He also chronicles the rise of extremist groups and examines their worldview and tactics.

In the wake of the September 11th horror, nothing could be timelier than this exploration of world terrorism and the forces that fight it--armies and missions often shrouded in mystery. A foremost expert on guerrilla warfare presents, for the first time, a comprehensive investigation of covert military operations from Vietnam to Afghanistan. Among the revelations: that the CIA handed out shoulder-fired antiaircraft missiles "like lollipops" to Osama...