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Terrorism and Homeland Security Current Perspectives from InfoTrac

by: Fischer, Michael

Terrorism and Homeland Security Current Perspectives from InfoTrac

by: Fischer, Michael

ISBN 13:
9780495832218
ISBN 10:
0495832219
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 08/12/2009
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

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These readers, designed to give you a deeper taste of special topics in criminal justice, include free access to InfoTrac® College Edition. The timely articles are selected by experts in each topic from within InfoTrac College Edition.

Topic One: Terrorist threat: How clear and present is it
"Terrorism "; why the definition must be broad
Terrorism: What is it and can it ever be morally justified
The Al Qaeda weapons race continues: Osama Bin Laden's infamous 'sorcerer', Midhat Mursi Al Sayyid Umar, comes back from the dead and rekindles new fears that jihadists are pursuing chemical, biological, and radiological weapons
The war on what
Where the terrorism threat from Al Qaeda is headed: The deadly assault in Mumbai was a chilling reminder of just how effective low-tech attacks can be
State and state-sponsored terrorism in Africa: The case of Libya and Sudan
Topic Two: The Mind of a Terrorist
The logic of suicide terrorism
The mind of a terrorist: How terrorists see strategy and morality
A change of scenery for John Updike: Novelist leaves his suburban turf to inhabit the mind of a terrorist
A fanatical mind: The novelist and the terrorist
Psychology's Black Hole: The mind of a terrorist, Week in Review desk
Topic Three: Stopping Terrorism
Intensified effort to implement counter-terrorism strategy fundamental duty, says Secretary General, as General Assembly meets to assess progress: Global Action plan adopted 8 September 2006; president says review meeting chance to share best practices, build cooperation
Preventing Nuclear Terrorism Worldwide, January 22, 2008
The Global War on Terror: What has been learned
Disrupting Terrorist networks: the new US and international regime for stopping terrorist finding (Executive order 13,224)
Fighting terrorist funding calls for new tactics
Topic Four: The Cost of Terrorism
Secretary-General, opening symposium on victims of terrorism, urges governments to draw upon their courage, strength in implementing counter-measures; unprecedented gathering hears from survivors of attacks worldwide. (2008)
Chemical Biological Terrorism and its impact on children, Pediatrics
Terrorism costs on the global economy
How terrorism affects ordinary lives
TopicFive: Civil Liberties post 9/11
The war comes back home: Can Attorney General John Ashcroft fight terrorism on our shores without injuring our freedoms
Bush drive for tougher terror laws picks up: Critics worry measure will weaken civil liberties
Battle over wiretaps to begin today
Patriot Act reauthorized with few changes: A LA Civil liberties group voices concern of law's weak privacy protections
Obama's turn to make terror rules: from wiretaps to Gitmo, he faces pressure to overhaul Bush framework without sacrificing gains made in the name of security
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