Crush the cell: how to defeat terrorism without terrorizing ourselves

The terrorist threat: reality and hype -- Al Qaeda : killers and bunglers -- Know your enemies -- Al Qaeda ideology : why they kill -- Iran and Hezbollah : bloody but restrained terrorists -- Lone wolves, cults, and radical movements -- The counterterrorism world -- The US Army special forces : shoo...

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Main Author: Sheehan, Michael A. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York Crown Publishers 2008
In:Year: 2008
Edition:1. ed.
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 3231
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Keywords:
Terrorism > Government policy > United States
Terrorism > Psychological aspects
Terrorism > United States > Prevention
Terrorists > Psychology
USA > Internationaler Terrorismus > Bekämpfung > Pragmatismus
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Summary:The terrorist threat: reality and hype -- Al Qaeda : killers and bunglers -- Know your enemies -- Al Qaeda ideology : why they kill -- Iran and Hezbollah : bloody but restrained terrorists -- Lone wolves, cults, and radical movements -- The counterterrorism world -- The US Army special forces : shooters and advisors -- Doorkickers, diplomats, and swampdrainers -- Foreign intelligence operations : spying abroad -- Domestic intelligence : the spy game at home -- CBRN : real danger or over-hyped threat? -- DHS : searching for a mission -- Defending the Big Apple -- Crush the cell
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:IX, 309 S
ISBN:9780307382177