Terrorism
Terrorism | Islam Does Not Encourage Terrorism
These are difficult times in relations between the West and the Islamic world. Wars and rumors of war abound, and terrorism (although rarely its context) dominates the headlines. A shooting war continues between the United States and [terrorist organization] al Qaa’ida in Afghanistan, and war evidently impends between the United States and the United Kingdom on the one hand and Iraq on the other.1
Fundamentalisms—Muslim, Jewish, and Christian—metastasize. Atop all else, violence reigns unchecked in Israel and the Occupied Territories, and makes effective responses to...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Is Terrorism a Serious Threat?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- Terrorism Poses a Serious Threat
- The Threat of Terrorism Is Being Reduced
- Biological Terrorism Is a Serious Threat
- The Threat of Biological Terrorism Has Been Exaggerated
- America Is a Serious Terrorist Threat
- Southeast Asian Terrorism Is a Serious Problem
- Narcoterrorism Is a Serious Threat
- Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 2: What Are the Causes of Terrorism?
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Chapter 3: How Should America’s Domestic War on Terrorism Be Conducted?
- Chapter 3 Preface
- Antiterrorism Legislation Will Make America Safer
- Antiterrorism Legislation Threatens Civil Liberties
- Racial Profiling Will Make America Safer
- Racial Profiling Will Make America Less Safe
- Immigration Must Be Restricted to Protect America Against Terrorists
- Immigrants Enhance National Security
- Chapter 3 Periodical Bibliography
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Chapter 4: How Should the International Community Respond to Terrorism?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- The United Nations Should Lead the Fight Against Terrorism
- The United Nations Should Not Lead the Fight Against Terrorism
- War Is an Appropriate Response to Terrorism
- War Is the Wrong Response to Terrorism
- Brokering a Peace Between Israel and Palestine Can Reduce Terrorism
- Brokering a Peace Between Israel and Palestine Will Not Reduce Terrorism
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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