Terrorism
Terrorism | The United Nations Should Not Lead the Fight Against Terrorism
And now the war. With bombs and missiles falling in Afghanistan, a defiant Osama bin Laden1 is promising that “neither America nor the people who live in it will dream of security before [Muslims] live it in Palestine, and not before all the infidel armies leave the land of Muhammad.” Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld predicted in a recent New York Times editorial that this [war against terrorism] will be
a war like none other our nation has faced. . . . It will involve floating coalitions of countries, which may change and evolve. . . . This is not a...
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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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