Preliminary Table of Contents:
Introduction to the Second Edition
Prologue
1. Welcome to Reality
2. The Endless Nature of Terrorism
3. The Threat Emerges
4. The Setting of the Terrorist Trap
5. Tough Talk on Terrorism
6. The Mother of All Hostage Takers
7. Media Players
8. Roots
9. Future Trends
10.Lessons Learned
Epilogue
Interviews
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index
A new edition of an important study of terrorism against the United States.
JEFFREY D. SIMON is a foreign policy consultant and writer.
Reviews of the first edition: "A solid, commonsense look at a phenomenon capable of producing the strongest emotions... Simon's predictions for the future, and what our responses should be, seem reasoned and right. Informative." Booklist "In a disturbing, timely, compelling report, [Simon] scrutinizes America's response to terrorism ... he outlines steps that governments, intelligence agencies and the news media can take to reduce terrorists' psychological advantage and to thwart their actions." Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The first edition of this book was written in 1994, which means that much more recent information about terrorism is absent and the author provides, in part, a useful snapshot of the attitudes of the time... Lots of information, pro-US analysis, selective omissions, and one warning about "aerial terrorism"--written in 1994--who says the Bush administration had no clues about what might happen to tall buildings in New York? This is a purportedly academic text intended to underwrite US ideology--a typical example of the genre."--Morning Star, 20 August 2002
Simon argues that terrorism occurs in escalating cycles, and that a new wave of terrorist violence, including attacks aimed at the U.S. and its allies, is inevitable. In a disturbing, timely, compelling report, he scrutinizes America's response to terrorism, from Thomas Jefferson's measures against Barbary pirates who took hundreds of Americans hostage, to Manhattan's World Trade Center bombing by Muslim extremists in 1993. A former Rand Corporation terrorism researcher, now editor-in-chief of TVI (Terrorism, Violence, Insurgency) Report, Simon profiles a terroristic world of shifting groups and state sponsors, changing its tactics and causes in response to religious fanaticism, ethnic or nationalist conflict, political ideologies, criminal greed, poverty and alienation. After assessing the potential for terrorists to use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, he outlines steps that governments, intelligence agencies and the news media can take to reduce terrorists' psychological advantage and to thwart their actions. Photos. Major ad/promo; author tour. (Oct.)
Reviews of the first edition: "A solid, commonsense look at a phenomenon capable of producing the strongest emotions... Simon's predictions for the future, and what our responses should be, seem reasoned and right. Informative." Booklist "In a disturbing, timely, compelling report, [Simon] scrutinizes America's response to terrorism ... he outlines steps that governments, intelligence agencies and the news media can take to reduce terrorists' psychological advantage and to thwart their actions." Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The first edition of this book was written in 1994, which means that much more recent information about terrorism is absent and the author provides, in part, a useful snapshot of the attitudes of the time... Lots of information, pro-US analysis, selective omissions, and one warning about "aerial terrorism"--written in 1994--who says the Bush administration had no clues about what might happen to tall buildings in New York? This is a purportedly academic text intended to underwrite US ideology--a typical example of the genre."--Morning Star, 20 August 2002
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