At the heart of terror; Islam, Jihadists, and America's war on terrorism. (reprint, 2004).9780742536036 At the heart of terror; Islam, Jihadists, and America's war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act . (reprint, 2004) Palmer, Monte and Princess Palmer. Rowman & Littlefield 2007 293 pages $21.95 Paperback DS62 Declaring terrorism by Muslim jihadists to be the greatest threat to the United States today, the authors (a professor emeritus at Florida State U. and a consultant for the World Bank) seek to explain the composition and motivations of jihadist Noun 1. Jihadist - a Muslim who is involved in a jihad Moslem, Muslim - a believer in or follower of Islam movements and describe how Israel and the United States have gone about confronting them. They draw out lessons for each of the key dimensions of the "war on terror This article is about U.S. actions, and those of other states, after September 11, 2001. For other conflicts, see Terrorism. The War on Terror (also known as the War on Terrorism "--defense, attacking the jihadists, closing down their allies, depriving them of their base of mass support, and alleviating the causes that give rise to jihadist terror--arguing that the US has been faring poorly in all. They conclude with a set of recommendations urging the US to focus on the jihadists rather than pariah states, rely more on multilateral internationalism, assassinate as·sas·si·nate tr.v. as·sas·si·nat·ed, as·sas·si·nat·ing, as·sas·si·nates 1. To murder (a prominent person) by surprise attack, as for political reasons. 2. rather than imprison im·pris·on tr.v. im·pris·oned, im·pris·on·ing, im·pris·ons To put in or as if in prison; confine. [Middle English emprisonen, from Old French emprisoner : en- or try jihadist leaders, seek to decouple nationalist anti-Americanism in the Islamic world from Islam itself, and work to empower moderate forces in the Islamic world (including Islamic political parties). ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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