September 11 produced unprecedented political will in the United States to fight terrorism with all of the energy and power at the collective disposal of America and its allies. That principle has already been applied to al-Qaeda and is now being applied to Saddam Hussein's Iraq. But what effect has the US-led war on terror had on the leaders and state sponsors of other Middle Eastern terrorist organizations? Here, Michael Levitt provides an assessment of US counter-terrorism policy during 2002 and argues that, without marshalling the resolve and resources to fight terror on all its fronts simultaneously, the West will not fully come to grips with the implications of September 11. The book begins with an overview of the war's impact on counter-terrorism documents produced since the attacks, then focuses on the activities of Palestinian terrorist groups, the escalating roles played by Syria and Iran, and the facilitation of terrorism by entities that are not included on the US State Department's sponsors of terrorism list. Levitt argues that to effectively combat terrorism, neither the United States nor its allies can be satisfied with battling only al-Qaeda, or any other specific terrorist group or collection of groups. The war on terror must target terrorism as a means, and all organizations that employ it or facilitate its use.
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Matthew Levitt is a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, specializing in terrorism and U.S. policy. He is a former counterterrorism intelligence analyst for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and has written extensively about terrorism, the Middle East, and the Arab-Israeli peace negotiations.
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I had to read this book for a graduate program and it was awful! Extremly one-sided and very pro Israel. If you subscribe to the neocons and their philosophy, are anti-Muslim and pro-Israel (to a fault) then this is the book for you. Additionally, the book is not even well written nor does it present a comprehensive or informed look at the subject. If you want a more impartial, realistic study of the Middle East and the Israel and Plaestinian issue look elsewhere. I suggest Bernard Lewis' "The Middle East," and/or Walter Laqueur's "The Israel-Arad Reader: A Documentary History of the Middle east Conflict," - both are excellent books by authors who are subject matter experts and impartial. Avoid Targeting Terror!
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DURING THE FIRST YEAR of the U.S.-led war on terror, a proliferation of reports and studies have analyzed al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden from every conceivable angleand with good reason. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
terrorism list, state sponsors, media advisor, terrorist camps Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, State Department, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Tel Aviv, West Bank, Palestinian Authority, New York Times, Martyrs Brigades, Washington Post, Israel Defense Forces, Jerusalem Post, President George, Associated Press, Patterns of Global Terrorism, Department of State, President Bush, Treasury Department, Agence France Presse, United Nations, Yasir Arafat, Fatah Tanzim, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of the Treasury, European Union New!
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DURING THE FIRST YEAR of the U.S.-led war on terror, a proliferation of reports and studies have analyzed al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden from every conceivable angleand with good reason. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
terrorism list, state sponsors, media advisor, terrorist camps Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, State Department, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Tel Aviv, West Bank, Palestinian Authority, New York Times, Martyrs Brigades, Washington Post, Israel Defense Forces, Jerusalem Post, President George, Associated Press, Patterns of Global Terrorism, Department of State, President Bush, Treasury Department, Agence France Presse, United Nations, Yasir Arafat, Fatah Tanzim, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of the Treasury, European Union New!
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- Middle East (A Silver Burdett international library selection) by Maureen S. Abdallah on page 95
- Strategic Planning by Joan Knutson in Front Matter
- The Middle East (Sociology of Development Societies) by Talal Asad on page 61
- Eastern Europe (Library of Nations) by the editors of Time-Life Books on page 86
- United Nations (World Watch) by Stewart Ross on page 5
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