When Terror Comes to Main Street: A Citizens' Guide to Terror Awareness, Preparedness, and Prevention [Paperback]

Joseph A. Ruffini (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2008

When Terror Comes to Main Street delivers the straight scoop about terrorism, the worst attacks yet to come, and what common citizens must do now, individually and collectively, to prepare for and even prevent terror attacks in their communities.

This book is the blueprint for citizen understanding, preparedness, and prevention.

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About the Author

Joe Ruffini was born in Washington, D.C. He attended the University of Virginia on an Army ROTC scholarship and was commissioned upon graduation in 1974. His diverse military experience includes command of tank units in both the U.S. and British Armies and counter-terror operations in Germany and Cyprus. In the early 1990s as a space operations expert, Joe commanded the United States Space Surveillance Center and the Space Defense Operations Center deep with Cheyenne mountain. Circa Desert Storm, then Lieutenant Colonel Ruffini became a practitioner of military deception, psychological operations, and Defense Department Special Plans and Special Technical Operations. Joe honed his expertise across the full spectrum of security disciplines, from operations and communications security, to computer, information, and physical security. One of the first Information Warfare and Information Operations Officers in DOD, Joe Ruffini studied current and emerging world threats to the United States Government and private enterprise on a wide scale –from the overseas theft of American intellectual property to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, which he predicted as early as 1993. In the private sector, Joe is a seasoned business developer, marketer, and program manager. His commercial initiatives span the spectrum from entrepreneurial projects in the Middle East funded by venture capitalists to enterprise security consulting for Fortune 1000 companies. For more than a decade, Joe has been a strategic information operations and counter terror practitioner and theorist. A core presenter for the National Counterintelligence Executive, CIA, Langley, his common sense, no nonsense approach to personal, corporate, and national security educates, enthralls, and entertains thousands. Joe’s dynamic and passionate presentations are embraced by government and private sector audiences alike, and include attendees from such noted organizations as the National Security Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, National Reconnaissance Office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Commercially, Joe presents to management and employees of Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Teledyne Brown, Bechtel, Raytheon Corporation, GE Access, Computer Security Institute, and a host of others. Recently, Joe served the United States as an Executive Information Operations Consultant supporting United States Space and Strategic Commands, and the White House National Security Council in support of counter insurgency and information operations for Afghanistan and Iraq.

Product Details

• Paperback: 281 pages
• Publisher: Special Operations Association; 2 edition (February 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097677531X
• ISBN-13: 978-0976775317
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #469,938 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly informative and well-written book, June 21, 2006

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Tristan Ishtar (Orlando, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When Terror Comes to Main Street: A Citizens' Guide to Terror Awareness, Preparedness, and Prevention (Paperback)

Before I read this book, all I knew about the Middle East and terrorism was what I saw on the news, the Daily Show, and heard on NPR. Sanitized, glossed-over, and heavily-spun. In other words, I was pretty clueless and very confused.

After reading this book, I actually understand how the world got into the situation it's in, what role our country played in it and - most importantly - what I can do to help to protect myself and my family.

We're not getting this information anywhere else. It's scary, disturbing and eye opening, but I'd rather know it than not know it (that whole forewarned is forearmed thing).

The book is very scholarly, but also very readable - and does not represent either political side (which I like).

Definitely worth the money and time to read it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, June 20, 2006

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Mike Smith - See all my reviews

This review is from: When Terror Comes to Main Street: A Citizens' Guide to Terror Awareness, Preparedness, and Prevention (Paperback)

Extremely engrossing read. Insightful--author uses excellent examples to explain complex issues. Glad I bought this book--I highly recommend it to all who think 9-11 was a once in a lifetime day.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An overdue analysis of the threats we face, October 9, 2006

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M. Grigsby (Kansas City, KS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When Terror Comes to Main Street: A Citizens' Guide to Terror Awareness, Preparedness, and Prevention (Paperback)

This book contains insights and information far above what we are going to get from television or the newspapers. Col Riffini is on time and on target and the depth of knowledge he brings to this issue far exceeds anything else that I have read. The events of recent days (I write this on 9 Oct 06) proves that his analysis is correct. This is a must read for those who want to educate themselves with respect to the war on terror and the dangers that we and our children will face far into the future.