Terrorism

Summary: Explores the issue of terrorism by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic.

Item details

ISBN: 9780737749441 (hbk.)
ISBN: 073774944X (hbk.)
Physical Description: print
164 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Publisher: Farmington, Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, c2011.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Terrorists pose a serious threat to the United States / Diane Dimond -- The threat posed by terrorists has been exaggerated / Philip Giraldi -- Terrorists are likely to acquire nuclear weapons / Graham Allison -- Terrorists are not likely to acquire nuclear weapons / John Mueller -- Terrorists are likely to acquire biological weapons / Bob Graham -- Terrorists are not likely to acquire biological weapons / William R. Clark -- Fighting the war in Afghanistan can prevent terrorism / Barack Obama -- Fighting the war in Afghanistan encourages terrorism / Paul R. Pillar -- Stopping rogue nations from obtaining weapons of mass destruction can prevent terrorism / Steven Emerson and Joel Himelfarb -- Rogue nations are not likely to give weapons of mass destruction to terrorists / Daniel Byman -- The United States can prevent terrorism by winning hearts and minds / Michael Chertoff -- Preventing radicalism in immigrant communities can prevent terrorism / Lorenzo Vidino -- Terrorism can be prevented by abandoning the war on terror / Michael Lerner -- Harsh interrogation techniques should be used on suspected terrorists / Deroy Murdock -- Harsh interrogation techniques should not be used on suspected terrorists / Christopher Hitchens -- Terrorists should be tried in civilian courts / Josh Marshall -- Terrorists should not be tried in civilian courts / Rowan Scarborough -- Convicted terrorists should get the death penalty / Stewart Weiss -- Convicted terrorists should not get the death penalty / Michael C. Dorf.