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Intro -- Foreword -- The Rise of Terrorism -- The Rise of the PLO -- Urban Guerrillas -- Terrorism and Religion -- Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda -- Counterterrorist Organizations -- Series Glossary -- Chronology -- Further Information -- Index -- Picture Credits -- Blank Page.

Terrorism in the world, today and yesterday -- What is terrorism? definition and classification -- Strategy, tactics, weapons, and targets -- State sponsors and supporters of terrorism -- Religious justification for terrorism -- Ethnic and national bases of terrorism -- Terrorism and ideologies of the left -- Terrorism and ideologies of the right -- Terrorism and multiple motivations -- State use of domestic terrorism instead of repression -- Countries with multiple crises of terrorism -- Counterterrorism -- Terrorism: a continuing phenomenon -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

As the first phase of the ""war on terrorism"" ended with at least a partial victory over the Taliban and al-Qaeda, a new phase opened. This new phase focuses attention on the ability of dispersed al-Qaeda members to carry out attacks on targets throughout the world, as well as the many other terrorist groups and regional ""hot spots"" that could spawn future attacks on the United States or embroil the country in military intervention. The U.S. government has expressed great concern about the threats of state-sponsored terrorism and weapons of mass destruction (most notably in Iraq, Iran, and