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A new kind of "international terrorism" -- "International terrorism" as a media event -- Terrorism as war/War against terrorism -- "War against international terrorism" in abstractions -- "War against international terrorism" as military action -- Happenings and unthinkingness

"President George W. Bush maintained in his address of 20 September 2001, that the successful prosecution of the war against terrorism will require the judicious use of 'every resource at our command - every means of diplomacy, every tool of intelligence, every instrument of law enforcement, every financial influence, and every necessary weapon of war'. Unlike the Cold War, the War on Terrorism is neither a battle against some ideology nor bounded by physical boundaries or conventional political units such as nation-states. The War on Terrorism is the internationalisation, or rather, globalisation of previous wars. Terror is not a nation, and the enemies in such wars are not nations; any regime such as Libya simply by repudiating terrorism, can become an ally of the anti-terror coalition. Regimes that continue to practice terrorism against domestic opponents qualify to participate in the wider war if they conform to certain norms in external affairs. The 28 articles reprinted here consider aspects of that most amorphous of animals - the War on Terrorism. They do not set out to provide all of the answers; nor do they radiate a unified vision of what constitutes the war on terrorism; the pieces begin from a range of political and intellectual outlooks. Taken as a group, however, the difficulties of determining the limits and nature of the war on terrorism receive important attention. The authors address several major themes within the war on terrorism: what falls within its perimeters, its shifting manifestations, implications, responses and future directions."--Provided by publisher.

This book responds to the Bush Administration position on the "war on terror." It examines preemption within the context of "just war"; justification for the United States-led invasion of Iraq, with some authors charging that its tactics serve to increase terror; global terrorism; and concepts such as reconciliation, Islamic identity, nationalism, and intervention.

1. Introduction : philosophy, politics, terror / Bob Brecher and Mark Devenney -- 2. Rediscovering the individual in the 'war on terror' : a virtue and liberal approach / Heather Widdows -- 3. Is there a justifiable shoot-to-kill policy? / Shahrar Ali -- 4. Torture and the demise of the justiciable standard of enlightened government : a US perspective / Don Wallace and Akis Kalaitzidis -- 5. Asylum and the discourse of terror : the European 'security state' / Fran Cetti.