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Selected official statements and documents from US and UN sources on counterterrorism, neutralizing threat of catastrophic terrorism, and reconstruction of Afghanistan. Includes text of UN Security Council Resolution 1390, Jan. 16, 2002.

Very little has been written on the subject of terrorism from a philosophical viewpoint. What little exists generally presuposes terrorism to be either senseless brutality or romanticized heroism. We argue that it is neither. Many writers conflate terrorism with either revolutionary or criminal activity. We contend that it is a separate and recent phenomenon, defining terrorism as violence directed, as a matter of political strategy, against innocent persons. We consider three possible arguments that may be offered in defense of terrorism. First, the Economy of Scale argument, which supposes terrorism to be the "cheapest form of warfare." Second, the Consciousness-Raising argument, contending that terrorism is warranted provided that it makes the public aware of institutional injustice. Third, the Collective Guilt argument, which holds that the public is sealed by their silence. We argue that none of these arguments holds up under close scrutiny, and we further consider general objections that can be raised against any terrorist activity. We conclude with a look into the terrorist's mind, noting that he or she interprets the world in starkly polar terms between good and evil. We describe the ideological rift that exists between the liberal democratic tradition—of which our arguments are representative—and the ideologies of terrorism.

'Die Vereinigten Staaten führen einen Krieg der Worte. Ihre Rhetorik dient als Grundlage für die Strategien im Kampf gegen den Terrorismus. Aus den Beschreibungen des Phänomens leiten sich die tatsächlichen politischen Aktionen ab. Laut den Ergebnissen aus der neuen Kriegs- und Terrorismusforschung sind dabei drei Möglichkeiten der Beschreibung oder Deutung denkbar: a) Der internationale Terrorismus wird in fremden Nationen verortet, b) er kann as primär transnationales Netzwerk beschrieben werden oder c) als Phänomen, das hauptsächlich in den jeweils angegriffenen Staaten selbst verortet wird. Entsprechend der Deutungen und Wahrnehmungen bezüglich des internationalen Terrorismus ergeben sich logisch verschiedene Strategien zu seiner Bekämpfung. Die Strategie der Vereinigten Staaten leitet sich aus der Verortung des Terrorismus in fremden Nationen, den so genannten 'haven states', ab. Aus diesem Verständnis ist sie zumindest logisch nachvollziehbar. Die Kriegs- und Terrorismusforschung kommt jedoch zu abweichenden Beschreibungen und damit auch Empfehlungen zu der Bekämpfung von Terrorismus. Dies lässt die Einschätzung zu, dass die Strategien der Vereinigten Staaten nicht auf eine rasche Verminderung des internationalen Terrorismus angelegt sind, sondern auf einen langfristigen Konflikt speziell mit Staaten des Mittleren und Nahen Ostens.' (Autorenreferat)

Cover Page -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Causes of Terrorism -- 1. The United States Should Fight Global Poverty to Reduce Terrorism -- 2. Failed States Like Somalia and Pakistan Cause Terrorism -- 3. Failed States Like Somalia Do Not Cause Terrorism -- 4. Worldwide, the Islamic Religion Is the Cause of Terrorism -- 5. In Latin America, Islam Is Not Linked to Terrorism -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 2: Human Rights and the War on Terror -- 1. In Britain, Respect for Human Rights Helps in the War on Terror -- 2. Europe's Misguided Focus on Human Rights Has Hampered the US War on Terror -- 3. China Uses the War on Terror to Repress Uighur Separatist Movements -- 4. The US War on Terror Should Be Fought with Intelligence, Not Military Force -- 5. In Afghanistan and Pakistan, Improving Women's Rights Helps in the War on Terror -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 3: Government Responses to Terrorist Attacks -- 1. Like Norway, the United Kingdom Should Learn to React Calmly to Terrorist Attacks -- 2. Russia Struggles to Find the Correct Response to Terror Attacks -- 3. Germany May Institute Full-Body Scanners in Airports in Response to a Terrorist Attack -- 4. India's Response to Terrorism Has Been Complex and Effective -- 5. India's Response to Terrorism Has Been Ineffectual -- 6. Israeli-Palestinian Peace Negotiations Must Not Be Derailed by Terrorist Attacks -- Periodical and Internet Sources Bibliography -- Chapter 4: The Future of the War on Terror -- 1. In Afghanistan, the Death of Osama bin Laden Must Not End the War on Terror -- 2. Declare Victory and End the 'Global War on Terror' -- 3. Pakistanis Fear Economic Isolation -- 4. The West Must Do More to End the Injustice That Motivates Jihad

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