NCJ Number
32449
Date Published
1975
Length
91 pages
Annotation
THIS DOCUMENT EXAMINES THE NATURE AND MEANING OF TERRORISM, DESCRIBES SEVERAL KNOWN TERRORIST MOVEMENTS, AND OFFERS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN AMERICAN RESPONSE TO THE TERRORIST MOVEMENT.
Abstract
THE HISTORY AND TACTICS TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS BASED IN THE MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA, AND EUROPE ARE PRESENTED, AND FROM THESE THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT ALTHOUGH UNIQUE AND PERSONAL REASONS MOTIVATED THE RECOURSE TO TERROR IN EACH CASE, TERROR WAS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY. THE AUTHOR CONTENDS THAT PRACTICAL MEASURES CAN BE TAKEN TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND THAT AN INFLEXIBLE, HARSH RESPONSE WOULD PROVIDE NO RELIEF. HE DISCUSSES THE CHALLENGES FACING THE UNITED STATES, CONSIDERS WHAT THE AMERICAN RESPONSE TO TERRORISM HAS BEEN THUS FAR, AND SUGGESTS AN ANTI-TERRORIST STRATEGY FOR WASHINGTON. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)