U.S. Counterterrorism Policy in the 1980s and the Priorities for the 1990s

• NCJ Number: 128962
• Journal: Terrorism Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Dated: (January-February 1990) Pages: 7-13
• Author(s): M D Busby
• Date Published: 1990
• Length: 7 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Presentation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Remarks made by Ambassador Morris D. Busby, coordinator for counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Army School of the Americas, Fort Benning, Georgia, October 24, 1989

Annotation

The Department of State's counterterrorism coordinator discusses current patterns in international terrorism and cites three areas of growing concern: radical Palestinian terrorist groups, Libyan supported terrorism, and narcoterrorism in the Andean nations. He explains U.S. Government counterterrorism policy and assesses its effectiveness. The recent trend toward treating terrorists as criminals and applying the rule of law against them is examined. He also emphasizes the importance of pressuring countries that sponsor terrorism and of refusing to make deals with terrorists. (Author abstract)