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Table of Contents:

	Introduction : disaster, tragedy, failure - and hope	1
1	Storm clouds	13
2	Leave, please!	33
3	Laughed out of the room	55
4	Levees lite	73
5	The second-worst-case scenario	99
6	Into the breach	109
7	Is anyone in charge here?	137
8	Wetlands forever	153
9	The score on the corps	187
10	The investigation	211
11	Now or never	250

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Inside Terrorism

Author: Bruce Hoffman

Bruce Hoffman's Inside Terrorism has remained a seminal work for understanding the historical evolution of terrorism and the terrorist mindset. In this revised edition of the classic text, Hoffman analyzes the new adversaries, motivations, and tactics of global terrorism that have emerged in recent years, focusing specifically on how al Qaeda has changed since 9/11; the reasons behind its resiliency, resonance, and longevity; and its successful use of the Internet and videotapes to build public support and gain new recruits. Hoffman broadens the discussion by evaluating the potential repercussions of the Iraqi insurgency, the use of suicide bombers, terrorist exploitation of new communications media, and the likelihood of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear terrorist strike.

Closer to home, Hoffman reconsiders the Timothy McVeigh case and the threats posed by American Christian white supremacists and abortion opponents as well as those posed by militant environmentalists and animal rights activists. He argues that the attacks on the World Trade Center fundamentally transformed the West's view of the terrorist threat. More relevant and necessary than ever, Inside Terrorism continues to be the definitive work on the history and future of global terrorism.

Economist

Gripping -and alarming.

Walter Laqueur

Bruce Hoffman's book is the best work to summarize in a generally understandable and concise form all the significant facts about terrorism in the last decade. It is especially interesting regarding the strange relationship between terrorism and the media, and can be warmly recommended as an absolutely reliable guide.

Raymond Bonner

For its historical and political examination of terrorism, Inside Terrorism is a valuable work. . . . Falls into the category of 'must read, ' at least for anyone who wants to understand how we can respond to international acts of terror.

Atlanta Journal Constitution

If you have time to read only one book, this should be the one.

Times Literary Supplement

[An] impressive reconnaissance over the battlefields of the world. . . . A fascinating survey of the recent history of international terrorism and all its well-documented horrors.

International Affairs

Hoffman´s strength lies in the building up of case-studies in an historical context to illustrate the dimensions of this amorphous phenomenon.

Sunday Telegraph

The author has succeeded brilliantly. His predictions for the future are hardly comforting, but they should be heeded by all governments with an interest in world peace.

London Financial Times

Writing with a wonderful clarity, Hoffman . . . identifies the characteristics that make terrorism the distinct phenomenon of political violence that it is.

Louis Rene Beres

From the start, readers of Inside Terrorism are treated to a lean and information-filled analysis of terrorism, one that combines purposeful theoretical investigation with good use of history and empirical evidence. The author´s synthesis succeeds so well that the book is able to stand by itself as a single-volume incorporation of contemporary terrorism literature and scholarship.

Booknews

Defining terrorism as "the deliberate creation and exploitation of fear through violence in the pursuit of political change," the author focuses on the French Reign of Terror, Islamic states, the PLO, the IRA, European Communist movements, and small fringe millenarian groups throughout the world. Tracing the history of these groups, he explores the characteristics of certain categories, including ethno/nationalist, separatist, religious, and international terrorism. He also examines the terrorist psychology; the relationship between terrorism, the media, and public opinion; and future trends, including the possible growth in the use of weapons of mass destruction.

Raymond Bonner

For its historical and political examination of terrorism, Inside Terrorism is a valuable work. . . .Falls into the category of 'must read,' at least for anyone who wants to understand how we can respond to international acts of terror. -- The New York Times Book Review

Los Angeles Times

A fascinating survey of the recent history of international terrorism and its well-documented horrors.