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|aThe world's most threatening terrorist networks and criminal gangs|h[electronic resource] /|cedited by Michael T. Kindt, Jerrold M. Post, and Barry R. Schneider.
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|a1st ed.
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|aNew York :|bPalgrave Macmillan,|c2009.
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|axiii, 281 p. :|bill., maps ;|c25 cm.
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|a"This volume is the second in the USAF Counterproliferation Center'sKnow thy enemy series"--Acknowledgments.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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|aBroader non-state actor issues -- Suicide terrorism : are there important counterterrorist lessons to be learned? / James E. Winkates -- AlQaeda's modus operandi : anticipating their target selection / Barry R. Schneider -- Political Islam and radical Islam : the cases of Pakistan and Bangladesh / Stephen F. Burgess -- "Like glitter of the sun" : Iran and terrorism / Gregory F. Giles -- Terrorist use of WMD / James J.F. Forest -- Specific non-state actor groups -- Hezbollah : a state within a state / Michael T. Kindt -- Hamas : the Islamic resistance movement / Jerrold M. Post -- Al Qaeda 2.0 and the global Salafi jihad / Jerrold M. Post -- Jemaah Islamiyah remains active and deadly /James C. "Chris" Whitmire -- The Mexican drug cartels : at war for control of the U.S.-Mexico border / Dario E. Teicher -- Revolutionary armed forces of Colombia (FARC) / Jerrold M. Post -- Mara Salvatrucha : a threat to U.S.and Central American security / Tina S. Strickland.
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|aTerrorist organizations and international criminal networks pose an increasingly severe danger to US security. Who are these rivals who threaten us? What do they want to achieve? This book looks at diverse groups such as Al Qaeda, its jihadist fellow travelers as well as Hezbollahand its terrorist sponsor, Iran. Other chapters examine Hamas, Jemaah Islamiyah, the FARC, the Mexican drug cartels, and the criminal gang, Mara Salvatrucha 13. Pakistan, where jihadists pose an extreme security threat, is another focus as is a chapter on terrorist WMD threats. Thislook at sub-state rivals is recommended to all serious students of international security.
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|aElectronic reproduction.|bBasingstoke, England :|cPalgrave Macmillan,|d2010.|nMode of access:World Wide Web.|nSystem requirements: Web browser.|nTitle from title screen (viewed on Jan. 11, 2010).|nAccess may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
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