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Terrorism/Counter Measures
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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results18 Connexions Library1 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 8 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 7 Sources Library Connexions LibraryThe Case Against Bombing ISIS Shupak, Greg Article 2016 The military campaign against ISIS is just the latest phase of US imperialism in the Middle East. The CIA and Questions of Torture: Against The Current vol. 131 Fish, George Article 2007 Alfred W. McCoy's A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, from the Cold War to the War on Terror is a chilling, eerily fascinating account of how the CIA used physical and psychological torture as a... Connexions: Volume 9, Number 2 - Summer 1984 - Rights and Liberties - A Digest of Resources & Groups for Social Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 Dark Days: The Story of Four Canadians Tortured in the Name of Fighting Terror Pither, Kerry Book 2008 An exposé of Canadian national security investigations, Kerry Pither's Dark Days exposes a disturbing record of human-rights abuses, both at home and abroad, and ultimately questions our notion of the... FBI Continues To Foil Its Own Devised Terrorist Plots Geigner, Timothy Serial Publication (Periodical) 2012 It seems there's a new pattern showing itself every time I read a news report in which the FBI proudly announces it foiled a terrorist plot. That pattern goes something like this: hear that a huge exp... First a Hand on Your Crotch, Next a Boot in Your Face: False Choices and Airport Security Scott, Michael Article 2010 Since 9/11, we have given up many of our rights and our government has condoned practices like torture, legalized assassination, kidnapping, indefinite detention without access to council or trial – a... Human Rights: in a time of terror: New Internationalist January/February 2008 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2008 A look at human rights in various countries including women's and sex rights. Human Rights Protections Weaken as Tunisia Fights Terror Abrougui, Afef Article 2015 The Tunisian government is cracking down on civil and political rights as it fights a rise in Islamist insurgency, in the aftermath of the deadliest terror attack in the country's history. ISIS Thrives on the Disunity of Its Enemies Cockburn, Patrick Article 2015 The aftermath of terrorist attacks such as the massacre in Paris are a bad time to produce new policies, but they provide ideal political conditions for a government to take radical, if ill-thought-ou... A Left Voice in Pakistan: Against The Current vol. 131 Tariq, Farooq Article 2007 Following the October 18 attack on the massive procession into Karachi welcoming Benazir Bhutto back from an eight-year exile, Farooq Tariq, General Secretary of the Labour Party Pakistan, expressed h... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - November 21, 2015: Climate Change and Social Change Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 This issue of Other Voices spotlights climate change, the escalating crisis that the upcoming Paris climate conference is supposed to address. But climate change is not a single problem: it is a produ... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 1, 2017: April 1 issue Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Other Voices always strives to present you with alternative views on important topics. This issue offers some really alternative perspectives and even some "alternative facts." As always, read critica... Terror Takeover: The monstrous march of the security state New Internationalist November 2009 - #427 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2009 Has our panic over terrorism given permission for unchecked abuse? The fear of terrorism has been used to curtail our liberties and violate human rights. Total terrorism solution Article 2016 Hoax highlights failures of military, security approaches to terrorism. TSA's Gestapo Empire: A Greater Threat Than the Terrorists Roberts, Paul Craig Article 2010 The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is a far greater threat to the lives and freedom of Americans than the 'terrorists' it claims to be protecting them from. The Young Man Was: Part 1: United Red Army Mohaiemen, Naeem Film/Video 2012 The start of a film trilogy that traces 1970s ultra left movements' turn to violence; Part One is based on the negotiations of the 1977 JAL hijacking, between the Japanese Red Army members on board th... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesChomsky.info The Noam Chomsky Web site.
Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryBefore Parliament Hill attack, RCMP got 3 warnings, reduced patrols Documents show Mounties reduced patrols prior to shootings, despite 3 separate warnings Beeby, Dean 2015 Mounties received at least three warnings of potential terrorist attacks on uniformed officers before last year's shootings on Parliament Hill, yet the RCMP wound down extra patrols around the parliam... Journalists Welcome European Call to Review Anti-Terrorism Laws Sources News Release 2009 Ministers of the human rights network of the Council of Europe have called on their governments to review anti-terrorism laws in the face of strong criticism from journalists that some laws are in pra... Police log 'domestic extremists' and keep database on activists Forces survey and file details of peaceful protests and political activities Lewis, Paul; Evans, Rob; Taylor, Matthew 2009 'Domestic Extremists' are persons involved in political meetings and protests who are photographed and added to a national database by the UK police. This surveillance falls under the purview of "ter... Rendition ordeal raises new questions about secret trials Fatima Bouchar's story reveals involvement of the British government Cobain, Ian 2012 Investigative reporting on the rendition (initiated by British intelligence officers) of Libyian Islamist militants who sought to oust Muammar Gaddafi. The right way to end terrorism From armed resistance to jihadist networks Gresh,Alain 2015 Gresh discusses a way to end terrorism, by placing an emphasis on the term itself and the repercussions of its meaning and use. Vienna Declaration calls on governments to respect media freedom in fight against terrorism Sources News Release 2009 Effective security and respect for freedom of expression and press freedom are not incompatible but, rather, complementary. Will the government's counter-extremist programme criminalise dissent? Kundnani, Arun 2015 From 1 July, a broad range of public bodies - from nursery schools to optometrists - will be legally obliged to participate in the U.S. government’s Prevent policy to identify would-be extremists. Und... |
