Terrorism : opposing viewpoints / Bonnie Szumski, book editor.

Contributor(s): Szumski, Bonnie, 1958- [editor]
Language: English Series: Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered): Publisher: St. Paul, Minnesota : Greenhaven Press, c1986Description: 240 pages : illustrations 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0899083897 (lib. bdg.) :; 0899083641 (pbk.) :Subject(s): TerrorismDDC classification: 303.625 LOC classification: HV6431 | .T485 1986
Contents:
All political violence is terrorism / Vice President's Task Force on Combatting Terrorism -- All political violence is not terrorism / Charles William Maynes -- Terrorism is criminal activity / David G. Hubbard -- Terrorism is international warfare / Robert H. Kupperman -- Terrorism is murder / Charles Krauthammer -- Terrorists act to achieve freedom / Robin Wright -- Terrorists' causes are lies / Benzion Netanyahu -- Terrorists struggle against oppressive governments / Eqbal Ahmad -- Economics -- not oppression -- motivates terrorists / Bill Anderson -- Media publicity causes terrorism / John O'Sullivan -- The media must report terrorism / Katharine Graham -- Terrorism is sometimes justified / Martin Oppenheimer -- Terrorism is never justified / William McGurn -- IRA terrorism is justified / John M. Feehan -- IRA terrorism is not justified / Ian Paisley, Nora Bradford, and John Taylor -- The Palestinian goal justifies terrorism / Abu Nidal -- Terrorist goals do not justify terrorism / Jeane J. Kirkpatrick -- US support of terrorists is immoral / The Progressive -- US support of terrorists is necessary / Geoffrey Kemp -- US-sponsored contras are terrorists / Edgar Chamorro -- US-sponsored contras are freedom fighters / Adolfo Calero, Arturo José Cruz, and Alfonso Robelo Callejas -- The Soviet Union sponsors terrorism / Samuel T. Francis -- Soviet-backed terrorism is US propaganda / Edward S. Herman -- Afghan rebels are freedom fighters / Jack Wheeler -- Afghan rebels are terrorists / G. Ustinov -- Both superpowers encourage terrorism / Henry Steele Commager -- Terrorism can be eliminated / Benjamin Netanyahu -- Terrorism cannot be eliminated / Brian Michael Jenkins -- The US must retaliate against terrorists states / George P. Shultz -- Retaliatory attacks will not eliminate terrorism / George Ball -- Terrorists should be given stricter penalties / Elliot Rothenberg -- Stricter penalties will not eliminate terrorism / William O. Beeman -- Covert operations can fight terrorism / Michael Ledeen -- Covert operations are terrorism / Revolutionary Worker.
Summary: Presents opposing viewpoints debating the causes and consequences of and solutions to terrorism: includes views by terrorists as well as by political and social experts.
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Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 231-235.

All political violence is terrorism / Vice President's Task Force on Combatting Terrorism --
All political violence is not terrorism / Charles William Maynes --
Terrorism is criminal activity / David G. Hubbard --
Terrorism is international warfare / Robert H. Kupperman --
Terrorism is murder / Charles Krauthammer --
Terrorists act to achieve freedom / Robin Wright --
Terrorists' causes are lies / Benzion Netanyahu --
Terrorists struggle against oppressive governments / Eqbal Ahmad --
Economics --
not oppression --
motivates terrorists / Bill Anderson --
Media publicity causes terrorism / John O'Sullivan --
The media must report terrorism / Katharine Graham --
Terrorism is sometimes justified / Martin Oppenheimer --
Terrorism is never justified / William McGurn --
IRA terrorism is justified / John M. Feehan --
IRA terrorism is not justified / Ian Paisley, Nora Bradford, and John Taylor --
The Palestinian goal justifies terrorism / Abu Nidal --
Terrorist goals do not justify terrorism / Jeane J. Kirkpatrick --
US support of terrorists is immoral / The Progressive --
US support of terrorists is necessary / Geoffrey Kemp --
US-sponsored contras are terrorists / Edgar Chamorro --
US-sponsored contras are freedom fighters / Adolfo Calero, Arturo José Cruz, and Alfonso Robelo Callejas --
The Soviet Union sponsors terrorism / Samuel T. Francis --
Soviet-backed terrorism is US propaganda / Edward S. Herman --
Afghan rebels are freedom fighters / Jack Wheeler --
Afghan rebels are terrorists / G. Ustinov --
Both superpowers encourage terrorism / Henry Steele Commager --
Terrorism can be eliminated / Benjamin Netanyahu --
Terrorism cannot be eliminated / Brian Michael Jenkins --
The US must retaliate against terrorists states / George P. Shultz --
Retaliatory attacks will not eliminate terrorism / George Ball --
Terrorists should be given stricter penalties / Elliot Rothenberg --
Stricter penalties will not eliminate terrorism / William O. Beeman --
Covert operations can fight terrorism / Michael Ledeen --
Covert operations are terrorism / Revolutionary Worker.


Presents opposing viewpoints debating the causes and consequences of and solutions to terrorism: includes views by terrorists as well as by political and social experts.

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