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Overblown : how politicians and the terrorism industry inflate national security threats, and why we believe them, John Mueller
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- Summary
- Why have there been no terrorist attacks in the United States since 9/11? It is easy for a single person with a bomb-filled backpack to launch an attack. So why hasn't it happened? The answer is surely not Homeland Security, which cannot stop terrorists, legally or otherwise; surely not the Iraq war, which has stoked the hatred of Muslim extremists around the world. Is it possible that there are no al-Qaeda terrorists here? Is it possible that the war on terror has been a radical overreaction to a rare event? We have gone to war in two countries and killed tens of thousands; we have launched a massive domestic wiretapping program and created vast databases of information once considered private; the terrorism industry and its allies in the White House and Congress have preyed on our fears and caused enormous damage. It is time to rethink the entire enterprise.--From publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- vii, 259 pages
- Contents
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- pt. I. Terrorism's impact. The limited destructiveness of terrorism ; Overacting to terrorism: the terrorism industry.
- pt. II. Historical comparisons. Dates of infamy: Pearl Harbor and 9/11 ; Cold War, containment, and conspiracy ; Nuclear fears, Cold War terrorism, and devils du jour ; Disorderliness in the New World order.
- pt. III. Approaching terror and terrorism. An alternative terrorism policy: absorbing, policing, reducing fear, avoiding overreaction ; Terrorism and terror
- Isbn
- 9781416541721
- Label
- Overblown : how politicians and the terrorism industry inflate national security threats, and why we believe them
- Title
- Overblown
- Title remainder
- how politicians and the terrorism industry inflate national security threats, and why we believe them
- Statement of responsibility
- John Mueller
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Why have there been no terrorist attacks in the United States since 9/11? It is easy for a single person with a bomb-filled backpack to launch an attack. So why hasn't it happened? The answer is surely not Homeland Security, which cannot stop terrorists, legally or otherwise; surely not the Iraq war, which has stoked the hatred of Muslim extremists around the world. Is it possible that there are no al-Qaeda terrorists here? Is it possible that the war on terror has been a radical overreaction to a rare event? We have gone to war in two countries and killed tens of thousands; we have launched a massive domestic wiretapping program and created vast databases of information once considered private; the terrorism industry and its allies in the White House and Congress have preyed on our fears and caused enormous damage. It is time to rethink the entire enterprise.--From publisher description
- Cataloging source
- StDuBDS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mueller, John E
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
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- Cold War
- Terrorism
- Terrorism
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
- Society
- Target audience
- specialized
- Label
- Overblown : how politicians and the terrorism industry inflate national security threats, and why we believe them, John Mueller
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- still image
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- pt. I. Terrorism's impact. The limited destructiveness of terrorism ; Overacting to terrorism: the terrorism industry. -- pt. II. Historical comparisons. Dates of infamy: Pearl Harbor and 9/11 ; Cold War, containment, and conspiracy ; Nuclear fears, Cold War terrorism, and devils du jour ; Disorderliness in the New World order. -- pt. III. Approaching terror and terrorism. An alternative terrorism policy: absorbing, policing, reducing fear, avoiding overreaction ; Terrorism and terror
- Control code
- 010372755
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- vii, 259 pages
- Isbn
- 9781416541721
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white)
- Label
- Overblown : how politicians and the terrorism industry inflate national security threats, and why we believe them, John Mueller
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- pt. I. Terrorism's impact. The limited destructiveness of terrorism ; Overacting to terrorism: the terrorism industry. -- pt. II. Historical comparisons. Dates of infamy: Pearl Harbor and 9/11 ; Cold War, containment, and conspiracy ; Nuclear fears, Cold War terrorism, and devils du jour ; Disorderliness in the New World order. -- pt. III. Approaching terror and terrorism. An alternative terrorism policy: absorbing, policing, reducing fear, avoiding overreaction ; Terrorism and terror
- Control code
- 010372755
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- vii, 259 pages
- Isbn
- 9781416541721
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (black and white)
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