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The Terrorist Trap: America's Experience With Terrorism
The Terrorist Trap America's Experience With Terrorism Author:Jeffrey D. Simon Reviews of the first edition: A solid, commonsense look at a phenomenon capable of producing the strongest emotions. . . . Simons predictions for the future, and what our responses should be, seem reasoned and right. Informative. Booklist In a disturbing, timely, compelling report, [Simon] scrutinizes Americas response to terrorism . . . he... more » outlines steps that governments, intelligence agencies and the news media can take to reduce terrorists psychological advantage and to thwart their actions. Publishers Weekly (starred review) This book chronicles the U.S. response to terrorism from the days of Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary pirates to the confrontation of George Bush and Saddam Hussein. Jeffrey Simon explores what he terms the terrorist trap : the psychological, political, and social elements that make terrorism unlike any other conflictand why terrorism will be an inescapable part of American life in the post-Cold War environment.« less