The West Tech Terrorist

Author : Peter Jedick
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781643499253

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"The West Tech Terrorist is a thrilling mystery akin to the classic tales of The Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew. But because of the timeliness of its themes of terrorism, school safety and espionage, it has been eliciting positive acclaim from readers aged 10-80." "" Melissa Murray, The Western Reserve Historical Society Newsletter, An Affiliate ofThe Smithsonian Institution The West Tech Terrorist is a mystery romance novel that provides a taste of the home front during World War II America. It is the fall of 1941 at Cleveland's West Technical High School, one of the largest and most unique high schools in America. The United States is on the brink of World War II. Victor Blazek, the sports editor of the West Tech school newspaper, and his girlfriend, Doris, try to foil a sinister plot by Nazi sympathizers inside the school. But their attempt as amateur sleuths puts both their lives in danger. (www.westtechterrorist.com) "The West Tech Terrorist is a gripping, intriguing, period piece...and smartly crafted historical allegory...Well worth checking out." ""Peter Chakerian, Managing Editor, CoolCleveland.com "Throughout the story, Jedick, truly respectful of history, preserves the accuracy of Cleveland in the early 1940s, just before Pearl Harbor struck." ""Sara Macho, Cleveland's Sun Newspapers "The West Tech Terrorist...appeals to readers young and old. Even the cover illustration is a throwback to the mystery novels of yesteryear." "" Ben Saylor, Cleveland's West Life Newspaper "Jedick makes no secret of his affection for his alma mater, from its delicious lunches to its larger-than-life principal..." ""Barbara McIntyre, The Akron Beacon Journal

Author : Peter Jedick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1508877599

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The West Tech Terrorist is a romance mystery novel. It is a fast-moving easy reading detective story that provides a taste of the home front during World War II America. The novel is set in the fall of 1941 at Cleveland's West Technical High School, one of the largest and most unique high schools in the country. The United States is on the brink of World War II. Victor Blazek, the sports editor of the West Tech school newspaper, suspects that a group of fellow students are Nazi sympathizers and that they have a secret plan to blow up a Cleveland defense plant. He enlists his girl friend, Doris, to help foil the plot. They fall in love while searching for clues throughout the school's many different departments, everything from aircraft engine repair to horticulture to welding. But their attempt as amateur slueths puts their lives in danger. Will the surprise appearance of legendary crime fighter Eliot Ness save both them and the defense plant from destruction? Only The West Tech Terrorist knows for sure. The novel appeals to both adults and young adults and to both males and females.

Author : James Ciment
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 2394 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317451518

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World Terrorism: An Encyclopedia of Political Violence from Ancient Times to the Post-9/11 Era by James Ciment Pdf

First Published in 2015. This collection holds three volumes. Terrorism is a term that defies easy definition and its meaning has also changed over the course of history. Because this encyclopedia aims at comprehensiveness —across time, geography, and the conceptual landscape —it applies the broadest definition of terrorism: the use of violence or the threat of violence to effect political change through fear, in which the victims of the violence. The encyclopedia is divided into six parts.

Author : M. Hadji-Janev,M. Jankuloska
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781643682334

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Gender Mainstreaming in Counter-terrorism Efforts in the Western Balkans by M. Hadji-Janev,M. Jankuloska Pdf

Amplified by a volatile security environment, technology and globalization, terrorism and violent extremism have become a genuine threat on a global level, and the ability of terrorist groups to capitalize on local issues such as poverty and inequality have helped to fuel the process of radicalization and recruitment. The region of the Western Balkans is not immune to these trends, and the gender component has been recognized as an important aspect in efforts to counter and prevent such practices. This book presents edited contributions delivered at the NATO Advanced Training Course (ATC) “Gender Mainstreaming in Counter-terrorism Efforts in Western Balkans” held from 16 to 21 May 2021. The event was designed to explore gender perspectives in counter-terrorism efforts in the Western Balkans and in the wider security-sector, and to analyze drivers to radicalization through the lens of gender. This ATC brought together more than 50 military and civilian participants from 7 countries in the Western Balkans and south-eastern Europe and 35 expert lecturers. Topics include the legal and political framework of gender mainstreaming; the role of technology; the drivers, motivations and roles of women in radicalization and extremist groups; counter-terrorism and gender; gender-sensitive approaches to counter terrorism; gendered perspectives from the frontline; the prospects for women’s leadership roles in community-based approaches; and challenges to the implementation of UNSCR 1325 in the Western Balkans. Highlighting critical components and providing a unique insight which contributes to the academic debate on gender mainstreaming in P/CVE and CT efforts, the book will be of interest to all those involved in countering the spread of terrorism worldwide.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000033131986

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Foreign Terrorists in America by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information Pdf

Author : Francis T. Cullen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351486767

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Technology and Terrorism by Francis T. Cullen Pdf

In this volume, thirteen authors from all points of the English-speaking world provide a tour of the entwined labyrinths of technology and terrorism. They describe terrorism as an epistemological contact sport. With espionage, one can often deduce from a few pieces of the puzzle a plan's goals and its roots, its sources. But the goals of terrorists are both vague and hopelessly specific, while their means are restrained by rational, institutional thought. Thus, terrorists can be equally expected to flail out without any thought at all, as a child might exhibit in a temper tantrum, and to be hyper-rational, probing at the edges of the target for any weakness. Therefore, how terrorists use technology may not be determined by any particular level of technology but in the probabilities for the target's expectation and defense regarding particular technologies. Fred Allen asks why Bin Laden and his organization were effective against the Russians but may have more trouble with free societies. Edward Tenner muses on the ironies of low-tech attacks and the dangers of over-reliance on high-tech sophistication. Such thoughts are tempered by direct and unreassuring reportage from the federal security front. Ann Larabee turns the telescope around, with a history showing that bomb-throwing is as American as apple pie. Toby Blyth takes us inside the theorists' backroom for a look at the ever-mutating ways, means, and motives of war. It used to be about power, money, land, resources, or the ever-popular Pamir Knot "Great Game." Now it seems that globalization has coughed up groups of people, with little in common except for simultaneous feelings of helplessness and cultural superiority. Modern technology, which once seemed to hold only promise, now seems to harbor the potential for danger and destruction. The contributors to this volume are interested in the broader culture, and how terrorism affects that culture--including how people go about researching terrorism.

Author : Francis T. Cullen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351486750

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Technology and Terrorism by Francis T. Cullen Pdf

In this volume, thirteen authors from all points of the English-speaking world provide a tour of the entwined labyrinths of technology and terrorism. They describe terrorism as an epistemological contact sport. With espionage, one can often deduce from a few pieces of the puzzle a plan's goals and its roots, its sources. But the goals of terrorists are both vague and hopelessly specific, while their means are restrained by rational, institutional thought. Thus, terrorists can be equally expected to flail out without any thought at all, as a child might exhibit in a temper tantrum, and to be hyper-rational, probing at the edges of the target for any weakness. Therefore, how terrorists use technology may not be determined by any particular level of technology but in the probabilities for the target's expectation and defense regarding particular technologies. Fred Allen asks why Bin Laden and his organization were effective against the Russians but may have more trouble with free societies. Edward Tenner muses on the ironies of low-tech attacks and the dangers of over-reliance on high-tech sophistication. Such thoughts are tempered by direct and unreassuring reportage from the federal security front. Ann Larabee turns the telescope around, with a history showing that bomb-throwing is as American as apple pie. Toby Blyth takes us inside the theorists' backroom for a look at the ever-mutating ways, means, and motives of war. It used to be about power, money, land, resources, or the ever-popular Pamir Knot "Great Game." Now it seems that globalization has coughed up groups of people, with little in common except for simultaneous feelings of helplessness and cultural superiority. Modern technology, which once seemed to hold only promise, now seems to harbor the potential for danger and destruction. The contributors to this volume are interested in the broader culture, and how terrorism affects that culture--including how people go about researching terrorism.

Author : Peter Lehr
Publisher : Springer
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319909240

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Counter-Terrorism Technologies by Peter Lehr Pdf

This book critically discusses the role of technology for counter-terrorism in general, and for securing our vulnerable open societies in particular. It is set against the backdrop of the terrorist threat posed by the combined forces of Al Qaeda and ISIS/Daesh in the foreseeable future. The book commences by illuminating current and foreseeable tactics and weapons used by these implacable enemies – weapons that may well include chemical, biological, radiological and potentially even nuclear (CBRN) devices. In a second part, it introduces technologies already available or in development that promise an increase in safety and security when it comes to the dangers posed by these terrorists. This part also includes a critical discussion of advantages and disadvantages of such technologies that are, quite often, sold as a ‘silver bullet’ approach in the fight against terrorism. Controversies such as those triggered by the abuse of millimeter wave scanners deployed at several Western European airports will demonstrate that there are costs involved with regard to human rights. The third, analytical part takes the critical discussion further by arguing that the uncritical fielding of new surveillance and control technologies in parallel with the on-going outsourcing and privatization of key services of the state could well lead to dystopias as envisaged in a rather prescient way by the so-called cyperpunk novels of the 1980s. The book concludes with the question that any liberal democracy should ask itself: how far can we go with regard to hardening our societies against terrorist threats?

Author : I. Prezelj
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-02-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781607503002

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The Fight Against Terrorism and Crisis Management in the Western Balkans by I. Prezelj Pdf

Terrorism is not the only threat that causes the emergence of crises. The so-called ‘crisification’ of our security environment also seems to be rising due to many other factors. Such an environment is generating many crises related to politico-military conflicts, natural disasters, infectious diseases, information disruptions, ethnic or religious violence and others. Many of these crises are completely or nearly completely unexpected and have a strong effect on the security of individual people, states and the international community. ‘Crisis’ has become the key word instead of ‘war’. The awareness of this is partially driven by the growing role of electronic media, bringing negative news and reports to nearly all homes, and partially by objective technical factors that allow the fast escalation of local crises to the international level. Globalization therefore has a strong subjective and objective impact on the understanding of security.

Author : James J. F. Forest
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 2011 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313080531

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Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century by James J. F. Forest Pdf

The attacks of September 11, 2001, inaugurated a new global era of counterterrorism policy and activity, led by the United States. Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century analyzes the most significant dimensions of combating terrorism, including considerations of strategic and tactical issues (hard power, soft power, and counterintelligence); the need to thwart sources and facilitators (weak governments, ill-conceived foreign policy, and trafficking in drugs, guns, and humans); and the incorporation of lessons learned thus far from combating terrorism around the globe. Since the dawn of the new millennium, combating terrorism has become a primary focus of security professionals throughout the world. The attacks of September 11, 2001, inaugurated a new global era of counterterrorism policy and activity, led by the United States, while many countries—from Algeria and Spain to Sri Lanka and Indonesia—have redoubled their efforts to combat their own indigenous terrorism threats. In the Unites States, the counterterrorism goals identified in the National Strategy for Combating Terrorism (2006) can only be achieved through significant multinational cooperation. These goals are to advance effective democracies as the long-term antidote to the ideologies of terrorism; to prevent attacks by terrorist networks; to deny terrorists the support and sanctuary of rogue states; to deny terrorists control of any nation they would use as a base and launching pad for terror; and to lay the foundations and build the institutions and structures we need to carry the fight forward against terror and help ensure our ultimate success. At this point in the development of the global counterterrorism efforts, it is particularly important to pause for reflection on a number of critical questions. What do we know about effectively countering terrorism? What are the characteristics of successful or unsuccessful counterterrorism campaigns? What do we need to learn in order to do this better? Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century addresses these and related questions, contributing to national security policy as well as to our understanding of the terrorist threat and how it can be defeated. Volume 1: Strategic and Tactical Considerations examines issues of hard power, soft power, and intelligence/counterintelligence. Volume 2: Sources and Facilitators covers state failure, border controls, democracy promotion, networks and trade and trafficking, and societal issues. Volume 3: Lessons Learned from Combating Terrorism and Insurgency includes case studies of counterterrorism operations (e.g., the hijacking of the Achille Lauro, the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, and the capture of key terrorist suspects like Ramzi Youssef and Khalid Sheikh Mohamad); and case studies of long-term efforts to combat terrorism (e.g., the Basques in Spain, the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka, Israel's struggle against Palestinian terror organizations, Peru and Sendero Luminoso, and Japan and Aum Shinrikyo).

Author : Clay Schrader
Publisher : Vij Books India Pvt Ltd
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789386834409

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Terrorism and Geopolitics by Clay Schrader Pdf

Terrorism has become the greatest evil in our worlds today. It is perpetrated by fanatics who are utterly indifferent to the sanctity of human life. Although the international community remains divided a universal definition of what is meant by terrorism, yet it remains committed to confront it through a variety of means. Terrorism draws its motivation from a clear and organized intention. Terrorists believe they are acting out a moral imperative on behalf of a well-established organization. Terrorists are not maniacs, and terrorism is not an accident. Terrorism is carefully planned yet invisible until it strikes. This is one of terrorism’s most powerful aspects. Neither the time nor place is predictable. And the moment public fear subsides, terror may erupt again. Geopolitics is defined as a branch of geography that promises to explain the relationships between geographical realities and international affairs. The idea that such relationships exist was noted as early as the ancient Greeks. Although noted at this early time it was only with the discovery of the conceptual and methodological tools of modern geography that scholars became convinced they could examine the connections in something approaching scientific precision. Ideology acts as a veneer to cover real geopolitical interests and has been more than explicit in the American drive to camouflage its interests in Afghanistan and Central Asia under the cover of the “War on Terror.” While the American policy has been to sponsor ‘liberal democracy’ in Afghanistan and keep the war-ravaged country weak without allowing the state to consolidate power, it did not bother to strengthen the hands of the authoritarian rulers of Central Asia in the name of creating a common front against terrorism. The present book is a document of that issues that is giving a new global philosophy of terrorism to the entire world and showing the path for the return to normal life.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Technology and the Law
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Biological weapons
ISBN : PSU:000015611659

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High-tech Terrorism by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Technology and the Law Pdf

Author : A.D. James
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006-09-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781607501916

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Science and Technology Policies for the Anti-Terrorism Era by A.D. James Pdf

The objectives of the papers included in this volume were to critically consider the science and technology policies necessary for defence against terrorism and other threats to security; to assess the priorities for governments, universities, national laboratories and industrial firms; to identify how governments and the science and technology community can most effectively work together to enhance our security; and to share the experiences of policy makers and policy analysts. The importance and relevance of this selection of papers to the policy community is reflected in the seniority of the contributors. These included Dr. Parney Albright who held the position of Assistant Secretary for Science & Technology at the US Department of Homeland Security as well as senior figures from the UK Home Office, UK Office of Science & Technology, the European Commission and NATO.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 078810389X

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Technology Against Terrorism by Anonim Pdf

Devoted primarily to three topics: interagency coordination of efforts in counterterrorist R&D; integrated security systems; & the role of human factors in aviation security. In addition, it furnishes details on a number of technologies that play a role in counterterrorism. Covers: the FAA Aviation Security R&D Program; explosives detection: dogs; electromagnetic detection of metal & weapons; technologies to protect harbors, ports, & vessels; & physical protection systems. Photos, charts & tables.

Author : Gp Capt. (R) Rab Nawaz Choudhry
Publisher : Author House
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781463449148

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Of Truth and Terrorism by Gp Capt. (R) Rab Nawaz Choudhry Pdf

The Author's first book "Terrorism or Awakening" was published in year 2005; an appeal to the powerful countries to realize how important justice and fair-play is to eliminate the terrorism in the world www.terrorismawakening.com The Ambassadors of some countries in Pakistan also endorsed it: " . . . I agree with you wholeheartedly in the belief that all countries must do their part to not only reduce the ugly reality of terrorism, but to eradicate it altogether from our world. Your efforts in witting this book and addressing difficult questions will, I hope, prove very useful in the ongoing fight against terrorism. I appreciate your having shared your thoughts with me". Nobuaki Tanaka, Ambassador of Japan, Islamabad - May '05. " . . . I agree that advanced countries have their part to play in reducing terrorism. The United Kingdom is committed to helping build capacity in a number of Pakistani law enforcement agencies. We are also engaged in very substantial development work in Pakistan. . . . British Muslims are represented in Parliament, the professions and the arts. We take pride in the successful inter-faith relations in the UK, and I hope these can serve as a model internationally . . . Many thanks for your contribution on this subject, which dominates the international scene at present". Mark Lyall Grant, British High Commissioner, Islamabad-June '05 " . . . The book carried in-depth study of the problem of terrorism with a different perspective and the thought and content of the book is commendable". Anwar Santoso, Ambassador of Indonesia, Islamabad-May '05