Terrorism and Homeland Security

The editor (a former US Secret Service agent and military policeman) presents a collection of papers that explore issues of terrorism and homeland security from the perspective of US government agents and recent university graduates with generally shared presumptions. Topics include the philosophy and proclaimed strategy of al-Qaeda, the transnational objectives of Islamism, the relative advantages of political warfare versus psychological operations, US and EU antiterrorism cooperative efforts, the participation of Hamas and Hezbollah in electoral politics, human intelligence (HUMINT) and counterterrorism, terrorist threats from Mexico, and common chemicals as precursors for explosives and tools for locating bomb makers. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)