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Trends. Palestinian Mothers And The Death Of Terrorism, Ibpp Editor Dec 1998

Trends. Palestinian Mothers And The Death Of Terrorism, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the notion that there are no innocent victims as a component of terrorism.


Trends. Letter Bombs In Australia: A Psychological Commentary, Ibpp Editor Dec 1998

Trends. Letter Bombs In Australia: A Psychological Commentary, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the psychological aspects of letter bombers.


Adventures In Political Rhetoric: Terrorism And Assassination Policy, Ibpp Editor Nov 1998

Adventures In Political Rhetoric: Terrorism And Assassination Policy, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article analyzes the language of recent United States Government communications related to the intent to assassinate Osama bin Laden, an alleged mastermind of terrorism operations.


Trends. Salman Rushdie And Taslima Nasrin: Terrorists?, Ibpp Editor Oct 1998

Trends. Salman Rushdie And Taslima Nasrin: Terrorists?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses fatwas that have been issued against United Kingdom's Salman Rushdie and Bangladesh's Taslima Nasrin.


Comments On A Study Of Northern Irish Political Attitudes, Ibpp Editor Oct 1998

Comments On A Study Of Northern Irish Political Attitudes, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides a commentary on the recent development of a set of objective measures of political attitudes among residents of Northern Ireland. The article is a continuation of a series on research that was presented at the 1998 American Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, California.


Assassination: A Tool Of Terror Management Or Of Counterterrorism?, Ibpp Editor Oct 1998

Assassination: A Tool Of Terror Management Or Of Counterterrorism?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes Issues relevant to evaluating assassination as a viable tool of governmental security policy to counter terrorism. The creative inspiration and much of the research for this article was accomplished by IBPP Research Assistant and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student Lou Adesso III.


Trends. Dubious Editorial On "Dubious Decisions On The Sudan": A Counterterrorist And Intelligence Concern, Ibpp Editor Sep 1998

Trends. Dubious Editorial On "Dubious Decisions On The Sudan": A Counterterrorist And Intelligence Concern, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses an editorial in the September 23, 1998 Issue of The New York Times that describes the possible analytic fallacies in the United States Government's (USG) decision to target a pharmaceutical plant in the Sudan.


Trends. The Jericho Casino And Terrorism: A Gamble Or A Sure Thing?, Ibpp Editor Sep 1998

Trends. The Jericho Casino And Terrorism: A Gamble Or A Sure Thing?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the psycho-social impact of a casino being built in Jericho in the West Bank.


Moral Assessment Of Individuals In Idealistic Enterprises: An Example From Clandestine Weapons Research And Counterterrorism (Part Ii), Ibpp Editor Sep 1998

Moral Assessment Of Individuals In Idealistic Enterprises: An Example From Clandestine Weapons Research And Counterterrorism (Part Ii), Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This is the second and final installment of an article based on a presentation, "Moral Assessment of Individuals in Idealistic Enterprises," by Ms. Jean Maria Arrigo at the 1998 Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, California. In the first installment (September 4, 1998, IBPP, 5(10)), Ms. Arrigo explored the principles of competitive evolution and operationalization as they might morally and ethically impact on nuclear weapons-related research and on counterterrorist response to nuclear and biological terrorist attack. In the present installment (with very minor editing by IBPP), Ms. Arrigo continues exploring operationalization and then concludes with an analysis …


From Winning Hearts And Minds To Shaping Behaviors: Nation-Building As A New Psychology Of Antiterrorism, Ibpp Editor Aug 1998

From Winning Hearts And Minds To Shaping Behaviors: Nation-Building As A New Psychology Of Antiterrorism, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes a qualitative change in the psychology of antiterrorism through nationbuilding activities.


Political Denial As A Counterintelligence Vehicle To Counter Counterterrorist Operations: The Sudan, Ibpp Editor Aug 1998

Political Denial As A Counterintelligence Vehicle To Counter Counterterrorist Operations: The Sudan, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes the political denial that is implemented by terrorists and supporters of terrorists after an adversary counterterrorist operation and that is intended to impede future operations. Sudanese-sponsored and supported terrorism and United States Government counterterrorist operations are used as an example. The analysis is predicated on the assumption that there is incontrovertible intelligence data supporting the belief that Shifa Pharamceutical Industries in Sudan was engaged in the development and/or transshipment of the chemical warfare agent VX--an assumption based on the alleged detection of a VX precursor that allegedly has no legitimate business or industrial use. (IBPP Note: As …


Terrorist Explosions In Nairobi: How Secondary Goals Become Primary Ones, Ibpp Editor Aug 1998

Terrorist Explosions In Nairobi: How Secondary Goals Become Primary Ones, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes a psychology of terrorism whereby achieving secondary goals can ineluctably lead to achieving primary ones.


Terrorist Explosions In East Africa And Embassy Security: Successful Antiterrorism As Successful Terrorism, Ibpp Editor Aug 1998

Terrorist Explosions In East Africa And Embassy Security: Successful Antiterrorism As Successful Terrorism, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article posits that security upgrades at embassies to effect successful antiterrorism may necessarily contribute to achieving the political goals of terrorists.


Terrorist Explosions In East Africa: An Asynchrony Among Language, Thought, And Action?, Ibpp Editor Aug 1998

Terrorist Explosions In East Africa: An Asynchrony Among Language, Thought, And Action?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes an asynchrony among the language of foreign leaders responding to an event of terrorism, the inferred thought underlying the language, and the action necessary to effect successful antiterrorism and counterterrorism programs.


Trends. Terrorism And Biological Warfare: A Problem Of Perspective, Ibpp Editor Aug 1998

Trends. Terrorism And Biological Warfare: A Problem Of Perspective, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the cunundrum of how to best deter or manage a biological warfare (BW) attack by terrorists.


Trends. Terrorism And Sanctions: A Problem With Iran, Ibpp Editor Aug 1998

Trends. Terrorism And Sanctions: A Problem With Iran, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the three kinds of activities, Iran continues to be engaged in, that preclude closer cooperation with the US and the sanctions that have been declared against Iran.


Trends. A Post-Postmodern Terrorism: Examples From Colombia And Spain, Ibpp Editor Jul 1998

Trends. A Post-Postmodern Terrorism: Examples From Colombia And Spain, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses basic concepts of terrorism.


Trends. Rape As Terrorism: Difficulties In Criminal Justice Adjudication, Ibpp Editor Jul 1998

Trends. Rape As Terrorism: Difficulties In Criminal Justice Adjudication, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The article focuses on psychological complexities in successfully adjudicating allegations of terrorist rape--i.e., rape committed intentionally to achieve formal political objectives.


Trends. An International Criminal Court: Incompetence To Assess Another Kind Of Competence, Ibpp Editor Jul 1998

Trends. An International Criminal Court: Incompetence To Assess Another Kind Of Competence, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author continues his analysis of international criminal courts.


The Political Psychology Of Negotiations: The Terrorism Of Terrorists, Ibpp Editor Feb 1998

The Political Psychology Of Negotiations: The Terrorism Of Terrorists, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article illustrates some of the psychological advantages possessed by terrorists who engage in negotiations with nonterrorists.


Trends. Terrorism In Algeria: The Psychology Of Extinction, Ibpp Editor Jan 1998

Trends. Terrorism In Algeria: The Psychology Of Extinction, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses political election tactics primarily in Algeria.


Critiquing Critiques Of Profiling In Aviation Security Screening Programs: Why The Aclu Has It Wrong, Ibpp Editor Jan 1998

Critiquing Critiques Of Profiling In Aviation Security Screening Programs: Why The Aclu Has It Wrong, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article provides commentary on the American Civil Liberty Union's (ACLU) criticisms of the Computer Assisted Passenger Screening System (CAPS) that was developed under the auspices of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to support aviation security.


Terrorist Laser Employment Against Civil Aviation: Issues, Concerns, And Potential Incidents, Robert J. Bunker Jan 1998

Terrorist Laser Employment Against Civil Aviation: Issues, Concerns, And Potential Incidents, Robert J. Bunker

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

This article explores civil aviation vulnerability to terrorist laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) employment by focusing on the laser as a weapon against aircraft, laser classes and accessibility, past patterns of laser illumination and lasing of aircraft, recent lasing of aircraft in the Los Angeles area, and future possibilities. Most importantly, this article provides transit policing professionals with an "early warning" concerning a new threat to civil aviation which may have now developed.


Attributes Of Domestic Political Terrorism In Canada: 1960-1985, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. Dec 1997

Attributes Of Domestic Political Terrorism In Canada: 1960-1985, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

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