Terror: The New Theater of War Mao's Legacy: Selected Cases of Terrorism in the 20th and 21st Centuries

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ISBN: 9780761826552 | 0761826556
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Copyright: 9/16/2003

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In Terror: The New Theater of War, A. Chaplin applies the guerrilla war theory of Mao Tse-Tung to explain the present phenomenon of terrorism.

Mao and the Theoretical Foundation of the "Irregular War"	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
"Irregular War" (Terrorism) in History	p. 3
Political and Psychological Aspects of "People's War"	p. 7
The Stages of Irregular War	p. 10
Resistance by the Entire Population	p. 14
The Historical Islamic Foundations of the "Irregular War"	p. 17
Notes	p. 18
"Irregular War" (Terrorism or Guerrilla Warfare) in Latin America	p. 21
Introduction	p. 21
Zapatistas: Will They Transform Themselves into a Mainstream Political Party?	p. 27
FSLN Nicaragua: Transformation of a Guerrilla Group into a Legitimate Political Party	p. 33
Transformation from Guerrilla Movement to Political Party: The Case of El Salvador's FMLN	p. 36
Argentina's Montoneros: Transformation from Guerrilla Group to a Legitimate Political Party	p. 39
Che Guevara: His Success and Failure	p. 43
Che and the Cuban Revolution	p. 44
Che's Failure in Bolivia	p. 46
The Failure of Revolutionary Movements in Puerto Rico	p. 48
Ideological Terrorism: The Cases of the Shining Path and Tupac Amaru in Peru	p. 51
Colombia: Will FARC Abandon the use of Violence?	p. 57
Notes	p. 63
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Will the Political Negotiation Replace the Armed Conflict?	p. 67
Introduction	p. 67
Ideological and Historical Outlook and the Rising Influence of the Islamic Fundamentalism	p. 72
Hamas: Jewish Conspiracy is Responsible for All Revolutions and Wars in the World	p. 78
Islamic Jihad: The Liberation of Palestine Represents the Will of Allah	p. 80
Hizballah: The Liquidation of Israel is a Religious Obligation	p. 84
Suicide Bombers (Shaeed)	p. 86
Why Did the Oslo Agreement Fail?	p. 90
President Bush's 24 June 2002 Speech on the Middle East	p. 93
Can There Be a Peaceful Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?	p. 94
Notes	p. 99
How Can We Explain the Events of 11 September 2001?	p. 103
Introduction	p. 103
The Soviet Union War in Afghanistan: The Consolidation and Organization of a New Type of Muslim Warrior	p. 108
Islamic Bases	p. 111
Dr. Zawahiri and the Islamic Failure in Egypt	p. 112
The Establishment of Islamic Bases in Europe	p. 114
Islamic Cells in the United States	p. 118
Islamic Terrorism Directed Against the United States: The 1993 Bombing of the World Trade Center	p. 122
The Bombing of the Twin American Embassies in Africa	p. 124
The Bombing of USS Cole	p. 126
Selected World Periodicals' Reactions to the Events of 11 September 2001	p. 127
How Can We Interpret the Events of 11 September 2001?	p. 131
Can Al Qaeda Use Weapons of Mass Destruction?	p. 134
How did the United States' Immigration Policies and the Flow of Money Aid Terrorist Organizations?	p. 136
Notes	p. 137
The Chechens Struggle Against Russia: A Nationalist Conflict Overtaken by the Islamists	p. 141
Introduction	p. 141
Historical Background	p. 144
The Russian Chechen Conflict, Terrorism and the Hama's Syndrome	p. 148
The First Chechen Russian War: The Weak Party Halted the Assault of a Superior Russian Army	p. 153
The Invasion of Dagestan and Putin's War: Can There Be a Political Solution to this Conflict?	p. 155
Islamic Fundamentalism and the Chechen Conflict	p. 162
Notes	p. 166
Conflict Between Center and Periphery: The Case of the Basque Struggle Against Spain	p. 171
Introduction	p. 171
Historical Background	p. 174
Sabino Arana, ETA, and Basque Nationalism	p. 177
The Totalitarian Nature of ETA	p. 182
The Spanish "Dirty War" and GAL	p. 188
The Reaction of Democratic Spain to Terrorism: "The Law of the Parties"	p. 190
The Debate Between ETA and the Zapatistas	p. 193
Political Proposals to End Violence	p. 195
European Union and the Basque Conflict	p. 199
Notes	p. 201
What Lessons Can Be Learned from the Irish Conflict?	p. 205
Introduction	p. 205
Historical Background of the Irish Conflict	p. 208
The IRA Political Structure and the Green Book	p. 211
Events That Promoted the IRA's Cause	p. 214
Gerry Adams and the Process of Peace	p. 218
The 1998 Good Friday Agreement: Will This Accord Bring Peace to Ireland?	p. 225
Problems Related to the 1998 Good Friday Accord	p. 228
What Are Some of the Major Differences between IRA and ETA?	p. 231
Notes	p. 235
Romania's Popular War Doctrine, Dictators and the Search for Legitimacy: Are There Any Lessons That Can Be Learned from These Experiences?	p. 239
Introduction	p. 239
How Did the Romanians Justify Employment of the Popular War?	p. 241
Romania's Defense Law: The Organization and Employment of All Material and Human Resources in Case of Invasion by a Superior Power	p. 244
Romania's Civil Defense: The Patriotic Guards	p. 248
Political and Psychological Factors in Romania's Concept of the Popular War	p. 249
Romanian Views of Resistance and Popular War	p. 252
The Fall of Dictators: The Cases of Romania's Nicolae Ceasescu and Iraq's Saddam Hussein	p. 253
Will the fall of Saddam Hussein Influence the Syrian Government?	p. 255
Notes	p. 258
Conclusion: How Can We Win the War on Terrorism?	p. 263
Notes	p. 271
Index	p. 275
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Terror: The New Theater of War Mao's Legacy: Selected Cases of Terrorism in the 20th and 21st Centuries

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