U S Strategy To Counter Domestic Political Terrorism

Analysis by U.S. Army Colonel of U.S. policy, strategy, and organization for combatting domestic terrorist activity. He offers pragmatic suggestions for improving the domestic antiterrorism program. Chapters include: the threat of domestic terrorism: nature and dimensions; combatting the threat: unpreccedented policy decisions; the antiterrorism program of the U.S. government; antiterrorist policy, organization, and strategy: a critical appraisal; the threatened role of intelligence in combatting terrorism; the Hanafi Muslim incident: a case study of successful hostage negotiations; and coping with the future: recommendations for improvement.