HLSS155 - Terrorist Tactics
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The murder of military, government and innocent civilians by enemies, foreign and domestic, is a serious issue for U.S. policy makers, military leaders, law enforcement professionals and other first responders. Attacks (successful and thwarted) against U.S. embassies, military installations (including ships afloat), and symbolic targets have not abated since September 11th. This course will provide an expanded review of the agencies tasked with the “War on Terrorism”, provide more information on the major Intelligence disciplines trying to develop Indications and Warning of future terrorist events; profile three different terrorist groups: [Radical religious (i.e., fundamentalism), revolutionary based groups, and political groups] and examine the following: methods of recruiting, ideological development, basic organization, characteristics and actual operations of at least 3 major international terrorist organizations.
Prerequisites
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Corequisites
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Schedule of Classes
| 09/26/11 - 02/26/12 |
03/05/12 - 04/29/12 |
Winter 2012 Session D - 8 Week session |
| 10/31/11 - 03/25/12 |
04/02/12 - 05/27/12 |
Spring 2012 Session B - 8 Week session |
| 11/28/11 - 04/29/12 |
05/07/12 - 07/01/12 |
Spring 2012 Session I - 8 Week session |
| 12/26/11 - 05/27/12 |
06/04/12 - 07/29/12 |
Spring 2012 Session D - 8 Week session |
| 01/30/12 - 06/24/12 |
07/02/12 - 08/26/12 |
Summer 2012 Session B - 8 Week session |
| 02/27/12 - 07/29/12 |
08/06/12 - 09/30/12 |
Summer 2012 Session I - 8 Week session |
| 03/26/12 - 08/26/12 |
09/03/12 - 10/28/12 |
Summer 2012 Session D - 8 Week session |
| 04/30/12 - 09/23/12 |
10/01/12 - 11/25/12 |
Fall 2012 Session B - 8 Week session |
| 05/28/12 - 10/28/12 |
11/05/12 - 12/30/12 |
Fall 2012 Session I - 8 Week session |
Course Materials
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Stateside & Canadian Students: The e-book is available via the Online Library and the access information is provided in the classroom. If you wish to purchase the hard copy text, you may do so through the bookseller of your choice.
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Online Library E-book Note
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Biohazard
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0385334966
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Delta Books, 1999
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| Author: |
Alibek, Ken with Stephen Handelman
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$11.25
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New Terrorism: Fanaticism and the Arms of Mass Destruction
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0195140648
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NY: Oxford UP, 1999
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Laqueur, Walter
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$27.75
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The Bomb In My Garden - e-book available in the APUS Online Library
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0471679658
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Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley And Sons, 2004
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| Author: |
Mahdi Obeidi
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$17.25
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