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In preparing my notes for our lectures/discussions on the 12 case studies we examine, I drew from a number of sources on the Internet. The list of links that follow represent a few of these sources and is obviously not comprehensive. However, for students interested in learning more about any of the cases we examine, the links below are a good starting point. [NOTE: Due to time limitations, I will not include links to all case studies covered in the book.] LEBANON/HIZBALLAH. Hizballah maintains its own website, which includes an English language edition, the English Hizballah Homepage • For a quick overview of major historical events in Lebanon, try the BBC site, which contains a Timeline for Lebanon, as well as a Country Profilie and a History of Israel's Role in Lebanon • For another historical overview, see WorldRover's History of Lebanon • For additional links to information about Lebanon, see ArabNet's Lebanon page • For recent news on Lebanon and the entire Middle East, try Middle East News Online, BBC News: Middle East page, and the Jerusalem Post LIBYA. A useful source of general links is Arab Gateway's A Quick Briefing on Libya and ArabNet's Libya page • Libya and Terrorism is a short article written by Boaz Ganor on Libya's connection to terrorist activities • An alternative perspective is provided by Michael Parenti in his article, The Terrorism Hype • For recent news on Libya and the entire Middle East, try Middle East News Online, and BBC News: Middle East page. SRI LANKA/TAMIL TIGERS. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) maintains its own website, The Tamil Eelam Homepage • Another very useful and comprehensive source of information and links is the Tamil Electronic Library • The BBC also has published several articles on the Tamil Tigers, including one entitled, Tamil Tigers: A Fearsome Force; other articles include, Sri Lanka: An Unwinnable War, and Sri Lanka's Ethnic Divide • For more news and informationa on Sri Lanka, see the Sri Lanka News Page NORTHERN IRELAND. Sinn Féin, a major player in the conflict in Northern Ireland, maintains its own website, Sinn Féin Online • For a good overview of the conflict, see the BBC's online special on Northern Ireland: The Search for Peace , the Washington Post's Northern Ireland Special Report: Ireland's Troubled History and the Guardian's Special Report on Northern Ireland • The History of Northern Ireland provides a good source of links • To help understand the supposedly religious conflict between Catholics (Greens) and Protestants (Oranges), read J. Dana's A Brief History of Orangeism • OrangeNet provides links and information about Ireland from the Protestant perspective • In 1994, The New Internationalist published a special issue on Northern Ireland, which contains a number of useful stories and analyses.
• Rational Fanatics, by Ehud Sprinzak • From Introduction: "What makes suicide bombers tick? While most of the world sees them as lone zealots, they are, in fact, pawns of large terrorist networks that wage calculated psychological warfare. Contrary to popular belief, suicide bombers can be stopped-but only if governments pay more attention to their methods and motivations." • Interested in the implications of the USA Patriot Act? If so, take at look at EFF's (Electronic Frontier Foundation) analysis of the Act • From Introduction: "On October 26, 2001, President Bush signed the USA Patriot Act (USAPA) into law. With this law we have given sweeping new powers to both domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies and have eliminated the checks and balances that previously gave courts the opportunity to ensure that these powers were not abused. Most of these checks and balances were put into place after previous misuse of surveillance powers by these agencies, including the revelation in 1974 that the FBI and foreign intelligence agencies had spied on over 10,000 U.S. citizens, including Martin Luther King." • The Media and Terrorism, by Paul Wilkinson • The author begins by challenging Michel Wieviorka's dismissal of the claim that there is a symbiotic relationship between terrorism and the media. Terrorists' manipulation and exploitation of the media is shown to play a crucial part in their propaganda war. The article concludes by arguing that voluntary self-restraint and self-regulation by the media are the best policy options for a democratic society in regard to the media's response to terrorism, but that the mass media need to work harder at devising ineasures of self-restraint that are both appropriate and effective. • U.S. Department of State, Patterns of Global Terrorism • These official documents provide an overview of US policy with regard to global terrorism, as well as an overview of major sponsors of terrorist activities |
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