Before the Next Attack
Preserving Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism
1st Edition
Published in December 2006
238 pages
978-0-300-12703-4 (ISBN)
Description
After September 11, Americans agonised over why nineteen men hated the United States enough to kill three thousand civilians in an unprovoked assault. Analysts have offered a wide variety of explanations for the attack, but the one voice missing is that of the terrorists themselves. This penetrating book is the first to present the inner logic of al-Qaeda and like-minded extremist groups by which they justify September 11 and other terrorist attacks. Mary Habeck explains that these extremist groups belong to a new movement - known as jihadism - with a specific ideology based on the thought of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, Hasan al-Banna and Sayyid Qutb. Jihadist ideology contains new definitions of the unity of God and of jihad, which allow members to call for the destruction of democracy and the United States and to murder innocent men, women and children. Habeck also suggests how the United States might defeat the jihadis, using their own ideology against them.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Haven
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
File size
0,56 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-300-12703-4 (9780300127034)
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Content
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- Introduction: The Emergency Constitution
- Part I. Diagnosis
- 1. This Is Not a War
- 2. This Is Not a Crime
- 3. This Is an Emergency
- Part II. Prescription
- 4. The Political Constitution
- 5. The Role of Judges
- 6. American Exceptionalism
- 7. If Washington Blows Up?
- 8. The Morning After
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
