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Cyberspace operations (Military science) Cyberterrorism Employees September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 Special operations (Military science) Terrorism Prevention Terrorism Prevention Fiction Terrorism Prevention Government policy United States Terrorism United States Prevention United StatesBillings, Tanner
Summary: "Cyber technology-or cyber tech-is a major part of warfare, but it might seem too complex or complicated for young people to understand. However, with the help of this clear and comprehensive guide to military cyber tech, readers can become experts on this exciting STEM topic. The accessible main text and detailed sidebars are paired with graphic organizers and full-color photographs to give...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 355.4 BILWebb, Glenn
Summary: Examines the development of terrorism, from its earliest history to the present day. It attempts to define terrorism, provides information about the reasons some people resort to terrorism to achieve their political goals, and discusses efforts to preventterrorist attacks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mason Crest 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 363 WEBMarcovitz, Hal
Summary: "Many extremist groups have emerged in recent years. Moreover, many individuals harbor extremist viewpoints and have taken action on their own. They do this to call attention to their beliefs, cause chaos, and very often commit acts of violence under the misguided notions that their causes are justified and would find widespread acceptance by the American people. Very often, though, these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 305.5 MARJackson, Gary M.
Summary: While nobody ever dreams they could personally be caught in a situation with mass casualties or injuries due to premeditated or random violence, this guide provides readiness techniques to help avoid becoming a victim in dangerous situations. Includes tips to boost awareness and possibly even stop a violent event before it starts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.6 JACSummary: It's the dirty little secret of the War on Terror: all bets are off, and almost anything goes. The rules of the game and of engagement have fundamentally changed. Today drone strikes, night raids, and U.S. government targeted killings occur in corners across the globe, killing untold numbers of civilians. Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill traces the rise of the Joint Special Operations...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF DIRFox, Amaryllis
Summary: "Amaryllis Fox's riveting memoir tells the story of her ten years in the most elite clandestine ops unit of the CIA, hunting the world's most dangerous terrorists in sixteen countries while marrying and giving birth to a daughter"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 FOX, AMARYLLIS FOXGamal, Adam
Summary: "The first and only book to ever be written by a member of America's most secret military unit--an explosive and unlikely story of immigration, service, and sacrifice. Inside our military is a team of operators whose work is so secretive that the name of the unit itself is classified. Highly-trained in warfare, self-defense, infiltration, and deep surveillance, "the Unit," as the Department of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2024
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Discusses how the USA PATRIOT Act has taken away checks on law enforcement and continues to endanger the civil liberties of all Americans under the guise of being part of the war on terrorism, and how paranoia, fear and racial profiling have led to gross infringements on freedom and democracy without strengthening national security.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disinformation Co. 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC UNCVickers, Michael G.
Summary: "A vivid narrative of a life in intelligence and special operations, from the Cold War to the war on terror. In 1984, Michael Vickers took charge of the CIA's secret campaign against the Soviets in Afghanistan. Inheriting a strategy aimed at imposing costs on Russia, Vickers transformed the campaign into an all-out effort to help the Afghans win their war. More than any other American, he was...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 VICKERS, MICHAEL G. VICKitfield, James
Summary: "When U.S. troops withdrew from Afghanistan at the end of 2014, it signaled the end of the longest conflict in the nation's history. Yet we are still at war--no longer with other states, but with a host of new enemies, from nihilistic terrorists and narco-traffickers to transnational criminal cartels, lone wolf assassins, and modern-day pirates. Standing against these foes is a tight-knit...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355 KITCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 355 KITKessler, Ronald
Summary: Reveals how America's leaders and intelligence agencies have been working around the clock since the September 11 attacks to thwart additional terrorist attacks and to identify and destroy terrorist cells in the U.S. and abroad. This book is based on exclusive interviews with FBI Director Robert Mueller, CIA Director Michael Hayden, White House Counterterrorism Chief Fran Townsend, and dozens...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Forum 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.325 KESJones, Seth G.
Summary: A former senior advisor at U.S. Special Operations Command recounts the history of the United States' ongoing battle against Al Qaida, describing investigations conducted by the combined efforts of the CIA, FBI, and MI5 and the shifting alliances between terrorist groups.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.325 JONKundnani, Arun.
Summary: "Following the killing of Osama bin Laden, polls showed that Americans were more anxious about terrorism than they were before his death. The new front in the War on Terror is the "homegrown enemy," domestic terrorists who have become the focus of sprawling counterterrorism structures of policing and surveillance in the United States, the UK, and across Europe. Based on several years of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.325 KUNSinger, P. W. (Peter Warren)
Summary: "America is on the brink of a revolution, one both technological and political. The science fiction of AI and robotics has finally come true, but millions are angry and fearful that the future has left them behind.After narrowly stopping a bombing at Washington's Union Station, FBI Special Agent Lara Keegan receives a new assignment: to field-test an advanced police robot. As a series of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC SINEichenwald, Kurt
Summary: Presents an account of the first five hundred days after September 11 that reveals previously undisclosed information about the terror wars, warrantless wiretapping, and the anthrax attacks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Touchstone 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.931 EICHardberger, Max.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.164 HARLindauer, Susan.
Contents: Machine generated contents note: 1.The War on Truth -- 2.Advance Warnings About 9/11 -- 3.Peace Asset -- 4.A Secret Day in the Life of an Asset -- 5.Iraq's Peace Overtures to Europe and the United States -- 6.9/11: A Pattern of Command Negligence with Michael Collins -- 7.September 11, 2001 -- 8.Iraq's Cooperation with 9/11 Investigation -- 9.Iraq's Contribution to 9/11 Investigation Part 2 --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: CreateSpace 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.0973 LINFreveletti, Jamie
Summary: Jon Smith and the Covert One team begin a worldwide search to recover several high-ranking members of government, including Nick Rendel, a computer software coding expert who possesses confidential passwords and codes that his kidnappers could use to reprogram drones to strike targets within the United States.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2015
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC FRECirincione, Joseph.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia Univ Pr 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 327.1747 CIRCoyle, Harold
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forge,dc2008. 2008
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: MYS COYFox, Amaryllis
Summary: "Amaryllis Fox's riveting memoir tells the story of her ten years in the most elite clandestine ops unit of the CIA, hunting the world's most dangerous terrorists in sixteen countries while marrying and giving birth to a daughter"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B FOX FOXCameron, Marc.
Summary: Marine officer. CIA analyst. President. Jack Ryan has devoted his life to protecting the United States. What if this time, he can't? President Ryan and the Campus return in the latest entry in Tom Clancy's #1 New York Times-bestselling series.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G. P. Putnam's Sons 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CAMCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC CLACopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION CAMMills, Kyle
Summary: After 9/11, the United States made one of the most secretive and dangerous deals in its history. The evidence against the powerful Saudis who coordinated the attack would be buried. In return, King Faisal would promise to keep the oil flowing and deal with the conspirators in his midst. When the king's own nephew is discovered funding ISIS, the president suspects that the Saudis never intended...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC FLYCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MILSilva, Daniel
Summary: Recalled to service in Israel after terrorists steal secrets about his past, art restorer and sometime spy Gabriel Allon finds himself stalking an elusive master terrorist in a deadly cat-and-mouse game.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2005