Historical Dictionary of Terrorism Third Edition

AcknowledgmentsI would like to thank those who have made the third edition of thiswork possible. In particular I want to recognize the efforts of KathrynA. Way, chief librarian for the Pasadena Branch of the U.S. Court ofAppeals for the Ninth Circuit, who cataloged relevant U.S. governmentdocuments and publications. I must thank Cheryl Hardy, administrativeassistant of the Political Science Department at Idaho State University,who helped proofread an ever-growing text, and also Ralph andRochelle Lillig, who not only helped proofread the text but offeredvalued comments regarding style and grammar. Special thanks is owedto the staff of the Instructional Technology Resource Center of ISU, inparticular Brent L. Hutchins, John A. Lovelace, and Jared B. Schaalje,who assisted with the formatting of texts, and also Lydia K. Warth, whohelped redesign the bookcover art. Professor Eduardo Castilla Ortiz ofMissouri Western State University aided with the correct translationof various Spanish names of South American terrorist groups. Pyrotechnicianand demolition expert Richard C. Green of TeraPascal LLCexplained the various types of explosive and incendiary materials aswell as the components of improvised explosive devices. Lon D. Wafordlent his expertise regarding game theory while John Nielson of theGeographic Information Systems Training and Research Center of ISUdirected me to current research on GIS applications in counterterrorism.Peter N. Spagnolo, of the Government Training Institute of Boise,Idaho, lent his expertise on counterinsurgency. Former and currentstudents Nathan Drashner, Kris Knight, Christopher Monasterski, RoryOlsen, Andrew G. Steinfeldt, Lubomir Traykov, and John Warner allhelped review parts of the text. Professor Corey Schou, Director of theInformatics Research and Education Institute of Idaho State University,contributed to the current edition in matters pertaining to Internet securityand information assurance. I must also thank the Foundation for theDefense of Democracies for enabling me to contact leading terrorismix