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Terrorist Recognition Handbook

Posted by samzenpus on from the get-em-up-against-the-wall dept.

Ben Rothke writes "There are two types of writers about terrorism, experts such as Daniel Pipes and Steven Emerson who write from a distance and others that write graphic tales of first-hand from the trenches war stories. Terrorist Recognition Handbook: A Practitioner's Manual for Predicting and Identifying Terrorist Activities, is unique in that author Malcolm Nance is a 20-year veteran of the U.S. intelligence community and writes from a first hand-perspective, but with the organization and methodology of writers such as Pipes and Emerson. Those combined traits make the book extraordinarily valuable and perhaps the definitive text on terrorist recognition." Read below for the rest of Ben's review Terrorist Recognition Handbook: A Practitioner's Manual for Predicting and Identifying Terrorist Activities, Second Edition author Malcolm Nance pages 480 publisher CRC rating 10 reviewer Ben Rothke ISBN 978-1420071832 summary Perhaps the definitive text on terrorist recognition.

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  1. That's easy by peipas · · Score: 4, Funny

    You don't need any book to identify terrorists.

  2. great by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    im sure this will come in handy if any terrorists ever invade my mom's basement.

  3. This is easy! by smaerd · · Score: 2, Funny

    If they weigh the same as a duck....

  4. Re:The Sad Part by eldavojohn · · Score: 2, Funny

    This appears to be a rather intelligent look at the issue, but the sad part is I have to wonder how many TSA employees are actually going to read it, especially at airports. Second guessing the United States Government?! I see you are a perfect match of the subject of Chapter 25: The Elusive Tinfoil Hat Thought Crime Terrorist of Mother's Basement.
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  5. if you buy that book ... by Lazy+Jones · · Score: 4, Funny
    ... it's very likely that you are a terrorist who wants to know how not to be recognized. ;-)

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  6. Terror Suspect No. 1 Found: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny



    He is George W. Bush.

  7. Re:The Sad Part by RiotingPacifist · · Score: 2, Funny

    TSA published a similar guide, but it was much shorted:
    "the subject is white" = allow
    "the subject is not white" = deny

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  8. Re:just as bad or worse than the RIAA by sm62704 · · Score: 2, Funny

    If you want to spot a terrorist, Look for someone that has a hat like this or this. If he has a shirt like this he's not a terrorist, but if the shirt looks like this he is.

    If he's drinking this look out for car bombs!

    this guy would have ME calling the Department of Homeland Cowardice in a New York minute! And how about this guy?

    Look at da bomb in that terrorist's hand!

    this asshat is not a terrorist.

    SCARY TERRORIST! ANOTHER SCARY TERRORIST! EVEN SCARIER TERRORIST! And OMFG the scariest one of al!!!!

    RUN! RUN! RAISE THE THREAT LEVEL FROM YELLOW TO "SCARED SHITLESS!"

    The fact that 40,000 people that die on the American highways every year tells me some of that damned Homeland Security money should go to highway safety improvements. You want to spot a terrorist? Look in a tobacco company boardroom; half a million Americans die every year from cancer.

    Terrorism is a tool of the US government to take away Americans' liberties. You, sir, are part of the problem.

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  9. Ah, but even more useful... by Slur · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...would be to know how not to be seen!

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