Fighting Terrorism: Library Edition

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Summary: Educated View
Review: I read this book to have a look at the insights of a man, who personally as a soldier has had to deal with the after shocks of terrorism, and as a leader of a nation that has to deal with it every day. I don't wish to pass comment on those who have also reviewed this book before me, as they live in Israel and I don't. I am aware of Mr Netanyahu's background as well as that of his successor Mr Barak. And I feel that both will continue to hold the ideals of counterterrorism that both have experienced, partly explained in this book.

Rating:
Summary: I Would Have Liked More
Review: If you are preparing to read this book do not set aside too much time for it, speed reader or not it should not take that much time for you. Basically what the author gives us is a brief history of terrorism in the world and then some steps that a democracy can take to reduce the threat. If you have ever seen any of his interviews in the past then you probably know what to expect - he is a good speaker yet just a little bit militant. Everything he comes up with in the book is sound advise and it is interesting that now after September 11th, the U.S. government is taking many of the steps he has laid out.

I think the most interesting thing for me really was the foreshadowing to September 11th, this book was written in 1995 and he was right on the mark with his warnings. It is also very interesting to note that with the info that has come out sense September 11th about what the U.S. law enforcement and intelligence community did know that if they would have followed his plan then one could see that maybe the attack could have been avoided. Overall, the book is ok. I wish he would have put more effort into it, a 140-page book is not much to get excited about. He started off with some history, but only thinly told it. There was room for him to expand on his ideas. I came away thinking that the base of the book was a newspaper or magazine article that he stretched into a book. If you like the author or are interested in the topic then I would suggest you pick up a copy.

Rating:
Summary: crapola
Review: The author is a compalsive liar, the book might have been funny if the author wasn't trying to implement it in everyday life. The book is mainly about turning the only democracy in the middle east into a banana republic(tm).