A Secure America in a Secure World
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September 2, 2004
Introducing a new report from Foreign Policy In Focus
New FPIF Task Force Report on Terrorism
A Secure America in a Secure World
This 56-page report posits that the open-ended global war on terror is counterproductive, making U.S. citizens more vulnerable to terrorist attacks at home and abroad. It offers an alternative approach that would focus on preventing successful terrorist attacks by improving homeland security, bringing terrorists to justice and addressing terrorism’s root causes.
“The Bush administration's go-it-alone foreign policy has weakened the very organizations and alliances necessary for an effective global effort to combat terrorism, and the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations don't go far enough” says John Gershman, FPIF co-director and principal author. “The U.S. shouldn't fight a war on terrorism. Instead, the nation should tackle this threat through a strong, coordinated strategy that emphasizes civilian operations, improved homeland security, and international cooperation.”
A task force of 23 experts, including former government officials who served in the Reagan and Clinton administrations, and a relative of a 9/11 victim, have endorsed the report.
See new FPIF Report online at:
http://www.fpif.org/papers/04terror/index.html
John Gershman john@irc-online.org and task force members are available for interviews.
See the press release for additional information: http://www.fpif.org/pdf/reports/terrorism/FPIFterrorPRESSrelease.pdf
The report and companion documents in PDF form can be obtained at:
http://www.fpif.org/pdf/reports/terrorism/index.html
Also see:
“The War on Terror Worsens our Danger”
John Gershman
http://www.fpif.org/media/opeds/2004/0816gershman-terror.html
PDF of Executive Summary 8 pages
http://www.fpif.org/pdf/reports/terrorism/FPIFterrorEXSUM.pdf
PDF of Talking Points 2 pages
http://www.fpif.org/pdf/reports/terrorism/FPIFterrorTALKPTS.pdf
PDF of Full Report 56 pages / 33 MB - for hi resolution printing
http://www.fpif.org/pdf/reports/terrorism/FPIFterrorRPT.pdf
PDF of Full Report 56 pages / 1.2 MB - for lo resolution printing
http://www.fpif.org/pdf/reports/terrorism/FPIFterrorRPTsmall.pdf
Produced and distributed by FPIF:“A Think Tank Without Walls,” a joint program of Interhemispheric Resource Center (IRC) and Institute for Policy Studies (IPS).
For more information, visit http://www.fpif.org. If you would like to add a name to the “What’s New At FPIF” specific region or topic list, please email: communications@irc-online.org, with “subscribe” and giving your area of interest.
Interhemispheric Resource Center (IRC)
http://www.irc-online.org/
Siri D. Khalsa
Outreach Coordinator
Email: communications@irc-online.org
http://www.fpif.org/
September 2, 2004
Introducing a new report from Foreign Policy In Focus
New FPIF Task Force Report on Terrorism
A Secure America in a Secure World
This 56-page report posits that the open-ended global war on terror is counterproductive, making U.S. citizens more vulnerable to terrorist attacks at home and abroad. It offers an alternative approach that would focus on preventing successful terrorist attacks by improving homeland security, bringing terrorists to justice and addressing terrorism’s root causes.
“The Bush administration's go-it-alone foreign policy has weakened the very organizations and alliances necessary for an effective global effort to combat terrorism, and the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations don't go far enough” says John Gershman, FPIF co-director and principal author. “The U.S. shouldn't fight a war on terrorism. Instead, the nation should tackle this threat through a strong, coordinated strategy that emphasizes civilian operations, improved homeland security, and international cooperation.”
A task force of 23 experts, including former government officials who served in the Reagan and Clinton administrations, and a relative of a 9/11 victim, have endorsed the report.
See new FPIF Report online at:
http://www.fpif.org/papers/04terror/index.html
John Gershman john@irc-online.org and task force members are available for interviews.
See the press release for additional information: http://www.fpif.org/pdf/reports/terrorism/FPIFterrorPRESSrelease.pdf
The report and companion documents in PDF form can be obtained at:
http://www.fpif.org/pdf/reports/terrorism/index.html
Also see:
“The War on Terror Worsens our Danger”
John Gershman
http://www.fpif.org/media/opeds/2004/0816gershman-terror.html
PDF of Executive Summary 8 pages
http://www.fpif.org/pdf/reports/terrorism/FPIFterrorEXSUM.pdf
PDF of Talking Points 2 pages
http://www.fpif.org/pdf/reports/terrorism/FPIFterrorTALKPTS.pdf
PDF of Full Report 56 pages / 33 MB - for hi resolution printing
http://www.fpif.org/pdf/reports/terrorism/FPIFterrorRPT.pdf
PDF of Full Report 56 pages / 1.2 MB - for lo resolution printing
http://www.fpif.org/pdf/reports/terrorism/FPIFterrorRPTsmall.pdf
Produced and distributed by FPIF:“A Think Tank Without Walls,” a joint program of Interhemispheric Resource Center (IRC) and Institute for Policy Studies (IPS).
For more information, visit http://www.fpif.org. If you would like to add a name to the “What’s New At FPIF” specific region or topic list, please email: communications@irc-online.org, with “subscribe” and giving your area of interest.
Interhemispheric Resource Center (IRC)
http://www.irc-online.org/
Siri D. Khalsa
Outreach Coordinator
Email: communications@irc-online.org
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