State terrorism and the United States : from counterinsurgency to the war on terrorism /

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Author / Creator: Gareau, Frederick H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: Atlanta : Clarity Press ; London : Zed Books, [2004]
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Local Note:Errata slip inserted.
Retention:Retained for Eastern Academic Scholars' Trust (EAST) http://eastlibraries.org/retained-materials
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Terrorism Strikes Home
  • Defining Terrorism: Problems and Perspectives
  • The Post 9-11 Rush to Pin the Terrorist Label
  • A Definition of Terrorism
  • Monitoring Terrorism
  • The Contents of This Book
  • The Central Questions of This Research
  • A "Practical" Reason for Examining the Charge Against Washington
  • Assigning Guilt for the Support of Terrorism
  • State Terrorism and Silence: Hamburg
  • Chapter 1. The School of the Americas and Terror in El Salvador
  • The School of the Americas
  • El Salvador: The Seminal Revolt and Massacre
  • Washington Teaches and Underwrites Counterinsurgency
  • Counterinsurgency Ideology
  • Counterinsurgency Manuals Prescribe the Use of Terrorism
  • Counterinsurgency Operationalized in El Salvador
  • The Un Truth Commission on El Salador
  • The Reception of the UN Report
  • The Organization of the Truth Commission
  • Truth Commission Findings: Government Terrorism and Repression, Not Guerrilla Warfare
  • Death Squads
  • The Rape and Killing of Nuns
  • The Aftermath
  • Rewards and Punishments
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 2. Guatemala: A Country Incommunicado
  • Why Guatemala?
  • Assigning Blame for Violence in Guatemala
  • The Silence of the Terrorized
  • Counterinsurgency Training
  • Targeting Women and Children
  • Training for Terror and Massacres
  • Learning the Step of Death
  • The Report of the Archdiocese of Guatemala City
  • The Charge of Genocide
  • The Intent to Commit Genocide
  • The Key Role of the Army and Intelligence Agencies
  • Washington's Complicity
  • The Aftermath
  • A Bishop Is Beaten to Death
  • An Ongoing Atmosphere of Impunity
  • Chapter 3. Chile: The Forgotten Past is Full of Memory
  • Why Chile?
  • Denying Social Change Through Electoral Processes
  • CIA Efforts to Prevent Allende Taking Office
  • Making the Chilean Economy "Scream"
  • Strengthening the Chilean Military
  • The Coup of September 11, 1973
  • The Pinochet Regime
  • The Chilean National Commission on Truth and Reconciliation
  • The Victims of the Repression
  • Intelligence Agencies, the Counterinsurgency Doctrine, and Torture
  • The National Intelligence Directorate (DINA)
  • Evaluating the Extent of Washington's Complicity
  • Counterinsurgency Doctrine
  • CNI, The Successor to DINA
  • Terror and Torture by the Pinochet Regime
  • Internal Support for the Dictatorship
  • Washington's Reaction to State Terrorism in Chile
  • The Aftermath
  • The General Visits, Shops, Has an Operation, Is Charged With Murder, Then Returns Home
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4. Argentina's Dirty War
  • Another Coup Waging Law and Order
  • Nunca Mas: Report of the Argentine Commission on the Disappeared
  • Organization of the Commission
  • Argentinian State Terrorism
  • The Victims
  • Class War
  • The Church
  • The Systematic Sowing of Terror
  • How Impunity Functions
  • The Government Tortures and Disappears Its Victims
  • Washington's Support for State Terrorism in Argentina
  • Aid Replacement and Increased Trade
  • Military Support
  • Teaching Them "How We Think"
  • Diplomatic Support
  • The Aftermath
  • The Theory of the Two Devils
  • Some Closing Remarks for the Chapter
  • Chapter 5. South Africa, Apartheid, and Terror
  • Apartheid
  • The Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report
  • Introduction
  • Gross Human Rights Violations: Pretoria and the Inkatha
  • Gross Human Rights Violations: the ANC and PAC
  • The Guilt of Civil Society
  • Applying Terror
  • Killings
  • Detention Without Trial
  • Torture
  • Washington's Policy Toward South Africa
  • Introduction
  • From Truman to Carter
  • Reagan and Botha: "From Repression to Criminal Activity"
  • The Impact of Pretoria's Total Strategy on Neighboring Countries
  • Washington, South Africa and Weapons of Mass Destruction
  • Chemical and Bacteriological Weapons
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Brief Comments on the Chapter
  • Chapter 6. Indonesia: Three Series of Massacres
  • The Anti-Communist Massacres: Indonesia
  • The PKI: An Historic U.S. Obsession
  • A Political Party Falls Victim to Massacres
  • Welcoming the Suharto Regime
  • The First East Timor Massacres
  • The Santa Cruz Massacre
  • Some Conclusions
  • The Second East Timor Massacres
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 7. The Root Doctrine and Some Notorious Instances of U.S. Support for Dictators
  • The Root Doctrine
  • Nicaragua, The Somozas, and The Sandanistas: From Coolidge to Bush, Sr.
  • The Congo: From Kennedy to Bush, Sr.
  • The Khmer Rouge: From Carter to Bush, Sr.
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 8. The Roots of the War on Terrorism: Washington's Policies in the Middle East
  • Washington Installs and Supports the Shah of Iran
  • Saddam Hussein, 1979-1990: "Our S.O.B."
  • The First Persian Gulf War
  • WMD for Use Against Iran and the Kurds
  • The Second Persian Gulf War: Washington Turns on Saddam
  • Washington's Complicity in Israeli State Terrorism
  • The Partition of Palestine
  • The Ethnic Cleansing of the Palestinians
  • The Fate of the Palestinians
  • Violations of the Rights of the Palestinians
  • The Israeli Nuclear Bomb
  • Washington's Support for Israel
  • The "Peace Process"
  • The Road Map
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 9. The War on Terrorism
  • The Nature of the War on Terrorism
  • The Bush Administration Projects a Dangerous New World
  • Upgrading U.S. War-making Capacity
  • Afghanistan: No end in Sight
  • The Guantanamo Bay Prisoners: A Public Assault on the Rights of Detainees
  • Pakistan and Terrorism
  • Uzbekistan
  • An Afghan Warlord
  • The Treatment of Arab and Muslim Immigrants in the U.S.
  • The Third Persian Gulf War
  • Congress Approves Preemption, the UN Declines
  • Protest by the Public and by International Lawyers
  • International Lawyers
  • Religious and Ethical Opposition
  • World Public Opinion and the War
  • Operation Iraqi Freedom
  • In Search of Weapons of Mass Destruction
  • Postwar Plans: Postwar Chaos
  • Domestic Casualties of War: State and Local Government
  • Counterterrorism: The Root Doctrine Gets a Face-Lift
  • Russia and the Chechens
  • Algeria and the Islamic Salvation Front
  • Colombia
  • Chapter 10. Conclusions and Recommendations
  • The Major Findings of the Study
  • Washington as the Supplier of Arms to the World and Aid to the Violators of Human Rights
  • Quantifying the Relation of Military Aid to Human Rights Violations
  • Washington's Policy Toward the International Criminal Court
  • In Search of an Appropriate Response to Terrorism
  • Preemption and Counter-Proliferation: The Open Espousal of Aggression
  • A Truth Commission for Washington
  • Endnotes
  • Index