War on Terror (eBook)

James P Terry, a retired Marine Corps colonel and combat veteran, holds a law degree, a master of laws degree, and the doctor of juridical science degree. Currently, he is Senior Fellow at the Center for National Security Law at the University of Virginia. He and his wife Dr Michelle Terry live in Annandale, Virginia.

PrefaceForewordI. The Threat of Terrorism in PerspectiveII. Legal Requirements for Unconventional Warfare: The Operational ContextIII. State-Sponsored Terrorism: The International Political ContextIV. The Law of Self-Defense as Applied to the Terrorist Threat in Iraq and Southwest AsiaV. The Development of Rules of Engagement and Their Application in the Terrorist EnvironmentVI. Use of Force by the President: Defensive Uses Short of War VII. Covert Action and the War on TerrorVIII. Access to Federal Courts for Enemy CombatantsIX. Torture and the Interrogation of DetaineesX. Federal Court or Military Commission: The DilemmaXI. The International Criminal Court and the Trial of Terror-RelatedCrimesXII. High Seas Terror and the Elimination of PiracyXIII. Outsourcing Defense Support Operations in the War on TerrorXIV. Stabilization Operations: Addressing Post-Conflict Unrest in Iraq and AfghanistanXV. Environmental Terrorism: From Oil Fires to Fouling Gulf WatersXVI. Defense of Critical Computer Infrastructure from Terrorists:Computer Network Defense (CND)XVII. The Legality of Attack on Foreign Infrastructure Posing a Threatto the U.S.: Computer Network Attack (CNA)XVIII. War Powers in the Age on Terror: The 2011 Libya OperationXIX. The War on Terror and Media AccessXX. Future Perspectives in Addressing Terror ViolenceAppendix: Selected Bibliography and SourcesAbout the author