World at Risk: The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
Author: Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism
“The greatest danger of another catastrophic attack in the United States will materialize if the world's most dangerous terrorists acquire the world's most dangerous weapons.” —The 9/11 Commission Report
The bipartisan Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism was established by the U.S. Congress to build on the work of the 9/11 Commission by assessing our nation's progress in preventing weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism, and providing a roadmap to greater security with concrete recommendations for improvement.
The Commission has interviewed over 200 experts inside and outside of government. They have met with counterterrorism and intelligence officials here at home and abroad who are working to stop proliferation and terrorism The Commission's report examines the government's current policies and programs, identifies gaps in our government's prevention strategy and recommends ways to close them.
The threat of terrorist attacks in the United States and elsewhere is still very real. The world remians at risk There is more that can and must be done. Our security depends on it.
Table of Contents:
1 Biological and Nuclear Risks 1
2 Findings and Recommendations 21
Biological Proliferation and Terrorism 23
Nuclear Proliferation and Terrorism 43
Pakistan: The Intersection of Nuclear
Weapons and Terrorism 65
Russia and the United States 76
Government Organization and Culture 82
The Role of the Citizen 107
Appendices
Review of Implementation of the Baker-Cutler Report 113
International Nonproliferation/Counterproliferation Treaties, Regimes, and Initiation 122
Acronyms and Abbreviations 126
Commissioner Biographies 128
Commission Staff 132
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Culture Warrior
Author: Bill OReilly
Bill O’Reilly is the very embodiment of the idea of a Culture Warrior—and in this book he lives up to the title brilliantly, with all the brashness and forthrightness at his command. He sees that America is in the midst of a fierce culture war between those who embrace traditional values and those who want to change America into a “secular-progressive” country. This is a conflict that differs in many ways from the usual liberal/conservative divide, but it is no less heated, and the stakes are even higher.
In Culture Warrior, Bill O’Reilly defines this war and analyzes the competing philosophies of the traditionalist and secular-progressive camps. He examines why the nation’s motto “E Pluribus Unum” (“From Many, One”) might change to “What About Me?”; dissects the forces driving the secular-progressive agenda in the media and behind the scenes, including George Soros, George Lakoff, and the ACLU; and dives into matters of race, education, and the war on terror. He also shows how the culture war has played out in such high-profile instances as The Passion of the Christ, Fahrenheit 9/11, the abuse epidemic (child and otherwise), and the embattled place of religion in public life—with special emphasis on the war against Christmas. Whatever controversies are roiling the nation, he fearlessly confronts them—and no one will be in the dark about which side he’s on.
Culture Warrior showcases Bill O’Reilly at his most eloquent and impassioned. He is an unrelenting fighter for the soul of America, and in this book he fights the good fight for the traditionalvalues that have served this country so well for so long.
Publishers Weekly
In his latest screed, the host of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor mobilizes fellow "traditionalists" against a "secular-progressive movement" supposedly led by billionaire George Soros ("public enemy number one") and the liberal rhetorician George Lakoff. O'Reilly condemns the "erosion of societal discipline" flowing from an alleged "S-P [secular-progressive]" agenda of drug legalization, teenagers' rights, moral relativism, church-state separation, therapy instead of punishment for criminals and, above all, the "communist" freeloader's doctrine that the government should tax the rich to fund housing, health care and early-childhood education for the poor. None of this coheres well, but O'Reilly keeps fans stoked with red meat, including tales of ACLU Christmas-bashers who wanted schools to stop teaching kids to sing carols, and permissive judges who go easy on child molesters. Too often, though, he feuds with personal enemies like "smear-merchant" Al Franken, Hollywood liberals, press critics and unnamed "black-hearted websites." As a result, his populist swagger subsides into kvetching ("Clooney's press agent, a guy named Stan Rosenfield, began badmouthing me and Fox News around Hollywood") and paranoia ("S-P power-brokers... will command their forces to attack me in every way possible"). More resentful and self-pitying than feisty, O'Reilly may be suffering from battle fatigue. Photos. (Sept. 25) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
David Faucheux - Library Journal
O'Reilly brings years of broadcast experience to a reading style that is at once flowing and dramatic. The hint of Long Island that one hears during his often combative radio broadcasts has been toned down. Using many examples and copious details told in a well-reasoned style with which any Jesuit or muckraker would no doubt be pleased, O'Reilly points out that America is in the midst of an either/or war fought between the secular progressive forces headed by a powerful media elite funded by at least one messianic billionaire and those opposing forces made up of the traditionalist everyman. Compromise between them—even on some issues—does not seem to be a viable alternative. Each CD ends without announcement, which seems a bit jarring, rather like forgetting to wear a tie with a business suit. Still, this program is highly recommended for libraries with an up-to-date political science or current affairs collection.
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