Based on primary and secondary sources that include declassified documents and eyewitness accounts, and using a theoretical approach informed by the works of Slavoj iek and Hannah Arendt, this thesis represents a profound examination of how the U.S. fights alleged terror. I argue that U.S. anticommunism strategies have metamorphosed into practices that characterize the so-called "War on Terror." I delineate U.S. counterterrorism tactics and strategies developed in Algeria to the Americas, to Vietnam and ultimately to the post-9/11 era. The thesis traces the dark side of policies developed during President George G. Bush counterterrorism efforts to President Barack Obama's secret wars in distant lands, one set of strategies and tactics violently, but seamlessly exceeding the other. I argue that the U.S., acting as an unrestrained empire, conducts an endless "War on Terror" that not only incites hate and anger around the world but that also provides an effective disguise to a systematic erosion of domestic civil liberties. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of History in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. / Fall Semester, 2012. / October 5, 2012. / Counterinsurgency, Counterterror / Includes bibliographical references. / Robinson A. Herrera, Professor Directing Thesis; Michael Uzendoski, Committee Member; Alexander Aviña, Committee Member; Janet Dilling, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_183298 |
| Contributors | Ringstad, Håkon (authoraut), Herrera, Robinson A. (professor directing thesis), Uzendoski, Michael (committee member), Aviña, Alexander (committee member), Dilling, Janet (committee member), Program in Interdisciplinary Humanities (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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