DIGGING DEEPER LXXVII: The exaggeration of the terrorist threat

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On Mon., Mar. 30, at 7:00 p.m., UFPPC's study circle, Digging Deeper, will examine John Mueller's Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Security Threats, and Why We Believe Them (Free Press, 2006).[1]  --  Booklist: "Mueller, a political science professor and national security consultant . . . examines how terrorism hypervigilance is threatening civil liberties, the economy, and lives.  Mueller explores three themes:  terrorist threats are overblown; we can learn from the lessons of previous international threats that they are often exaggerated; and by applying these lessons, we can create policy that reduces fear and the cost of overreaction. . . . Interesting reading on a subject that will continue to hold great political sway." ...

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WHAT:  Digging Deeper LXXVII: The exaggeration of the terrorist threat
WHO:  Led by Mark Jensen
WHEN:  Monday, March 30, 2009 -- 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
WHERE:  Mandolin Café, 3923 South 12th St., Tacoma, WA 98405

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United for Peace
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Study Circle:
March 30, 2009
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DIGGING DEEPER LXXVII: The exaggeration of the terrorist threat

On Mon., Mar. 30, Digging Deeper will examine John Mueller's Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Security Threats, and Why We Believe Them (Free Press, 2006). Booklist: "Mueller, a political science professor and national security consultant . . . examines how terrorism hypervigilance is threatening civil liberties, the economy, and lives.  Mueller explores three themes:  terrorist threats are overblown; we can learn from the lessons of previous international threats that they are often exaggerated; and by applying these lessons, we can create policy that reduces fear and the cost of overreaction. . . . Interesting reading on a subject that will continue to hold great political sway." 

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Since July 2004, United for Peace of Pierce County has been conducting “Digging Deeper,” a Monday-evening book discussion group, often in the form of a study circle.  Topics have included peak oil, climate change, the corporation, torture, Iran, U.S.-Iran relations, the writings of Robert Baer, Islam, American immigration policy, Barack Obama and the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Saul Alinsky’s life and writings, war and human nature, parallels between the U.S. and ancient Rome, the sustainability revolution, resource issues, and the debt crisis, as well as abiding themes of war, peace, politics, and social change.  Occasionally, the group has spent several weeks reading longer works, like Daniel Yergin’s The Prize or Robert Fisk’s The Great War for Civilisation.

DIGGING DEEPER meets every Monday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Mandolin Café, 3923 S. 12th St., Tacoma, WA.

Participation is free and all who are interested are welcome.  For more information contact Mark Jensen (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).