Executive's Guide to Personal Security
Chapter One
Target: Corporate
America
In the aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center
and the Pentagon by the Al Qaeda organization, it has become clear
that Western economic interests, particularly American corporations, have
become the most desirable target of terror groups seeking to further their
own varied political agendas. In the past, the prime targets of terrorist
groups were military bases and personnel and official U.S. government
facilities. Striking at the American military was the foremost priority, especially
for radical Islamic fundamentalist groups. Recall the murder of 242
Marines in Lebanon and the attacks on the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia
and the USS Cole. Governmental and diplomatic facilities were also primary
targets of groups like Al Qaeda, which was responsible for the car
bomb attacks that destroyed the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in
Africa. To be sure, there always were the occasional terror atta ... read full excerpt from Executive's Guide to Personal Security ebook
