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| improvised weapons of the american underground: False Identification United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary, 1977 |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: The American Ritual Tapestry Mary Jo Deegan, 1998-09-24 American rituals are vital to the creation and renewal of cultural meanings and rules for social interaction. These rituals are rooted in tradition yet are rapidly changing: a contradiction of hyper-modern society. This phenomenon was first explored by Professor Deegan in her 1989 study American Ritual Dramas. The theory examines both participatory rituals and mass-media rituals to show how everyday people become attached to and alienated from other rituals. Elaborating on the critical dramaturgy theory, the essays in this collection show how patterns can be changed to create a more emancipatory and celebratory society. The topics covered in the collection include an analysis of Santa Claus, skinheads, hate crimes, and strip dancing, among other topics. Each contributor has participated in these rituals and many examine related cultural artifacts such as music, brochures, and so forth. As the essays show, postmodern theory has gratly underestimated the power and coherence of these events. An important study for scholars and other researchers involved with sociological theory, social psychology, and popular culture. |
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| improvised weapons of the american underground: Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary, 1977 |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: Bombs, IEDs, and Explosives Paul R. Laska, 2015-08-10 A guide on procedures, administration, and equipment, Bombs, IEDs, and Explosives: Identification, Investigation, and Disposal Techniques introduces concepts, basic knowledge, and necessary skill sets for bomb technicians. It covers topics such as training resources, bomb threat and incident response, legal aspects of bomb disposal, explosives and |
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| improvised weapons of the american underground: False Patriots , 1996 Discusses the actions that anti governmental patriots have taken in America. Who they are, what they believe (conspiracy theories, patriot enemies, divine mandate), operations they have carried out, and histories of their leaders. Includes a list of more than 800 patriot organizations and paramilitary training sites and groups which are active in every state, including 441 unauthorized militia groups. Profiles the most notorious leaders in history. Examines OK City Bombing, Amtrak passenger train derailment, etc. Glossary and bibliography. Photos. |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: Forensic Ballistics in Court Brian J. Heard, 2013-05-13 Forensic Ballistics in Court: Interpretation and Presentation of Firearms Evidence is an accessible introduction to firearms and ballistics evidence and how this is analysed and presented as evidence in a court of law. The book approaches the subject in terms of the realities of case work, opening with a clear and illustrated explanation of the correct nomenclature for various weapon types and their parts. Ammunition is also extensively covered, again with annotated illustrations. Basic external and terminal ballistics, wounding capabilities are likewise covered to give an overview of the subject. A key aspect of the book covers the theory and philosophy behind striation matches and the associated statistics, how positive matches should be peer reviewed and the importance accreditation has on this subject. Gunshot residue formation and identification and the various methods used in its analysis are reviewed in depth. This includes a critical examination of the pros and cons of each type of examination and the evidential weight which can be applied to each method. Accessible and reader-friendly introduction to firearms and ballistics. Clarifies the limitations of firearms evidence. Extensive use of global case-studies throughout. Focus on the interpretation and assessment of the weight of firearms/ballistics evidence presented at court. Covers the importance of witness and accused statements and their interpretation in relation to the investigation under review. Includes coverage of gunshot residue collection, examination and interpretation and the potential for contamination of GSR samples. Includes numerous real life case studies that the author has dealt with over the past 45 years. Takes an applied approach to the subject. |
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| improvised weapons of the american underground: Right-Wing Populism in America Chip Berlet, Matthew N. Lyons, 2016-05-06 Right-wing militias and other antigovernment organizations have received heightened public attention since the Oklahoma City bombing. While such groups are often portrayed as marginal extremists, the values they espouse have influenced mainstream politics and culture far more than most Americans realize. This important volume offers an in-depth look at the historical roots and current landscape of right-wing populism in the United States. Illuminated is the potent combination of anti-elitist rhetoric, conspiracy theories, and ethnic scapegoating that has fueled many political movements from the colonial period to the present day. The book examines the Jacksonians, the Ku Klux Klan, and a host of Cold War nationalist cliques, and relates them to the evolution of contemporary electoral campaigns of Patrick Buchanan, the militancy of the Posse Comitatus and the Christian Identity movement, and an array of millennial sects. Combining vivid description and incisive analysis, Berlet and Lyons show how large numbers of disaffected Americans have embraced right-wing populism in a misguided attempt to challenge power relationships in U.S. society. Highlighted are the dangers these groups pose for the future of our political system and the hope of progressive social change. Winner--Outstanding Book Award, Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights in North America |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: Hypermedia Seduction for Terrorist Recruiting Boaz Ganor, Katharina von Knop, Carlos A. M. Duarte, 2007 Covers topics such as the use of the Internet for psychological warfare in general and for terrorist 'narrow-casting' to specific audiences. This work analyzes terrorist websites in terms of common graphical and linguistic motifs. It discusses different methodologies for targeting different audiences. |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: Trumping Democracy Chip Berlet, 2019-11-22 Since 2014, over 80 people have been killed in the United States of America by Right-wing terrorists. In 2016 Donald Trump was elected President of the United States and received substantial support from White nationalists. This book explains the increase in violent White nationalism and Trump’s ascendancy in the context of the backlash against the presidency of Barack Obama. It demonstrates how there is a dynamic relationship between the Republican Party, various Right-wing populist movements, and the Right. Far Right social movements, political campaigns and the online presence of the so-called ‘alt-Right’ are all discussed. The book argues that unfair hierarchies of race, gender, and class are not aberrational tremors in America, but the fracturing bedrock of a nation in which being White, male, Christian, or straight no longer ensures a stable floor for power, status, or privilege. This is vital reading for students, researchers, and activists interested in American politics and the dangers of Right-wing movements and political parties. |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: Aircraft Piracy, International Terrorism United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Aviation, 1979 |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: Zips, Pipes, And Pens J. David Truby, 1993 In this book, J. David Truby demonstrates why gun control simply doesn't work. Features rare photos of remarkably ingenious and very deadly improvised weapons made by guerrillas, secret agents, criminals and freedom fighters, all collected from prisons, police departments and Third World countries. For information purposes only. |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: U.S. Army Improvised Munitions Handbook Department of the Army, 2012-02-01 Like The Anarchist Cookbook if it were written by the U.S... |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: The Communicator Pennsylvania State Police, 1976 |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: The Cult of Counterterrorism Neil C. Livingstone, 1990 The professionals, the amateurs, the code words, rites, rituals, techniques, along with many anecdotes. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: The Militia Movement Charles P. Cozic, 1997 Collection of essays representing differing points of view about the militia movement of the 1990s. |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: Improvised Home-Built Recoilless Launchers F. DeMarco, 1995 What makes this the finest (and perhaps strangest) improvised recoilless weapon system on today's market is its economical and environmentally friendly countershot system, which uses cookies. Included are two cookie launcher designs, step-by-step instructions, diagrams, schematics and test-firing data. For academic study only. |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: Gung-ho , 1985 |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: The Secret Wars, a Guide to Sources in English: International terrorism, 1968-1980 Myron J. Smith, 1980 |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: Patriots, Politics, and the Oklahoma City Bombing Stuart A. Wright, 2007-06-11 This book explores social movements by analyzing an escalating spiral of tension between the Patriot movement and the state centered on the mutual framing of conflict as 'warfare'. By examining the social construction of 'warfare' as a principal script or frame defining the movement-state dynamic, Stuart A. Wright explains how this highly charged confluence of a war narrative engendered a kind of symbiosis leading to the escalation of a mutual threat that culminated in the Oklahoma City bombing. Wright offers a unique perspective on the events leading up to the bombing because he served as a consultant to Timothy McVeigh's defense team for eighteen months and draws on primary data based on face-to-face interviews with McVeigh. The book contends that McVeigh was firmly entrenched in the Patriot movement and was part of a network of 'warrior cells' that planned and implemented the bombing. |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: Risk Assessment and Security for Pipelines, Tunnels, and Underground Rail and Transit Operations Anna M. Doro-on, 2014-06-03 Risk Assessment and Security for Pipelines, Tunnels, and Underground Rail and Transit Operations details a quantitative risk assessment methodology for systematically analyzing various alternatives for protecting underground rail, oil and gas pipelines, pipeline freight transportation, and other tunnel systems from terrorism threats and other disas |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: The War Against Terrorism Neil C. Livingstone, 1982 |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: The Politics of Protection Philip H. Melanson, 1984 |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: Books in Series , 1985 Vols. for 1980- issued in three parts: Series, Authors, and Titles. |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: Good Cop - Bad Cop Rebecca H. Cofer, David McElligott, 2007 A probing look at a multiple murder case in Ithaca, New York, and the perhaps specious justice that resulted reveals how an ambitious police investigator falsified testimony and tampered with evidence to bring about a quick conviction. |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: ICCWS 2019 14th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security Noëlle van der Waag-Cowling, Louise Leenen, 2019-02-28 |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: International Terrorism Amos Lakos, 1986-11-17 |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: The Weapon Wizards Yaakov Katz, Amir Bohbot, 2024-08-06 A lively account of Israel's evolving military prowess...if The Weapon Wizards were a novel, it would be one written by Horatio Alger; if it were a biblical allegory, it would be the story of David and Goliath. —The New York Times Book Review From drones to satellites, missile defense systems to cyber warfare, Israel is leading the world when it comes to new technology being deployed on the modern battlefield. The Weapon Wizards shows how this tiny nation of 8 million learned to adapt to the changes in warfare and in the defense industry and become the new prototype of a 21st century superpower, not in size, but rather in innovation and efficiency—and as a result of its long war experience. Sitting on the front lines of how wars are fought in the 21st century, Israel has developed in its arms trade new weapons and retrofitted old ones so they remain effective, relevant, and deadly on a constantly-changing battlefield. While other countries begin to prepare for these challenges, they are looking to Israel—and specifically its weapons—for guidance. Israel is, in effect, a laboratory for the rest of the world. How did Israel do it? And what are the military and geopolitical implications of these developments? These are some of the key questions Yaakov Katz and Amir Bohbot address. Drawing on a vast amount of research, and unparalleled access to the Israeli defense establishment, this book is a report directly from the front lines. |
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| improvised weapons of the american underground: Kathy Acker Georgina Colby, 2016-08-30 An in-depth analysis of the work of one of the twentieth centurys most innovative writersKathy Ackers body of work is one of the most significant collections of experimental writing in English. In Kathy Acker: Writing the Impossible, Georgina Colby explores Ackers compositional processes and intricate experimental practices, from early poetic exercises written in the 1970s to her final writings in 1997. Through original archival research, Colby traces the stages in Ackers writing and draws on her knowledge of unpublished manuscripts, notebooks, essays, illustrations, and correspondence to produce new ways of reading Ackers works. Rather than treating Acker as a postmodern writer this book argues that Acker continued a radical modernist engagement with the crisis of language, and carried out a series of experiments in composition and writing that are comparable in scope and rigor to her modernist predecessors Stein and Joyce. Each chapter focuses on a particular compositional method and insists on the importance of avant-garde experiment to the process of making new non-conventional modes of meaning. Combining close attention to the form of Ackers experimental writings with a consideration of the literary cultures from which she emerged, Colby positions Acker as a key figure in the American avant-garde, and a pioneer of contemporary experimental womens writing.Key FeaturesExamines unpublished manuscripts, notebooks, lecture notes, letters and manuscripts from the Kathy Acker PapersFeatures eleven previously unpublished images of original manuscripts, correspondence, and colour illustrations from the Kathy Acker PapersUtilises major archival study of Ackers experimental compositional practicesSituates Acker as a late modernist writer and a key figure in the American Avant-Garde |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: The Sterling Submachine Gun Matthew Moss, 2018-11-29 Designed by a motorcycle racer turned small-arms engineer, George Patchett, the submachine gun that eventually became known as the Sterling was developed during World War II. Some suggest it first saw action during Operation Infatuate with No. 4 Commando, before becoming fully adopted by the British Army in 1953 as the Sterling Machine Carbine (L2A1). It was centre stage for many of Britain's post-colonial conflicts from Malaya to Kenya and from Yemen to Northern Ireland. The silenced L34A1 Sterling-Patchett entered service in 1966 and first saw action deep in the jungles of Vietnam in the hands of the elite special forces of Australia, New Zealand and the United States during prisoner snatches and reconnaissance patrols. Employing first-hand accounts and painstaking technical analysis, this engaging account features carefully selected archive photography and specially commissioned colour artwork depicting the submachine gun that armed British and other forces for nearly 60 years. |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea Joshua Horwitz, Casey Anderson, 2009-04-29 Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea recasts the gun debate by showing its importance to the future of democracy and the modern regulatory state. Until now, gun rights advocates had effectively co-opted the language of liberty and democracy and made it their own. This book is an important first step in demonstrating how reasonable gun control is essential to the survival of democracy and ordered liberty. ---Saul Cornell, Ohio State University When gun enthusiasts talk about constitutional liberties guaranteed by the Second Amendment, they are referring to freedom in a general sense, but they also have something more specific in mind---freedom from government oppression. They argue that the only way to keep federal authority in check is to arm individual citizens who can, if necessary, defend themselves from an aggressive government. In the past decade, this view of the proper relationship between government and individual rights and the insistence on a role for private violence in a democracy has been co-opted by the conservative movement. As a result, it has spread beyond extreme militia groups to influence state and national policy. In Guns, Democracy, and the Insurrectionist Idea, Joshua Horwitz and Casey Anderson set the record straight. They challenge the proposition that more guns equal more freedom and expose Insurrectionism as a true threat to freedom in the United States today. Joshua Horwitz received a law degree from George Washington University and is currently a visiting scholar at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Casey Anderson holds a law degree from Georgetown University and is currently a lawyer in private practice in Washington, D.C. |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: Aircraft Piracy, International Terrorism , 1979 |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: Expedient Homemade Firearms P.A. Luty, 1998-05-01 The author provides clear, step-by-step instructions for and expedient 9mm submachine gun. It is easily constructed from readily available materials, primarily steel tubing; it does not require a lathe and milling machine and it can be built by just about anyone in about a week. For Academic Study Only |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: The Construction of Secret Hiding Places Charles Robinson, 1981 Have you ever needed to hide something where no one could find it? Well, this is the book for you. Over 60 pages of clever hiding places large enough for guns, jewelry, and just about anything you can think of. 5.5 x 8.5, 63 pages, illus., & softcover. |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: Disguised Weapons , 1983 |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: The Anarchist Cookbook William Powell, 2018-02-05 The Anarchist Cookbook will shock, it will disturb, it will provoke. It places in historical perspective an era when Turn on, Burn down, Blow up are revolutionary slogans of the day. Says the author This book... is not written for the members of fringe political groups, such as the Weatherman, or The Minutemen. Those radical groups don't need this book. They already know everything that's in here. If the real people of America, the silent majority, are going to survive, they must educate themselves. That is the purpose of this book. In what the author considers a survival guide, there is explicit information on the uses and effects of drugs, ranging from pot to heroin to peanuts. There i detailed advice concerning electronics, sabotage, and surveillance, with data on everything from bugs to scramblers. There is a comprehensive chapter on natural, non-lethal, and lethal weapons, running the gamut from cattle prods to sub-machine guns to bows and arrows. |
| improvised weapons of the american underground: The Land Aleron Kong, 2020 The 8th Novel of the Internationally Acclaimed Chaos Seeds Saga Over 100 THOUSAND ????? Reviews A mesmerizing tale reminiscent of the brutality of Goblin Slayer and the majesty of Game of Thrones Audible's Customer Favorite of the Year! #1 Audiobook 2017 #1 in Epic Fantasy || #1 in HumorWelcome my friends! Welcome... to The Land! The battle of the dead was won, but at a great cost. Sion,leader of the Mist Village was left with only pain and regret as Richter was claimed by the abyss. What no one but the abandoned chaos seed knows is that he narrowly avoided the curse of the lich Singh, a curse that still hangs above his head. Now, surrounded by miles of darkness and tons of crushing rock,Richter has to find his way back into the light. The only problem is that this monster of a man is being pursued by monsters, a demon and his own foolish choices. Faced with all the dangers of the deep dark, what will Richter say when the buried horrors of The Land come a calling and asked if he's paid his dues? Well he'll look right back, stare that horror in the eye and say, Yes sir, the check is in the mail! Welcome back my friends! Welcome back... to The Land! ps - Gnomes still Rule! |
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IMPROVISE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The trumpet player performed an improvised solo. I wasn't expecting guests, so I had to improvise a meal with what I had in my refrigerator.
IMPROVISED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
IMPROVISED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of improvise 2. to invent or make something, such as a speech or…. Learn more.
IMPROVISED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
IMPROVISED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of improvise 2. to invent or make something, such as a speech or…. Learn more.
IMPROVISED Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Improvised definition: made or said without previous preparation.. See examples of IMPROVISED used in a sentence.
IMPROVISE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
improvise something from something We improvised a mattress from a pile of blankets. When actors or musicians improvise, they perform without prepared speech or music , making up the …
Improvised - definition of improvised by The Free Dictionary
improvised - done or made using whatever is available; "crossed the river on improvised bridges"; "the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear"; "the rock served as a makeshift hammer"
Improvised - Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Etymology
When something is described as improvised, it implies a creative, adaptable, and flexible approach that relies on ingenuity, quick thinking, and resourcefulness. It can be applied to …
IMPROVISATION Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
the act or art of improvising; something (such as a musical or dramatic composition) improvised… See the full definition
IMPROVISED Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
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An improvised surveyors level made from a camera tripod, a torpedo level and a sniper scope. Improvisation in engineering is to solve a problem with the tools and materials immediately at …
