In The Name Of Terrorism
No book like this could have been written without the generous
assistance of the staffs of Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, the
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, the Ronald Reagan Presidential
Library, and the George Bush Presidential Library. Going far beyond
providing normal access to internal documents, the staffs of these
libraries helped me puzzle through various issues that crossed the
administrations covered in this book.
My ability to complete the manuscript was possible due to the
professional leave, the travel support to the various libraries, and
the graduate research supportthat I received from Ahmed Abdelal, Dean
of the College of Arts and Sciences at Georgia State University. I am
particularly grateful to Mary Ann Romski and Carolyn Codamo, who
assumed the Georgia State Department of Communication chair duties in
my absence. The patient administrative hand of Dean Lauren Adamson
allowed me complete final revisions. Many colleagues have contributed
thoughtful comments in an effort to improve this book. My initial
interest in terrorism was spawned when I was conducting research for
Dr. Chuck Kaufman at the University of Maryland.
More recently, Mary Stuckey offered not only expert editorial
commentary, but knowledge of resources from allied professional
disciplines that spoke to themesof the manuscript. Other important
commentaries were provided by Marilyn Young, Celeste Condit, Karlyn
Campbell, James Darsey, Thomas Goodnight, David Cheshier, Robert
Newman, Cori Dauber, and Gordon Mitchell. I am also grateful for the
comments from the anonymous reviewers of SUNY Press who provided
detailed commentary throughout the manuscript, the watchful eyes of my
copyeditor, Wyatt Benner, production editor Diane Ganeles, production
assistant Ryan Hacker, and the assistance of Michael Rinella, who
shepherded me through the first part of the publication process at SUNY
Press.
