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Author: Anne Stenersen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-07-26
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 1107075130
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents an alternative narrative of al-Qaida's aims, goals and strategies prior to the events of 9/11.
Author: Fawaz A. Gerges
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 2011-09-14
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 0199790655
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author re-evaluates the threat posed by Al-Qaeda following a decade of war.
Author: Mary Buckley
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004-02-24
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 1134380488
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe terrorist attacks of September 11th and more recent atrocities in Russia, Indonesia and Kenya have demonstrated that terrorism now poses the most dangerous threat to stability, democracy and prosperity around the world. This major new book examines how the world has reacted to, and been affected by, the attacks on September 11th, ensuing war in Afghanistan and President George W. Bush's declaration of a 'war on terror' as the 'first war of the 21st century'. The contributions by distinguished specialists in the field examine the domestic implications of terrorism and counter terrorist initiatives across the world. Few books can boast the quality and range of the contributions to this volume, which locate the war on terror in a truly global and intellectual context.
Author: Anne Stenersen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-07-26
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 1108210333
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince 9/11, al-Qaida has become one of the most infamous and widely discussed terrorist organizations in the world, with affiliates spread across the globe. However, little-known are the group's activities within Afghanistan itself, something which Anne Stenersen examines in this book. Using an array of unique primary sources, she presents an alternative narrative of al-Qaida's goals and strategies prior to 9/11. She argues that al-Qaida's actions were not just an ideological expression of religious fanaticism and violent anti-Americanism, but that they were actually far more practical and organised, with a more revolutionary and Middle Eastern-focused agenda than previously thought. Through Stenersen's analysis, we see how al-Qaida employed a dual strategy: with a small section focused on staging international terrorist attacks, but at the same time a larger part dedicated to building a resilient and cohesive organization that would ultimately serve as a vanguard for future Islamist revolutions.
Author: Jean-Charles Brisard
Publisher: Polity
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780745635729
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alex Strick van Linschoten
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 549
ISBN-13: 0199927316
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published: [London]: C. Hurst & Co., 2011.
Author: Steve Coll
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2005-03-03
Total Pages: 736
ISBN-13: 0141935790
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe news-breaking book that has sent schockwaves through the White House, Ghost Wars is the most accurate and revealing account yet of the CIA's secret involvement in al-Qaeada's evolution. Prize-winning journalist Steve Coll has spent years reporting from the Middle East, accessed previously classified government files and interviewed senior US officials and foreign spymasters. Here he gives the full inside story of the CIA's covert funding of an Islamic jihad against Soviet forces in Afghanistan, explores how this sowed the seeds of bn Laden's rise, traces how he built his global network and brings to life the dramatic battles within the US government over national security. Above all, he lays bare American intelligence's continual failure to grasp the rising threat of terrrorism in the years leading to 9/11 - and its devastating consequences.
Author: Yonah Alexander
Publisher: Terrorism Library
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPersonal biographies and a timeline of events, as well as full text transcripts of important documents, such as interviews with bin Laden and Bill Clinton's speech on the military actions against the terrorist sites in Afghanistan and Sudan.
Author: Syed Saleem Shahzad
Publisher: Pluto Press
Published: 2011-05-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780745331010
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresident Obama may have delivered on his campaign promise to kill Osama bin Laden, but as an Al-Qaeda strategist, bin Laden has been dead for years. This book introduces and examines the new generation of Al-Qaeda leaders who have been behind the most recent attacks. Investigative journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad dedicated his life to revealing the strategies and inner workings of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. He had access to top-level commanders in both movements, as well as within the ISI, Pakistan’s intelligence service. Shahzad’s work was praised by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for "bringing to light the troubles extremism poses to Pakistan's stability." Inside Al-Qaeda and the Taliban explains the wider aims of both organizations and provides an essential analysis of major terrorist incidents, including the 2008 Mumbai attacks. In May 2011, Shahzad was abducted and killed in Pakistan, days after writing an article suggesting that insiders in the Pakistani navy had colluded with Al-Qaeda in an attack on a naval air station. This book is a testament to his fearless reporting and analytical rigor. It will provide readers worldwide with invaluable insights into the new phase of the ongoing struggle against terrorism which threatens to tear apart the fragile fabric of so many countries.
Author: Norman Cigar
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780160902994
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne key factor that emerged from the various presentations was the sheer variety of issues, leaderships, local security environments, and prospects for the local gorups that are affiliated with Al-Qaida in some way. Other key judgments are also revealed including that Al-Qaida continues to harbor implacable hostility toward the international system, the United States, Israel, and many local governments. Each presentation by the various contributors are represented as separate essays within this text. Regional and territorial maps are interspersed throughout the book to showcase key areas to the group. Some may find interest in the metrics set by Al-Qaida as well as the Goods and Services Exchanged Between Al-Qaida and its partners that are showcased through charts and tables.
