| Description |
xx, 260 p. : maps ; 22 cm. |
| Summary |
"President Obama has 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 the new generation of Al-Qaeda leaders who have been behind the most recent attacks. Syed Saleem Shahzad, a Pakistani investigative reporter, has a level of access to Al-Qaeda and the Taliban that Western journalists can only dream of. He has interviewed many top-level strategists and fighters in both movements on multiple occasions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Jordan. In Inside Al-Qaeda and the Taliban he uses first-hand accounts and his own local knowledge to build up a convincing and compelling picture of the aims and motivation of the leaders and fighters in radical Islamic movements. This is a version of the 'war on terror' that has never been told. It will fascinate anyone concerned with the strategy and tactics of the most controversial Islamic movements"--P. [4] of cover. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
A new world : destruction, migration, friends, and foes -- The politics of war and peace -- First step : leadership building and transformation of the "sons of the soil" to "blood brothers" -- Takfeer and khuruj : an ideological thesis for the separation of Islamists and states -- Antithesis : debate on the legitimacy of the resistance -- The synthesis -- Building the eagle's nest -- The theater of war. |
| Subject |
Qaida (Organization)
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Taliban.
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Islam and politics.
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Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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| ISBN |
9780745331010 (pbk. : Pluto Press) |
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0745331017 (pbk. : Pluto Press) |
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9780745331027 (hbk.) |
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0745331025 (hbk.) |
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9781420256710 (pbk. : Palgrave Macmillan Australia) |
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1420256718 (pbk. : Palgrave Macmillan Australia) |
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