Cooley marshals a wealth of evidence to demonstrate the devastating consequences of the alliance between the US government and radical Islam - from the assassination of Sadat, the destabilization of Algeria and Chechnya and the emergence of the Taliban, to the bombings of the World Trade Center and the US embassies in Africa. Cooley examines the crucial role of Pakistan's military intelligence organization; uncovers China's involvement and its aftermath; the extent of Saudi financial support; the role of ""America's most wanted man"", the guerrilla leader Osama bin Laden; the BCCI connection; and the CIA's cynical promotion of drug traffic in the Golden Crescent. This text seeks out the lessons to be learned from this still unfolding drama. This revised edition examines the events of September 11th 2001, Osama bin Laden's role and the complex working of the Al Queda terror network. It also covers the important events in Pakistan since the military coup of October 1999 and the impact of this on Indo-Pakistani relations. This should be of interest to anyone who wants to understand the roots of the international crisis.
By:
John K. Cooley,
John K. Cooley
Imprint: PLUTO PRESS
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Height: 230mm,
Width: 150mm,
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 404g
ISBN: 9780745319179
ISBN 10: 0745319173
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 20 June 2002
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified
Acknowledgements New Introduction 1. Carter and Brezhnev in the Valley of Decision 2. Anwar al-Sadat 3. Zia al-Haq 4. Deng Xiaoping 5. Recruiters, Trainers, Trainees and Assorted Spooks 6. Donors, Bankers and Profiteers 7. Poppy Fields, Killing Fields and Druglords 8. Russia: Bitter Aftertaste and Reluctant Return 9. The Contagion Spreads: 1 – Egypt and the Maghreb 10. More Contagion: The Philippines 11 The Contagion Spreads: 2 – The Assault on America Epilogue: The Globalisation of Violence Notes Index
John K. Cooley is a correspondent for ABC News and has written widely on the Middle East and North Africa.He is the author of five other books on the Middle East, including Payback: America's Long War in the Middle East (1991) and Libyan Sandstorm: Qaddafi's Revolution (1981).
Reviews for Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America and International Terrorism
'Lucid, detailed, well-organised and superbly researched, Unholy Wars is the only book to place Islamic militancy in the context created not just by desperately poor, hopelessly mismanaged, corrupt and oppressive societies, but also by great powers like the United States. A masterpiece of reportorial thoroughness, painstaking research, and serious reflection' -- Edward W. Said
