Al-Qaeda : casting a shadow of terror

by Jason Burke

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Title	Al-Qaeda : casting a shadow of terror
Author	Jason Burke
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Tags	Current affairs, Terrorism, War
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Your review	When this is required reading for all "coalition of the willing" political leaders and no-one in power can make a public statement or foreign policy decision without having having passed a test on their comprehension of it we will at last begin to see the beginnings of rationality and humanity in our dealings with the Middle East. I bought this after reading a piece by Chomsky in which he said this was probably the best book written on terrorism. Burke knows his subject well and gives a clear grounds eye view of who the terrorists are and how they operate. Burke demonstrates that there is no such thing as a Dr Evil type monster out there, but the real danger is our inability to see how our western leaders have so humiliated and raped and despoiled and oppressed (by proxy or directly) the democratic and human rights aspirations of Arabs and how there are literally as a result thousands of would-be suicide terrorists incognito and freelance the world over. I can just add to Burke's book the comment that it's not a problem with Islam -- otherwise we would have seen this sort of terrorism non-stop ever since the west has encountered islam. The 9/11 plotters and Bin Laden made their aims and motivations very plain (why do so many in the west still remain ignorant -- why do our leaders continue to deny it in public?) and the US conceded on their major demand (withdrawal from Saudi Arabia) after establishing new bases in Iraq. And Australia fully supported and backed the US proxy occupation and oppressoin of Moslem holy lands and peoples -- hence Bali. No prizes for guessing the motivations of the new wave of terrorist activities since then. (This and other reviews on my blog at http://sweetreason.wordpress.com )
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Publication	London; I.B. Tauris, 2003. vii, 292 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Publication date	2003
ISBN	1850433968 / 9781850433965
LC classification	HV6431 .B862 2003
Dewey	303.625091767 22
Subjects	Qaida (Organization) September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 Terrorism › Religious aspects › Islam Terrorists › Islamic countries War on Terrorism, 2001-
Primary language eng	English
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Number of copies	1
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