| Author: |
John K. Cooley |
| Publisher: |
Pluto Press |
'Important and timely…(It) examines a strange love affair that went disastrously wrong, the alliance between America and some of the most conservative and fanatical followers of Islam.' Los Angeles Times Book Review
Description:
To oppose the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the United States formed an extraordinary anti-communist alliance with militant Islamic forces in South Asia. In this controversial and acclaimed book, John Cooley provides the first behind-the-scenes account of this alliance and of how the CIA planned and ran the 'holy war' in Afghanistan. This new edition brings the situation up to date with a description of the Bin Laden-linked terrorist conspiracy network uncovered in the US and Canada since December 1999.
Cooley covers the important events that have taken place in Algeria; the impact of Pakistan's military coup of October 1999 on Indo-Pakistani relations; and the political destabilization of the Philippines through the Muslim separatist uprising which began in 1998, especially the orgy of kidnapping for profit by the former Afghan Abu Sayyaf group in 2000.
| DesiStore # |
PBS00884 |
| ISBN |
0-7453-1691-3 |
| Edition |
Second |
| Year |
2000 |
| Pages |
299 |
| Weight (kg) |
0.57 |
| Shipping Weight (lbs) |
1.43 |
| HB/PB |
Paper Back |
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'Important and timely…(It) examines a strange love affair that went disastrously wrong, the alliance between America and some of the most conservative and fanatical followers of Islam.' Los Angeles Times Book Review
'Cooley is to be commended for undertaking the ambitious task of tracing the repercussions of the Afghan war and for coming up with a great many details of value and interest.' New York Times Book Review
'Read this book and you will see the clash between radical Islam and the West in a new light.' Charles William Maynes, former editor, Foreign Policy
Unholy Wars- Afghanistan, America & International Terrorism
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