1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455504703321

Autore

Labévière Richard

Titolo

Dollars for terror [[electronic resource] ] : the United States and Islam / / Richard Labévière ; translated by Martin DeMers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Algora Pub., c2000

ISBN

1-280-34643-4

9786610346431

1-892941-20-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (408 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DeMersMartin

Disciplina

303.6/25/0882971

Soggetti

Terrorism - Government policy - United States

Terrorism - Kenya - Nairobi

Terrorism - Tanzania - Dar es Salaam

Terrorism - Islamic countries - Finance

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PROLOGUE TO THE AMERICAN EDITION The Cold War Continues; Preface; Chapter I The Nairobi and Dar es Salaam Attacks; Chapter II An American Friend at the Palace of Nations; Chapter III Islamism Versus Arab Nationalism; Chapter IV The Mercenaries of Globalization; Chapter V The CIA's "Afghans" and Their Networks; Chapter VI Osama bin Laden, Our Man in Kandahar; Chapter VII The Muslim Brothers' Holy (and Financial) War; Chapter VIII Is There a Pilot Onboard the U.S. Aircraft?; Chapter IX Making Good Use of "Low-Intensity Conflicts"

Chapter X The Privatization of U. S. Foreign PolicyChapter XI Islamism and Zionism: Complementary Enemies; Chapter XII Iran, the Great Satan's Alibi; Chapter XIII Why Saudi Arabia Finances Islamism; Chapter XIV The Taleban, Mercenaries of the American Oil Companies; Chapter XV Behind the Luxor Massacre, bin Laden's "Afghans"; Chapter XVI Islamist Deal-Making and Organized Crime; Chapter XVII Afghanistan and Sudan are the Wrong Targets; Chapter XVIII Islamism as Confrontation; Conclusion The CIA at the Negotiating Table



Sommario/riassunto

How long have the United States and their Saudi allies been sponsoring and financing the radical Islamists, and why doesn't anyone stop them? Labévière uncovers the money-laundering, the organized crime and the interlocking world of business and politics

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910692403803321

Autore

Wiggins James F

Titolo

U.S. Army's procurements of battle effect simulators [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : U.S. General Accounting Office, , [2001]

Soggetti

Battle sounds

Military education - United States - Equipment and supplies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 12, 2004).

"August 29, 2001."

Paper version available from: General Accounting Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

"GAO-01-1113R."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910150624103321

Autore

Pimsleur

Titolo

Pimsleur English for Italian Speakers Level 1 Lessons 11-15 MP3 : Learn to Speak and Understand English as a Second Language with Pimsleur Language Programs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

: Pimsleur (Simon & Schuster)

ISBN

1-4423-2622-0

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Musica

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Pimsleur® equals success. Just one 30-minute lesson a day gets you speaking and understanding like no other program.English for Italian Speakers Phase 1, Units 11-15 build on material taught in prior units. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Each lesson contains practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning tospeakEnglish. These units contain Reading Lessons designed to teach you to sound out words with correct pronunciation and accent. A Reading Booklet to be used with the audio lessons is also included in PDF format.