LEADER 04109nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910829600303321 005 20240417022313.0 010 $a1-78371-501-4 010 $a1-84964-177-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000380617 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH22933470 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000430333 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11274611 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000430333 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10452475 035 $a(PQKB)10358678 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3386663 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5390938 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3386663 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10579017 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL987749 035 $a(OCoLC)923335614 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000380617 100 $a20020307d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aUnholy wars $eAfghanistan, America and international terrorism /$fJohn K. Cooley 205 $a3rd ed. 210 1$aLondon ;$aSterling, Va. :$cPluto Press,$d2002. 215 $a1 online resource (xx, 268 pages) $cmaps 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-7453-1918-1 311 0 $a0-7453-1917-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCarter and Brezhnev in the Valley of Decision Anwar al-Sadat Zia al-Haq Deng Xiaoping Recruiters, trainers, trainees and assorted spooks Donors, bankers and profiteers Poppy fields, killing fields and druglords Russia: bitter aftertaste and reluctant return The contagion spreads: Egypt and the Maghreb More contagion: the Philippines The contagion spreads: the assault on America Epilogue 330 $b'[A] masterpiece of reportorial thoroughness, painstaking research, and serious reflection.' Edward W. Said 'Cooley's important and timely book 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'The devil of John Cooley's unsettling book is in the detail ... A persuasive argument against one-night stands in international alliances and makes clear that there will be an intolerable price to pay if Islam replaces communism as the next 'Satanic foe " Independent on Sunday This completely revised edition examines the events of September 11th 2001, Osama bin Laden's role and the complex working of the Al Qa'ida terror network. This is the classic book on the history of the USA's involvement with Afghanistan that explains the devastating consequences of the alliance between the US government and radical Islam. Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the roots of the current international crisis.Cooley marshals a wealth of evidence - from the assassination of Sadat, the destabilisation of Algeria and Chechnya and the emergence of the Taliban, to the bombings of the World Trade Center and the US embassies in Africa. He examines the crucial role of Pakistan's military intelligence organisation; uncovers China's involvement and its aftermath; the extent of Saudi financial support; the role of 'America's most wanted man' Osama bin Laden; the BCCI connection; the CIA's cynical promotion of drug traffic in the Golden Crescent; the events in Pakistan since the military coup of October 1999; and, finally, the events of September 11th 2001 and their continuing impact on world affairs. 606 $aEspionage, American$zIslamic countries 606 $aTerrorism 607 $aAfghanistan$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aAfghanistan$xPolitics and government$y1989-2001 607 $aAfghanistan$xPolitics and government$y2001-2021 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zAfghanistan 615 0$aEspionage, American 615 0$aTerrorism. 676 $a958.1045 700 $aCooley$b John K.$f1927-2008.$01109741 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910829600303321 996 $aUnholy wars$92738918 997 $aUNINA