Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (506 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0718X6697 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 554 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Rick said Required Reading for Today's Leaders. I read Ali Soufan's book Anatomy of Terror on recommendation from a trusted friend and former military colleague who works with him. I was a USAF airborne cryptologic linguist (Arabic) throughout the 80's and have some familiarity with the region and subject matter, although more than a little dated.For those of you who have the time and inclination to get a more useful understanding of what's been happening, this book provides insight that you. Terrific insight and a very good read This is a well-written book by an author with long-standing interest in the Middle East, as well as expert knowledge from a career including anti-terrorism work for the FBI. His unusual depth of knowledge should provide new information not only for someone informed by news reports (as I am) but also to those who come to it much better educated on the topic. It is not "who bombed what when." With information about how Bin Laden and others lived . Great for people involved with antiterrorism but a little heavy for me,. C. Overgaard This book is best read by people who have some involvement in our military and intelligence operations. Not being such a person, I was overwhelmed by the incredible detail the author presents about numerous participants in the terrorism movement. For many if not most of them he is able to describe their upbringing and development in considerable detail. I wonder how he was able to obtain this information.I had difficulty with the timeline becau
In Anatomy of Terror, former FBI special agent and New York Times best-selling author Ali Soufan dissects bin Laden's brand of jihadi terrorism and its major offshoots, revealing how these organizations were formed, how they operate, their strengths, and - crucially - their weaknesses. Anatomy of Terror lays bare the psychology and inner workings of al-Qaeda, the Islamic State, and their spawn, and shows how the spread of terror can be stopped.. But six years later, the reality is the reverse. We meet Ayman al-Zawahiri, titular head of al-Qaeda; Saif al-Adel, an Egyptian ex-soldier who faked his own death to become the group's security chief; and bin Laden's own beloved son Hamza, a prime candidate to lead the organization his late father founded. This riveting account examines the new Islamic rad