THROUGH OUR ENEMIES' EYES (M)
About the Author New York Times and Washington Post bestseller Imperial Hubris was originally published anonymously, as required by the Central Intelligence Agency. Its author is Michael Scheuer, the former head of the CIA’s Bin Laden Unit, who resigned in November 2004, after two decades of experience in national security issues related to Afghanistan and south Asia. As “Anonymous,” he is also the author of Through Our Enemies’ Eyes: Osama bin Laden, Radical Islam, and the Future of...
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Describes the motives and determination of radical Muslims like Osama bin Laden and their quest to destroy America and the West. Publishers Weekly Here "a senior U.S. civil servant with two decades of experience in the U.S. intelligence community's work on Afghanistan and South Asia" argues that the U.S. was unprepared for September 11 because "our own naivet and insularity led us to underestimate the complexity and determination of our adversaries." Examining bin Laden's words and his leadership qualities, the author says that Al Qaeda remains largely intact and that its next attack will be more lethal than September 11. (Sept. 1) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
Chapter 1 Context for Understanding Bin Laden's Aims Chapter 2 Obstacles to Understanding Bin Laden Chapter 3 Chasing Bin Laden's Money Chapter 4 Getting to Know Bin Laden: Substantive Themes of the Jihad Chapter 5 Getting to Know Bin Laden: Character Traits Chapter 6 Young Bin LAden: Family, Education, and Religion, 1957-1979 Chapter 7 Bin Laden and the Afghan War, 1980-1989: Facilitator, Engineer, Fighter, and Visionary Chapter 8 Bin Laden and the Saudis, 1989-1991: From Favorite Son to Black Sheep Chapter 9 Bin Laden in Exile: Afghanistan and the Sudan, 1991-1996 Chapter 10 Bin Laden Begins: Inciting and Waging Johad from Sudan, 1992-1996 Chapter 11 Bin Laden Returns to Afghanistan: Getting Settled and Politicking Chapter 12 Bin Laden in Afghanistan: Targeting America and Expanding Al-Qaeda Chapter 13 Bin Laden Stands at Armageddon and Battles for His Lord Chapter 14 What to Expect from Al Qaeda Chapter 15 Spring 2002: Where Are We? Where Are We Going? Epilogue Glossary
