This book reveals the secret US agenda behind the 'war on terror' in Africa and the shocking methods used to perpetuate the myth that the region is a hotbed of Islamic terrorism.
Africa expert Jeremy Keenan points to overwhelming evidence suggesting that, from 2003, the Bush administration and Algerian government were responsible for hostage takings blamed on Islamic militants. This created a permissive public attitude, allowing the US to establish military bases in the region and pursue multiple imperial objectives in the name of security.
The shocking revelations in this book undermine the mainstream view of Africa as a legitimate 'second front' in the 'war on terror'.
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Is Africa a hotbed of terrorism?
Introduction
The Dossier
Missing
1. The Sahara's Bermuda Triangle
2. Reconstructing Tora Bora
3. 'Whodunit'
4. Grounds for suspicion in the Algerian Sahara
5. Grounds for suspicion in the Sahel
6. Who was El Para?
7. Oil and Empire
8. Algeria's black decade
9. Islamists and Eradicators: Algeria's 'Dirty War'
10. The Banana theory of terrorism
11. Preparing the disinformation
12. The nature of US intelligence
13. 'Blowback' and resistance
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780745324524
Publisert
2009-05-20
Utgiver
Vendor
Pluto Press
Vekt
367 gr
Høyde
215 mm
Bredde
135 mm
Aldersnivå
Crossover, UU, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
296
Forfatter