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Book SynopsisIn a work of history that will make headlines, NEW YORK TIMES reporter Philip Shenon investigates the investigation of 9/11 and tells the inside story of the most important federal commission since the Warren Commission. Shenon uncovers startling new information about the inner workings of the 9/11 commission and its relationship with the Bush White House. THE COMMISSION will change our understanding of the 9/11 investivation - and of the attacks themselves.Trade ReviewShenon is a skilful writer and storyteller as well as a dogged reporter. He makes bureaucratic warfare exciting, because he has a keen grasp of human frailty and folly . . . [The Commission] is the real back story of 9/11 * Evan Thomas, New York TIMES *

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Book SynopsisThis illuminating work offers readers a comprehensive overview of ISIS, with more than 100 in-depth articles on a variety of topics related to the notorious terrorist group, and more than a dozen key primary source documents.ISIS formed through a combination of a rise in violent extremist ideologies demonstrated on September 11, 2001; the invasion of Iraq; and the Syrian Civil War. ISIS is possibly the most important conflict group and phenomena of the last half century, and understanding its source and success is crucial to functioning in the world today. This book provides insight into ISIS from its beginnings to the present, through coverage of its people, organizations, and operations.The book begins with an overview of ISIS, which provides context for each of the reference entries that follow. The introductory material also includes entries on the causes and consequences of the conflict between ISIS and the West. The book contains more than 100 reference entries on general and speTrade ReviewSteed's latest reference work on ISIS provides readers with as complete a view as reasonably possible. . . The work is a well-suited reference which provides a 360-degree view of ISIS. * Booklist *Recommended. General readers through faculty; professionals. * Choice *Table of ContentsList of Entries, List of Primary Documents, Preface, Introductory Essays, Overview of the War with ISIS (1999–2018), Causes of the War with ISIS, Consequences of the War with ISIS, A–Z Entries, Primary Source Documents, Chronology, Recommended Bibliography, List of Contributors, Index,

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Book SynopsisDonald Holbrook is Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence (CSTPV), University of St. Andrews, Scotland, UK.Trade ReviewThe 2011 rampage killing by Anders Brevik in Norway has stimulated broad interest in scholarship focusing on the radical right. Max Taylor has brought together a group of established and younger scholars in an anthology which approaches the topic from a uniquely global perspective.Extreme Right Wing Violence and Political Terrorismboth illuminates the changing nature of the radical right and provides a balanced analysis of the threat emanating from this milieu. This text is both timely and highly recommended. -- Jeffrey Kaplan, Book Review Editor, Terrorism and Political Violence and Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies and Anthropology, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, USThis anthology provides a fascinating overview of the threat of right-wing terrorism and political violence in the United States, Europe and the United Kingdom. Its unique contribution is to use specific cases that illustrate the nuance of the movement’s ideology, organizational structure, targets of violence, historical milieus and local forces to place its political violence in context. It is a welcome addition for readers interested in terrorism, extremism and political violence. -- Joshua D. Freilich, Professor and Executive Officer (Director) Program of Doctoral Studies in Criminal Justice, John Jay College and The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, USThis book is intended to serve as an introduction to and conversation between five distinctively Christian approaches to social justice. Each author did a fair job presenting their position and the main chapters thus serve as a good introduction to these different approaches to social justice. The result is a highly engaging book sure to stimulate and challenge one’s Christian approach to social justice. I greatly enjoyed reading Christian Faith and Social Justice and would recommend it -- Mike Skinner * cataclysmicblog.com *Table of ContentsContributors Acknowledgements 1 Introduction Donald Holbrook and Max Taylor 2 Violence by the Far Right: The American Experience Leonard Weinberg 3 Anti-Muslim Violence in the UK: Extremist Nationalist Involvement and Influence Robert Lambert 4 Grassroots Activism in the English Defence League: Discourse and Public (Dis)order Joel Busher 5 Ulster Loyalism and Extreme Right Wing Politics James W. McAuley 6 The Dutch Far Right: From ‘Classical Outsiders’ to ‘Modern Insiders’ Rob Witte 7 Youth Engagement in Right Wing Extremism: Comparative Cases from the Netherlands Ineke van der Valk 8 Right Wing Political Violence in France: Stock Take and Perspectives Michel Gandilhon 9 Breivik’s Mindset: The Counterjihad and the New Transatlantic Anti-Muslim Right Toby Archer 10 Still Blind in the Right Eye? A Comparison of German Responses to Political Violence from the Extreme Left and the Extreme Right Peter Lehr 11 Far Right and Islamist Extremist Discourses: Shifting Patterns of Enmity Donald Holbrook 12 Conclusion PM Currie Bibliography Index

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Trade Review“Peace is not made between friends. It is made between enemies. How political leaders start talking with groups or governments that are fighting and killing their citizens, and ultimately agree to end their conflicts, is one of the most difficult, most important, and least understood challenges facing nations across the world. Mitchell Reiss has done a great service by drawing out the lessons of past efforts by governments to make peace with their enemies—from Northern Ireland to Sri Lanka to Al Anbar, Iraq. This is an excellent and deeply relevant book, and it should be required reading for informed citizens and senior policymakers alike.” —U.S. Senator John McCain“The distinguished diplomat and scholar Mitchell Reiss takes on one of the most important questions of our messy international age, how to deal with terrorists, and he answers it through a series of fascinating case studies. It’s both an important study and also a compelling set of historical narratives.” —Walter Isaacson, author of Kissinger: A Biography and Einstein: His Life and Universe“A truly superb analysis of negotiations with controversial groups and states . . . After two decades of personal experience as a mediator and negotiator, I found Negotiating with Evil to be the most comprehensive and thoughtful work on this complex subject. This is a must-read for leaders, negotiators, and those interested in this hot, contemporary topic that faces our current political leadership.” —General Anthony C. Zinni, USMC (Retired)“Mitchell Reiss tackles head-on the trickiest of questions, whether and when to talk to terrorists. His study is an important and welcome analysis of this complex issue.” —Baroness Manningham-Buller, former Director General of MI5 "Is there ever an appropriate time and a morally supportable reason for a government sit down and bargain with people who have blood on their hands? That's the important but messy question addressed by Mitchell Reiss in his new book, Negotiating With Evil: When to Talk to Terrorists. Reiss, a veteran U.S. diplomat, comes to some conclusions that I think are correct but may make many Americans uneasy." --Thomas E. Rick, Foreign Policy

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Book SynopsisThis is an updated and expanded 2015 edition of a classic text on Muslim thinking about war and peace. The new edition includes a new introduction and translations of selected revelatory excerpts from ISIS texts about the treatment of POWs, guidelines on the “management of barbarity,” fatwas in opposition to ISIS, and other key topics.Table of Contents Preface to the Third Edition, 2015 Part I. Jihad in Classical and Modern Islam 1. JIHAD, AN INTRODUCTION 2. THE PROPHET’S LESSONS ON CONDUCT IN WAR: Ḥadiths on Jihad from the Ṣaḥiḥ of Muslim ibn Ḥajjåj 3. EXHORTATIONS TO JIHAD: Passages on Jihad and Martyrdom from Målik’s al-Muwaṭṭa’ 4. THE LEGAL DOCTRINE OF JIHAD: The Chapter on Jihad from Averroes’ Legal Handbook al-Bidåya 5. THE RELIGIOUS AND MORAL DOCTRINE OF JIHAD: Ibn Taymiyya on Jihad 6. JIHAD AND WAR PROPAGANDA: The Ottoman Jihad Fatwa of November 11th, 1914 7. A MODERNIST INTERPRETATION OF JIHAD: Ma˙m¥d Shalt¥t’s Treatise Koran and Fighting 8. THE DOCTRINE OF JIHAD IN MODERN ISLAM 9. THE RELEVANCE OF THE JIHAD DOCTRINE IN SADAT’S EGYPT 10. JIHAD IN 21st CENTURY Egypt Part II. Jihad After 9/11 11. THE PRESENT GEOGRAPHY OF JIHAD a. Short survey of Jihadi Movements and States after 2005; Shabab, Boko Haram, Mali, Taliban; Impact of Arab Spring (Libya, Syria) b. Importance of Religion c. Why focus on IS 12. AL-QA`IDA AND IS a. Zawahiri and Zarqawi (Zawahiri’s Letter to Zarqawi) b. Idarat al-tawahhush by Naji c. Conflict Between al-Qa`ida and ISIS Regarding Rules of Jihad 13. THE RISE OF IS a. Factors of Success in Iraq and Syria; Foreign Mujahids; Publicity; Videos, Social Media b. Caliphate (Selections from the Address of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi), hijra; Building an Islamic State, hisba (Contrast with al-Qaìda) Eschatology, Apocalyps, Violence, Brutality 14. IS THEORY AND PRACTICE OF JIHAD a. Enemy; Takfir; Treason (Fatwas) b. Non-Muslims; dhimmi; (document ISIS dhimma contract) c. Defensive or Offensive Jihad d. Warfare: Civilians; Slavery (Document) e. (Document) 15. ANTI-IS POSITIONS Anti-Isis Fatwas Notes Bibliography Acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisPart of a series which presents research on international social movements, this volume focuses on social movements and violence. Topics discussed include: individual motivations in underground political organizations; decisions to use terrorism; and ethnic and socio-revolutionary terrorism.Table of ContentsPart 1 Theories and methodologies: introduction - on individual motivations in underground political organizations, Donatella della Porta; decisions to use terrorism - psychological constraints on instrumental reasoning, Martha Crenshaw. Part 2 Case studies: from protest to terrorism - the case of the SDS and the weathermen, Richard G. Braungart; political violence by the non-aggrieved - explaining the political participation of those with no apparent grievances, Robert W. White; going underground in Argentina - a look at the founders of a guerrilla movement, Maria Jose Moyano. Part 3 Women's studies: conservative and feminist images of women associated with armed, clandestine organizations in the United States, Gilda Zwerman; lacerations in the memory - women in the Italian underground organizations, Luisa Passerini. Part 4 Comparative studies: left-wing and right-wing terrorist groups - a comparison for the German case, Friedhelm Neidhardt; ethnic and sociorevolutionary terrorism - a comparison of structures, Peter Waldmann; political socialization in left-wing underground organizations - biographies of Italian and German militants, Donatella della Porta.

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Book SynopsisTo his friends and neighbours, Glenn L. Carle was a wholesome, stereotypical New England Yankee, a former athlete struggling against incipient middle age, someone always with his nose in an abstruse book. But for two decades Carle broke laws, stole, and lied on a daily basis about nearly everything. I was almost never who I said I was, or did what I claimed to be doing." He was a CIA spy. He thrived in an environment of duplicity and ambiguity, flourishing in the gray areas of policy. The Interrogator is the story of Carle's most serious assignment, when he was surged to become an interrogator in the U.S. Global War on Terror, and assigned to interrogate a Top-level detainee at one of the CIA's notorious black sites overseas. It tells of his encounter with one of the most senior al-Qa'ida detainees the U.S. captured after 9/11, a ghost detainee" who, the CIA believed, might hold the key to finding Usama Bin Ladin.As Carle's interrogation sessions progressed, he began to seriously doubt the operation. Was this man, kidnapped in the Middle East, really the senior al-Qa'ida official the CIA believed he was? Headquarters viewed these misgivings as naïve troublemaking, so Carle found himself isolated and progressively at odds with his institution and his orders. He struggled over how far to push the interrogation, wrestling with whether his actions constituted torture, and with what defined his real duty to his country. Then, in a dramatic twist, Headquarters spirited the detainee and Carle to the CIA's harshest interrogation facility, a place of darkness and fear, which even CIA officers dared mention only in whispers.A haunting tale of sadness, confusion, and determination, The Interrogator is a shocking and intimate look at the world of espionage. It leads readers through the underworld of the Global War on terror, asking us to consider the professional and personal challenges faced by an intelligence officer during a time of war, and the unimaginable ways in which war alters our institutions and American society.Trade ReviewThe Longest War: The Enduring Conflict between America and al-Qaeda "Glenn Carle writes with great verve and lyricism about a decidedly unlyrical moment in the history of the U.S. intelligence community; the decision after 9/11 to take the gloves off when it cane to the detention and interrogation of al Qaeda suspects. As Carle witnesses, the U.S. government's assumptions about how important those suspects were was sometimes way off base, while their treatment at the hands of American officials often did not measure up to the high ethical standards the United States wishes to uphold as a country. Carle tells the story from inside the CIA's "war on terror" and he does it with great honesty and realism; he has the eye of the novelist and the analytical skills of the senior CIA officer he was. That makes "The Interrogator" an engrossing read, and also an important book." David Ignatius, columnist for The Washington Post and author of Body of Lies Glenn Carle's "The Interrogator" is a remarkable memoir--for its searing personal honesty, for its portrait of the amoral secret bureaucracy of the CIA, and most of all for its revelation of how a decent American became part of a process that we can only call torture." Gilles Kepel, Professor, Institute of Political Studies, Paris, author of Beyond Terror and

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Book SynopsisA timely examination of the impact of Australia’s antiterror laws after September 11, and the new 2014 terror laws.Over ten years after Australia’s first national laws were enacted to combat the threat of terrorism, yet more antiterrorism laws were passed in the Australian Parliament in late 2014. Yet again, powers and sanctions once thought to lie outside the rules of a liberal democracy except during wartime, have become part of Australian law.Timely and piercing, this book asks whether Australia really needed to enact anti-terrorism laws in the first place, let alone add to them. Do the new laws pose increased threats to freedom of speech and freedomof the press? Has the first set of laws been effective in protecting the community? And most tellingly, the book asks whether seeing these anti-terror laws as normal is adanger in itself.

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Book SynopsisThe CIA, the KGB, MI5, Mossad, Boss, Savak, Dina - the names read like a rollcall of the seamier side of history in the years following the Second World War. Today the Cold War is dead; there are fewer dictatorships; and 9/11 has created a whole new raison d'etre for covert action. This book explains how the war on terrorism provides a wholly new context for the murky world secret services and intelligence agencies operate in, and describes in detail how ultra-modern new technologies have vastly increased their power to spy abroad and eavesdrop at home. This up-to-date account raises important issues, including the new roles the secret services have found for themselves as they target 'rogue states', 'the war on drugs', and 'terrorists'. Most important of all, its authors explore the unsolved contradiction between the world of these secretive and unaccountable agencies operating on the fringes of the law, and the requirements of a free and democratic society. There is, they conclude, 'no easy walk to freedom'.Table of Contents Introduction: Intelligence after 9-11 - A New Internationalism? Defining the Threat After the Berlin Wall Intelligence Agencies Today So, Why is the Issue of Intelligence and Security Still Important? Part I: 'Terrorism' - The Dark Side of Globalisation 1. Terrorism and Intelligence - Siamese Twins? 2. Islam and the Myth of Confrontation 3. A New Internationalism? The US Experience Before and After 9-11 4. Western Europe - Rolling the New Bandwagon 5. Israel - 'Manipulating the Bush Doctrine' 6. A Clash of Bandwagons? Part II. Technologies of Surveillance 7. Overview 8. The Panoptic View - Satellite Surveillance on a Global Scale 9. Echelon - Who's on the Watch List? 10. Encryption and 'Backdoors' 11. The Economic Backdoor - State Surveillance and the Private Sector 12. The Third World, Human Rights and the Internet 13. Intelligence and Law Enforcement - Breaking Down the Firewall 14. The Dark Glass - Into the Future Part III. US Intelligence: Back to the Future? 15. The Gulf War and After: Grasping the 'Unipolar Moment' 16. 'Redefining National Security' - Clinton and the Rise of Economic Intelligence 17. Blowback 1: Iraq - 'Enormous Market Potential' 18. Blowback 2 - Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Legacy of William Casey 19. Latin America - Business as Usual? 20. Intelligence Without Policy or Policy Without Intelligence? Part IV: The European Union - New Purpose, Old Methods? 21. The UK 22. France 23. Germany and the European Union Part V: Russia: from KGB to FSB and Back Again? 24. The FSB: Two Coups and a Demise Exaggerated 25. The SVR - 'Still in the Big Four' 26. FAPSI Part VI: Israel: the Living Security Dilemma? 27. The Main Services 28. The Toll of 'Targeted Killings' 29. Mossad's Global Reach 30. The US Connection: 'Codenamed Jumbo' Part VII: Intelligence in the South: the Growth of the Virtual State 31. The Middle East: the Hidden Hand Syndrome 32. Syria: the Rise of the Mukhabarat State 33. Iraq: 'a Sort of Frenzy' 34. Palestine 35. India and Pakistan: the Democratic Deficit 36. Burma: Opposition and Micro-Management 37. South Africa: the Democratic Chance Part VIII: Concluding Perspectives: Knowledge, Power and Accountability 38. The New Iron Triangle 39. Intelligence and Accountability: Bucking the Trend? 40. Looking to the Future 41. Annex: How to Research Your Intelligence Agency Index

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Book SynopsisAmericans in the twenty-first century are keenly aware of the many forms of terrorism: hijackings, biological attacks, chemical weapons. But, the deadliest form is almost too scary to think about - a terrorist group exploding a nuclear device in an American city. In the urgent call to action, Graham Allison, one of America's leading experts on nuclear weapons and national security, presents the evidence for two provocative, compelling conclusions. First, if policy makers in Washington keep doing what they are currently doing about the threat, a nuclear terrorist attack on America is inevitable. Second, the surprising and largely unrecognized good news is that nuclear terrorism is, in fact, preventable. Allison offers an ambitious but feasible blueprint for eliminating the possibility of nuclear terrorist attacks, if we are willing to face the issue squarely.Trade ReviewAllison goes beyond the usual hand-wringing about a nuclear-armed Al Qaeda. He presents sharp critiques of White House failures to tackle the problem and proposes concrete solutions. * Newsweek *Comprehensive but accessible . . . a major contribution to public understanding. * The New York Times Book Review *In an era of colour-coded terror alerts and rigorous security checks, Allison provides a rare dose of alarmism well informed. * The Boston Globe *Allison makes the subject clear and accessible; his recommendations come across as not only logical, but also imperative. * Foreign Affairs *

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Book SynopsisThe first book to unearth the Christchurch massacre’s fascist roots and examine what it represents and threatens. The massacre of more than fifty worshippers at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, shocked the world. The murders were not random. They expressed a particular ideology, one that the alleged perpetrator described as ‘fascism’. But what does fascism mean today — and what kind of threat does it pose? Jeff Sparrow traces the history of the far right, showing how fascists have adapted to the new politics of the twenty-first century. Burgeoning in dark places online, contemporary fascism exults in violence and picks its targets strategically. Today, it is Muslims; tomorrow, it will be Jews or gays or Asians. With imitative massacres already occurring around the world, Christchurch must be a wake-up call. This book makes a compelling, urgent case for a new response to an old menace.Trade Review‘This short but incisive book builds to a stirring and well-argued conclusion ... What Sparrow does so eloquently ... is overtly link fascism, historically and theoretically, with political violence.’ FOUR STARS -- Kelsey Oldham * Books + Publishing *‘With conceptual clarity and meticulous research, Jeff Sparrow has produced an indispensable guidebook to the intellectual and political sewers from which the Christchurch mass murderer emerged. Sparrow understands the role social media has played in the rebirth of fascism. He also understands that ideas matter.’ -- Robert Manne, emeritus professor of politics and vice-chancellor's fellow at La Trobe University‘This is a very good book and well worth a read.’ -- James Pierson * NB Magazine *‘Part history lesson, part detective story, part deep-dive into an online swamp, Fascists Among Us is essential reading for anyone who wants to take a stand against hate.’ -- Scott Ludlam‘Jeff Sparrow charts the ideological underpinnings of fascism with uncommon clarity, demonstrating the importance of confronting the truth rather than retreating from its horrors. Read. This. Book.’ -- Sisonke Msimang‘Lit with insight and urgency. Read it, just read it.’ -- Chloe Hooper‘This is succinct, steady writing, well-informed and organised. With the advantage of having recently completed a book on the rise of the right (Trigger Warnings), Sparrow has managed to deal with the problems associated with writing about such a sensationally awful event.’ -- Rosemary Sorensen * Daily Review *‘Sparrow’s analysis is poignant and confronting, yet avoids being voyeuristic or disrespectful.’ -- Ellen Muller * ArtsHub *‘[A]rgues that we need more information, rather than information blackouts, in response to fascist terrorism … He shows how and where fellow fascists form shadowy internet communities to foment violence against immigrants and minorities and spur dialogue on the “Optics War,” “ecofascism,” and “accelerationism” … Sparrow convincingly argues that the more we understand about the last terrorist, the better we can prevent the next one.’ * Kirkus Reviews *

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