| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 288 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-269) and index. |
| Summary |
Offers a portrait of a group of young Yemeni-American men from an upstate New York steel town near Buffalo, who in spring 2001 attended an al-Qaeda camp and who may--or may not--have become America's first sleeper cell of Islamic terrorists. |
| Contents |
The curse of McKinley -- Ward rats -- The search for clarity -- "God rewards those who fight" -- Of mullahs and madrassas -- The closer -- "Take your souls in your hands" -- Sitting down with the sheikh -- "For Muslims in this country, it is over" -- On the hot seat -- Fitting profiles -- A conspiracy of silence -- A time of fire -- Ideological detonators -- Bills fans or jihadists? -- Epilogue: "Not stones, but men." |
| Subject |
Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention.
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Yemeni Americans -- New York (State) -- Lackawanna.
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Muslims -- Civil rights -- New York (State) -- Lackawanna.
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| ISBN |
9781586484033 |
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1586484036 |
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