| Description |
xiv, 461 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-459). |
| Contents |
pt. 1. The geopolitics of terrorism -- 1. Afghanistan and "international terrorism" -- 2. Terrorism and statecraft Part I -- 3. Terrorism and statecraft Part II -- 4. The Anglo-American axis : protecting Osama -- 5. Saudi Arabia : Bin Laden's financial base -- 6. Pakistan : Bin Laden's power base -- pt. 2. The 9/11 intelligence failure -- 7. What they knew, when -- 8. Tracking the terrorists -- 9. Intelligence breakdown or political fiasco? -- pt. 3. The 9/11 air defense failure -- 10. Deconstructing the commission's chronology -- 11. The paralysis of the national security system on 9/11 -- pt. 4. The infinite war -- 12. A two-pronged military strategy -- 13. The grand design -- pt. 5. Concluding analysis. |
| Summary |
"In The War on Truth - the long-awaited sequel to The War on Freedom - Nafeez Ahmed provides the most comprehensive and controversial critique of the government's official version of what happened on 9/11. In this extensive new analysis, Ahmed doubles the data and investigates the worldwide web of terrorist networks across space and time. |
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Deconstructing the findings of the 9/11 Commission and the Joint Congressional Inquiry, he exposes disturbing liaisons between American, British, and European intelligence services and al-Qaeda operatives in the Balkans, Caucasus, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Asia-Pacific - liaisons linked not only to 9/11, but also to prior terrorist attacks, including the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the 1998 US embassy bombings. Against this background, Ahmed accomplishes the most detailed and wide-ranging study to date of the powerful vested interests and intrigues responsible for the collapse of US national security in the years and months leading up to 9/11. Government documents, whistleblower testimony, and the findings of official inquiries are scrutinized to trace the innermost workings of the intelligence community, revealing precisely which government policies and operations facilitated the 9/11 intelligence failure, and pinpointing the specific agencies, individuals, and decisions that weakened the US air defense system. Finally, Ahmed unlocks the underlying geostrategy of the War on Terror - the culmination of a decades-long plan to secure and expand an increasingly unstable system. |
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For anyone who remains uneasy about government policies on, and after, 9/11, The War on Truth is an invaluable resource that will radically alter perceptions of international terrorism, national security, and the clandestine machinery of Western power."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
Terrorism -- Government policy -- United States.
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Intelligence service -- United States.
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1993-2001.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-2009.
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Terrorism -- History -- 20th century.
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Intelligence service. (OCoLC)fst00975848
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Diplomatic relations. (OCoLC)fst01907412
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Terrorism. (OCoLC)fst01148101
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Terrorism -- Government policy.
(OCoLC)fst01148109
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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USA Government. (DE-588)2027858-5
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Elfter September. (DE-588)4667841-4
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Außenpolitik. (DE-588)4003846-4
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Terrorismus. (DE-588)4059534-1
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Bekämpfung. (DE-588)4112701-8
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Geheimdienst. (DE-588)4019737-2
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11 September 2001.
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Terrorism -- Government policy -- United States.
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Intelligence service -- United States.
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
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War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
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Terrorism -- History -- 20th century.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1993-2001.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-2009.
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United States of America.
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Terrorism.
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International politics.
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International relations.
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Intelligence agencies.
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Au?enpolitik.
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Bek?mpfung.
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War on Terrorism (2001-2009) (OCoLC)fst01754980
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001) (OCoLC)fst01112794
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| Chronological Term |
1900-2009
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Ahmed, Nafeez Mosaddeq. War on truth. Northampton, Mass. : Olive Branch Press, 2005 (OCoLC)608594021 |
| ISBN |
1566565960 (paperback) |
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9781566565967 (paperback) |
