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305
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English
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Ebooks
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2009
Description
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'.
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
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'.
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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Publié par
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Date de parution
20 mai 2009
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EAN13
9781849642828
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Langue
English
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Poids de l'ouvrage
1 Mo