Ghost Wars by Steve Coll (2005, Paperback, Reprint)

This book is thick and extensively researched, with a good deal being original research from the author through interviews and archive digging. However, don't be daunted. It's written in a narrative, novel-like fashion that makes it entertaining and goes by pretty quick. It deals heavily with the mistakes of the CIA in its dealings with the middle east, especially Afghanistan. Although you will not find an expose here directly linking the CIA to the Taliban or Osama Bin Laden, you are shown how the actions and policies of US national interests gave rise to both. About 1/4 of the book is notes and references, but it is well worth reading through both for any serious pundit or those with an interest in contemporary global issues.

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This book is a very scholarly approach to the US and the conflicts in the Middle East. Provides detailed information on the long history of US involvement in Afghanistan. Tons of data on people, places, politicians and hidden agendas. Makes the connections from the war on terror to the Soviet Union and the Cold War, as well as Bin Laden and the spawning of Al Qaeda. Great inside information and political analyses on a topic that affects all of us one way or another.

***Highly recommend his biography of the Bin Laden clan as well. I originally bought Ghost Wars but then found the Bin Laden book and read it first. Very educational and intriguing. "The Bin Ladens" should be picked up along with this publication.

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