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

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

Author: Steve Coll
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Publication Date: 2005-01-30
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0143034669
ISBN-13: 9780143034667
Product ID: EPID43385630
Description: In this prehistory of the 2001 war in Afghanistan, Steve Coll, a Washington Post editor, pieces together the alliances, intrigue, and failures of intelligence that allowed Al Qaeda to get a foothold in that country. He chronicles the dis...
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Synopsis
In this prehistory of the 2001 war in Afghanistan, Steve Coll, a Washington Post editor, pieces together the alliances, intrigue, and failures of intelligence that allowed Al Qaeda to get a foothold in that country. He chronicles the disturbing role of America's supposed ally, Saudi Arabia, in building up Osama bin Laden. And he examines the historical record of the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations in regard to counterterrorism policy. Here he includes much insider information and analysis about the various intelligence agencies, their agendas and rivalries. Coll connects America's effort to support anti-Soviet groups in Afghanistan in the 1980s with the eventual rise of Al Qaeda and, later, the events of September 11, 2001. A New York Times Notable Book for 2004.

Details
Publication Date:2005-01-30
Edition Description:Reprint

Size
Length:712 pages
Height:8.3 in
Width:5.5 in
Thickness:1.5 in
Weight:23.2 oz

Publisher's Note
Provides a comprehensive overview of the CIA's and other covert agencies' operations in Afghanistan, from the Soviet invasion in 1979 through the summer of 2001, detailing the rise of the Taliban and bin Laden, the secret efforts of the CIA to capture or kill bin Laden since 1998, and their failure to stop bin Laden, al Qaeda, and the events of September 11th. Reprint.

Industry Reviews
"Steve Coll's book is a classic study of blowback and is a better, fuller reconstruction of this history than the FINAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES (the so-called '9/11 Commission Report')....Coll has written a powerful indictment of the CIA's myopia and incompetence...."
London Review of Books - Chalmers Johnson (10/21/2004)

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