The Age of Sacred Terror - Rilegato

Benjamin, Daniel; Simon, Steven

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ISBN 10: 0375508597 ISBN 13: 9780375508592

Casa editrice: Random House Inc, 2002

Riassunto

Two former members of the National Security Council trace the evolution of present-day terrorist activities and the history of the radical Islamic movement that led to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda, describing various aspects of the September 11th attack, why the American public was caught unprepared, and the U.S. government's efforts to stop further threats. 100,000 first printing.

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STEVEN SIMON, assistant director and senior fellow for U.S. Security Studies at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, served on the National Security Council staff as director for global issues from 1994 to 1998 and senior director for counterterrorism from 1998 to 1999. Prior to entering the administration, he held several positions at the U.S. Department of State dealing with regional security and nonproliferation. He holds degrees from Harvard, Columbia, and Princeton and was an international-affairs fellow at Oxford University.<br><br>DANIEL BENJAMIN, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, served as director for counterterrorism on the National Security Council staff from 1998 to 1999 and as special assistant and foreign-policy speechwriter for President Clinton from 1994 to 1997. Prior to entering the administration, he was Berlin bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal and has been a foreign correspondent for Time. He holds degrees from Harvard and Oxford, where he was a Marshall Scholar.

Steven Simon is assistant director and senior fellow for U.S. Security Studies at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

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Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon began working on this book shortly after leaving the National Security Council, where, as director and senior director for counterterrorism, they watched the rise of al-Qaeda and helped coordinate America’s fight against Usama bin Laden and his organization. They warned in articles and interviews about the appearance of a new breed of terrorists who were determined to kill on the grand scale. More than a year before September 11, 2001, they began writing <b>The Age of Sacred Terror </b>to sound the alarm for a nation that had not recognized the gravest threat of our time. <br><br>One of their book’s original goals has remained: to provide the insights to understand an enemy unlike any seen in living memory―one with an extraordinary ability to detect weakness and exploit it, one with a determination to inflict catastrophic damage, one that will not be deterred. But after September 11, a second, equally crucial goal was added: to understand how America let its defenses down, how warnings went unheeded, and how key parts of the government failed at vital tasks. <b>The Age of Sacred Terror</b> also describes the road ahead, where the terrorists will look to draw strength, and what the United States must do, at home and abroad, to stop them. For a year after the attacks that redefined terrorism and devastated the public’s sense of security, America has been searching for answers about those responsible for one of the darkest days in our history and explanations for the glaring gaps in our defenses. <b>The Age of Sacred Terror </b>provides both, with unique authority. It is the book that Americans must read to understand the foremost challenge we face.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Random House Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0375508597
• ISBN 13: 9780375508592
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 490
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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