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“yaakov lappin”

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  • Virtual Caliphate: Exposing the Islamist State on the Internet

    by Yaakov Lappin ...
    In 1924, the last caliphate—an Islamic state as envisioned by the Koran—was dismantled in Turkey. With no state in existence that matches the radical Islamic ideal since, al Qaeda, which sees itself as a government in exile, along with its hundreds of affiliate organizations, has failed to achieve its goal of reestablishing the caliphate. It is precisely this failure to create a homeland, ... Read more

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    The Killing of Osama bin Laden

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    New York Times bestseller: The true behind-the-scenes story of the manhunt for the 9/11 mastermind is "a page-turner" ( Minneapolis Star-Tribune).From the author of Black Hawk Down and Hue 1968, this is a gripping account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. With access to key sources, Mark Bowden takes us inside the rooms where decisions were made and on the ground where the action unfolded.After ... Read more

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  • The Operators

    The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan

    by Michael Hastings ...
    The inspiration for the Netflix original movie War Machine**, starring Brad Pitt, Tilda Swinton, and Ben Kingsley**From the author of The Last Magazine, a shocking behind-the-scenes portrait of our military commanders, their high-stake maneuvers, and the politcal firestorm that shook the United States.In the shadow of the hunt for Bin Laden and the United States’ involvement in the Middle East, ... Read more

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  • The Ground Truth

    The Untold Story of America Under Attack on 9/11

    by John Farmer ...
    From the senior counsel to the 9/11 Commission, a mesmerizing real-time portrayal of that day, why we weren?t told the truth, and why our nation is still at risk.As one of the primary authors of the 9/11 Commission Report, John Farmer is proud of his and his colleagues? work. Yet he came away from the experience convinced that there was a further story to be told, one he was uniquely qualified to ... Read more

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  • The 9/11 Report

    The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

    by Thomas H. Kean, Lee H. Hamilton, The New York Times ...
    With Reporting and Analysis by the New York TimesWhat happened on 9/11 and how? Have we learned any lessons? Are we safer now?The questions every American wants answered.Since September 11, 2001, Americans have wondered how the tragic events of that day could have occurred. This is the complete report of the circumstances surrounding the attacts, including:*Al Qaeda and the organization of the 9 ... Read more

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  • The Official Senate Report on CIA Torture

    Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency?s Detention and Interrogation Program

    by U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence ...
    Now available to the public for the first time, the Senate's landmark torture report delivers a damning indictment on CIA interrogation practices.Finally declassified and released after five years in the making, the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the CIA’s torture program, which describes in excruciating detail what Obama has called harsh methods . . . inconsistent with our values as a ... Read more

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  • Global Discontents

    Conversations on the Rising Threats to Democracy

    by Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian ...
    Series series The American Empire Project
    In this compelling set of interviews, the intellectual discusses contemporary threats to democracy, from economic inequality to the Trump presidency.In wide-ranging discussions with David Barsamian, his longtime interlocutor, Noam Chomsky asks us to consider "the world we are leaving to our grandchildren": one imperiled by climate change and the growing potential for nuclear war. If the current ... Read more

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  • Cybercrime and the Darknet

    Revealing the hidden underworld of the internet

    by Cath Senker ...
    With the emergence of the internet new forms of crime became possible. From harassment and grooming to fraud and identity theft the anonymity provided by the internet has created a new world of crime of which we all must be aware. The threat of hackers reaches beyond the individual, threatening businesses and even states, and holds worrying implications for the world we live in.In this ... Read more

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  • Shadow Warriors

    The Untold Story of Traitors, Saboteurs, and the Party of Surrender

    by Kenneth R. Timmerman ...
    “An alarming but necessary book that reads like a thriller. By raising uncomfortable questions, Ken Timmerman has performed a significant public service.”–Michael Medved, nationally syndicated talk radio hostSome have called it the CIA’s greatest covert operation of all time.It is an intelligence war conducted behind the scenes, aimed at confusing, misleading, and ultimately defeating the enemy. ... Read more

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  • Sudden Justice

    America's Secret Drone Wars

    by Chris Woods ...
    Less than a month after the September 11th attacks, a tiny, CIA-controlled Predator drone flew over Kandahar, searching out the home of the Taliban supreme commander Mullah Mohammed Omar. A lack of understanding of the drone's capabilities combined with a messy chain of command allowed Omar to escape, but the strike on a nearby convoy vehicle became the Predator's first lethal action. Since then, ... Read more

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  • By Blood and Fire

    July 22, 1946: The Attack On Jerusalem's King David Hotel

    by Thurston Clarke ...
    On July 22, 1946 six members of the Irgun, a Jewish underground group headed by future Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, entered the basement of Jerusalem's King David Hotel and planted seven milk churns filled with explosives underneath the wing housing the headquarters of the British Mandatory Government of Palestine. The ensuing explosion killed ninety-one Britons, Arabs, and Jews, in ... Read more

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  • Security, Identity, and British Counterterrorism Policy

    by Kathryn Marie Fisher ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Counterterrorism laws and policies have become a normalized fixture of security agendas across the globe. How do 'us/them' identity constructions contribute to the legitimizing strategies surrounding this development? The British case provides a historically-situated illustration which is of ongoing significance for security and insecurity today. ... Read more

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