| Satanic Purses: Money, Myth, and Misinformation in the War on Terror Contributor(s): Naylor, R. T. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0773534547 ISBN-13: 9780773534544 Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: Naylor argues that bin Laden's role in various terrorist activities has been grossly exaggerated and that the idea of al-Qa?idah as a well-financed, centrally directed movement is a fable akin to misconceptions about the Mafia. Satanic Purses makes clear that the myths surrounding the war on terror, especially the alleged existence of hordes of Islamic terror dollars, have led Western countries, particularly the US, to policies that create death and disorder abroad and the loss of due process and privacy at home. Naylor shows that the secret agendas behind, and the private interests that profit from, an illusory War on Terror may be far more dangerous than the events that led to it. With eloquence and precision, Naylor explains how and why a story so contrary to easily verifiable reality was concocted and accepted. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Conspiracy Theories - Political Science | Terrorism - Political Science | Security (national & International) |
| Dewey: 363.325 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.82" W x 8.82" (1.18 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In a savage critique, R.T. Naylor investigates the American government's understanding of and response to 9/11, exposing the official story - and the resulting global war on Islamic terror - as based on myth and misinformation, and as being at best ineffective, at worst harmful. |
Contributor Bio(s): Naylor, R. T.: - CA |
