Satanic Purses: Money, Myth, and Misinformation in the War on TerrorNaylor 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. |
Contents
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2 Vengeful Green Giant? Bin L257den Fundamentalism and the Rise of the Islamintern | 29 |
3 Conspiracies of Evil Crime Law and the Politics of Fear | 46 |
4 Usama of Khartoum AntiChristian Jih257d NerveGas Plots and the Transnational of Terror | 59 |
5 Pipe Dreams and Political Hallucinations Usama the USA and the T257liban | 75 |
6 Trials Tribulations Prosecutors in Paradise and Usama in Wonderland | 88 |
7 Rockets Red Glare Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory | 107 |
12 Original Sin Palestine and the Rise of Modern Political Terrorism | 186 |
13 Pray or Prey? Fifth Columns Cooked Books and Charitable Frauds in America | 206 |
14 Neither to Give nor to Receive Requiem for Islamic Charity in the us? | 227 |
15 Chasing Green Herrings The Netherworld of Terror Meets the Underworld of Crime? | 239 |
16 Conflicts of Interest? On Bloody Diamonds and Tarnished Gold | 262 |
17 Striking Out AlQ257idah Cells in the Global Petrie Dish | 277 |
18 Securing the Home Front Americas Hunt for the Enemy Within | 314 |
Epilogue | 335 |
8 To the Shores of Muqdisho Usama in the Land of Q257t Clan and Cattle | 120 |
9 Terror Dollars and Nonsense Finding Freezing and Seizing the Hordes Hoards | 137 |
10 Quartermasters of Terror Inscrutable Orientals and Underground Banks | 152 |
11 Monetary Mujahideen? Mall versus Mosque in the War on Terror | 167 |
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Satanic Purses: Money, Myth, and Misinformation in the War on Terror R.T. Naylor Limited preview - 2006 |
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