num_pages: 430
description: 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.
language: English
title: Satanic Purses: Money, Myth, and Misinformation in the War on Terror
titlecomplete: Satanic Purses: Money, Myth, and Misinformation in the War on Terror
ratings_count: 10
publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press