Counterstrike
Subtitle: the untold story of America's secret campaign against al Qaeda
By: Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker
Contributors: Shanker, Thom
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Times Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780805091038
Subjects: Qaida (Organization); Terrorism; Prevention; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009; Military policy
Description: Reveals the Pentagon's covert strategy for countering terrorism that developed when initial efforts following September 11 were unsuccessful, explaining how multiple agencies have adapted Cold War practices to disrupt key jihadist networks.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: in the beginning; title: Know thine enemy; title: The new deterrence; title: The exploitation of intelligence; title: The problem of Pakistan; title: Terror 2.0; title: Countering Al Qaeda's message; title: The new network warfare; title: The rise of home-grown extremism; title: "Is Al Qaeda just Kleenex?"; title: The Obama strategy; title: Epilogue: "tell me how this ends".