Seeds of hate
Subtitle: how America's flawed Middle East policy ignited the jihad
By: Lawrence Pintak
Publisher: Pluto Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Londpn; Sterling, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
Subjects: Terrorism -- Middle East; Lebanon -- History -- Israeli intervention, 1982-1984; Lebanon -- History -- Civil War, 1975-1990; Middle East -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- Middle East
Description: In the aftermath of 9/11, America has been haunted by one question: why do they hate us? This book is an attempt to answer that question, tracing the roots of the crisis back to American's involvement in the Middle East, and in particular Lebanon. Journalist Lawrence Pintak was a correspondent for CBS in Beirut in the 1980s, where he witnessed the birth of the current 'terror': its tactics were honed there. In Seeds of Hate, he explores how America's flawed policy in the Lebanon transformed Muslim perceptions of the US -- from impartial peacekeeper to hated enemy of the Lebanese Muslims. Seeds of Hate is required reading for anyone who wants a deeper understanding of how and why the relationship between America and the Middle East is now more volatile than ever. Pintak explores the links between those who carried out the terror war in Lebanon and the current wave of terror, examining in-depth the ongoing -- but little publicised -- role played by key figures behind the Beirut bombings. He considers how the template for shaping would-be terrorists is being replicated from Saudi Arabia to Indonesia and speaks with victims of the earlier wave of terror. Pintak also explores the differences between terrorism of al-Qa'ida and its allies, and that of Palestinians on the West Bank.--Publisher description.
Notes: Rev. and updated ed. of: Beirut lives. 1987

Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-352) and index
Table of contents: title: The Lebanese jigsaw; title: West Beirut : a city in chaos; title: East Beirut : shelling & champagne; title: Combatants; title: The slippery slope; title: Under fire; title: A village in revolt; title: Choosing sides; title: Victims of war; title: The seeds sprout; title: Spillover; title: Taking the hint; title: Jihad; title: The unfinished kitchen; title: A hasty retreat; title: Hostage; title: Metamorphosis; title: Inspiration; title: Beirut, Bali & beyond