Unholy Terror
Subtitle: Bosnia, Al-Qa'ida, and the Rise of Global Jihad
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Zenith Press
Published: July 15, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780760330036
Subjects: American history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Central government policies; Holy war; Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle; c 1980 to c 1990; History; Politics / Current Events; History: World; Bosnia-Herzegovina; USA; Eastern Europe - Balkan Republics; Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism; Eastern Europe - General; Terrorism; Yugoslav War, 1991-1995
Description: Al-Qa'ida: in the 80s they were in Afghanistan, supported by America and fighting the Russians. In the new century they have metastasized throughout the world's geopolitical body. Where were they in the 90s? Unholy Terror provides the answer, with all its terrifying implications for our world today. This book provides the missing piece in the puzzle of al-Qa'ida's transformation from an isolated fighting force into a lethal global threat: the Bosnian war of 1992 to 1995. John R. Schindler reveals the unexamined role that radical Islam played in that terrible conflict--and the ill-considered contributions of American policy to al-Qa'ida's growth. His book explores a truth long hidden from view: that, like Afghanistan in the 1980s, Bosnia in the 1990s became a training ground for the mujahidin. Unholy Terror at last exposes the shocking story of how bin Laden successfully exploited the Bosnian conflict for his own ends--and of how the U.S. Government gave substantial support to his unholy warriors, leading to blowback of epic proportions.