Hatred at home
Subtitle: Al-Qaida on trial in the American Midwest
By: Andrew Welsh-Huggins
Publisher: Swallow Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Athens, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780804011341; 9780804040464
Subjects: Politics and government; Government policy; Civil rights; Law and legislation; Prevention; Internal security; Qaida (Organization); Terrorism; Terrorism investigation
Description: "One day in 2002, three friends--a Somali immigrant, a Pakistan-born U.S. citizen, and a hometown African American--met in a Columbus, Ohio coffee shop and vented over civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan. Their conversation triggered an investigation that would become one of the most unusual and far-reaching government probes into terrorism since the 9/11 attacks. Over several years, prosecutors charged each man with unrelated terrorist activities in cases that embodied the Bush administration's approach to fighting terrorism at home. Government lawyers spoke of catastrophes averted; defense attorneys countered that none of the three had done anything but talk. The stories of these homegrown terrorists illustrate the paradox the government faces after September 11: how to fairly wage a war against alleged enemies living in our midst. Hatred at Home is a true crime drama that will spark debate from all political corners about safety, civil liberties, free speech, and the government's war at home"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Call to prayer; title: The gymnast; title: Split personality; title: Increasing tensions; title: On the move; title: Hardworking truck driver; title: Little Mujahideen; title: Diaspora; title: Ready at any time; title: Four hundred years; title: Busy summer; title: Night; title: We need people who can vanish; title: Collateral damage; title: Winning the war on terror; title: A great chapter; title: I'm doing this as a friend; title: Material support; title: Guilty; title: A secret, double life; title: Get this done; title: Shopping mall plot; title: A symphony of unfairness; title: Life goes on; title: Atypical psychosis; title: Evening; title: Radical role-playing; title: American soil; title: Bureaucratic sloth; title: Dirty numbers; title: Disturbing picture; title: The Ummah is angry; title: Changing of the guard.