The New Jackals: Ramzi Yousef, Osama Bin Laden and the Future of Terrorism - Hardcover

Reeve, Simon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1555534074 ISBN 13: 9781555534073

Publisher: Northeastern Univ Pr, 1999

Synopsis

Details the manhunt for Ramzi Yousef, the terrorist behind the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, and the discovery that he was backed by Saudi millionaire Osama bin Laden, an increasingly influential sponser of international terrorism.

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About the Author

Simon Reeve is a bestselling author and an award-winning television presenter. His book The New Jackals: Ramzi Yousef, Osama bin Laden and the future of terrorism, which warned of apocalyptic terrorist attacks, was the first in the world on bin Laden and al Qaeda. Originally published in 1998 it has been a New York Times bestseller. Simon has contributed to other studies into organised crime, terrorism, biological warfare and corruption. His most recent book is One Day in September: the story of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre. The movie of the same name, narrated by the actor Michael Douglas, won the Oscar for best feature documentary. In recent years Simon has been followed around little-known regions of the world by BBC camera crews making two major television series. In Meet the Stans , Simon visited the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. For the five-part BBC series Places That Don t Exist , Simon travelled to and through a group of unrecognised nations countries so obscure they don t officially exist. Among the destinations visited were Somaliland, Transdniestria, Nagorno-Karabkh, Ajaria and South Ossetia. The Daily Telegraph said it was: "an exemplary series…riveting…eye-opening…remarkable…superb". The series won a prestigious award from the One World Broadcasting Trust "for outstanding contribution to greater world understanding".

Reviews

When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, the United States assisted in training the rebels fighting the Soviets. Little did it know that it was thereby paving the way for future terrorism. Reeve, an investigative journalist and freelance writer, explains how two men who eventually benefited from this military training have terrorized the world during the past decade. He argues that Ramzi Yousef, who masterminded the bombing of the World Trade Center, acted from a mixture of political and religious motives and shows that he was captured only through the hard work (and a little luck) of the FBI and other intelligence agencies around the world. Reeve also provides a better understanding of Osama bin Laden, who funds the terrorism movement (he is from an extremely wealthy family) and was responsible for the double U.S. Embassy bombing in Africa in 1998. Reeve argues that even if bin Laden were captured, someone else will take his place: "It is no longer a question of if terrorists will successfully use a weapon of mass destruction, but when." This ought to bring chills to your spine. Well written and researched, this belongs in public libraries.AMichael Sawyer, Northwestern Regional Lib., Elkin, NC
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Edition details

• Publisher: Northeastern Univ Pr
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1555534074
• ISBN 13: 9781555534073
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 294