The New Jackals: Ramzi Yousef, Osama bin Laden, and the Future of Terrorism - Softcover

Reeve, Simon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1555535097 ISBN 13: 9781555535094

Publisher: Northeastern University Press, 2002

Synopsis

An analysis of suicidal terrorism draws on previously unpublished documents, interviews with FBI agents, and other sources to trace the careers of Ramzi Yousef and Osama bin Laden, examining their close ties with each other and their relationship with Saddam Hussein, and providing in a new epilogue an assessment of the al Qaeda network. Original.

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From the Publisher

The New Jackals was published in Britain and the United States in 1998 and 1999. It has since been published, translated and distributed in countries ranging from Holland to China, and Australia to South Korea. The book has been described as Essential or Recommended Reading by scores of newspapers, magazines, government officials and academics around the world. Recommended by Newsweek magazine Recommended by Time magazine Recommended by US News & World Report Recommended by the Center of International Studies at Princeton University Recommended by Encyclopaedia Britannica Recommended as ‘Essential Reading’ by Steven Mintz, Professor of History at the University of Houston Recommended by The Journal of Homeland Security Recommended by Rick Shenkman, editor of History News Network Recommended by William H. Parrish, U.S. Customs Director of Anti-Terrorism Recommended by Salon.com Recommended by Jack Fischel, Chairman, History Department, Millersville University Recommended by American Library Association Recommended by Bookviews Recommended by Craig L. Fuller, former Chief of Staff to Vice President George Bush Recommended by Robert Burrowes, adjunct professor, Jackson School at the University of Washington

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".

About this edition

• Publisher: Northeastern University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1555535097
• ISBN 13: 9781555535094
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256