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The Martyr's Oath : The Apprenticeship of an Al Qaeda Terrorist |
Plan of Attack |
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By Stewart Bell |
By Bob Woodward |
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A true account of a young man’s coming of age as an Al Qaeda terrorist
Mohammed Jabarah was an ideal pawn for Al Qaeda. Born in Kuwait and raised in Canada, Jabarah appealed to Al Qaeda for two reasons: he possessed a Canadian passport and he was smart. His life story, told by veteran reporter Stewart Bell, details his recruitment, political indoctrination via Islamic ideology, training in urban warfare, and eventual role in a suicide bombing mission in southeast Asia–and the international manhunt that led to his capture and conviction as an Al Qaeda operative. Why would a young man swear allegiance to a terrorist organization? A fascinating look inside the inner workings of Al Qaeda, The Martyr’s Oath is also about one man’s doomed seduction into terrorism and the heart of evil itself.
Stewart Bell (Toronto, Ontario) is Chief Reporter of The National Post, where he covers the national security beat. A veteran investigative reporter and foreign correspondent, he has been writing about terrorism for 12 years and has travelled on assignment through the Middle East, Afganistan, Pakistan, Asia and West Africa. He has won many journalism awards, including the Amnesty International Human Rights Media Award and the B'nai Brith Canada Award. |
Plan of Attack is the definitive account of a turning point in history as President George W. Bush, his war council, and allies launch a preemptive attack on Iraq, toppling Saddam Hussein and taking over the country. From in-depth interviews and documents, Bob Woodward provides an authoritative narrative of the Administration's behind-the-scenes maneuvering over two years and examines the causes and consequences of the most controversial war since Vietnam.
What emerges is an astonishingly intimate portrait of the President, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, CIA Director George Tenet, General Tommy Franks, other members of the war council and the White House staff, as well as key foreign leaders ranging from British Prime Minister Blair to Russian President Putin.
Plan of Attack relates the how and the why of decision making-including the secret meetings, secure phone calls, strategies, dilemmas, conflicts, and the raw emotions of war as they are rarely seen in contemporary history.
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Cold Terror: How Canada Nurtures and Exports Terrorism to the World |
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By Stewart Bell |
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From the Armenian, Irish and Sikh militants of the 1980s, to the Tamil Tigers and Hezbollah, this book explores the terrorism that occurs around the world, with Canada as its hub. While Canadian political leaders deny the country has a terror problem, and therefore make little effort to counter it, the author unlocks Canada’s secret intelligence files to reveal how agents of the world’s most violent terrorist organizations have covertly operated in the country for more than two decades.
This book is the first detailed account of the rise of international terrorism in Canada. It profiles the top-ranking Canadian terrorists and shows how, aided by official neglect, they have transformed the country into an important base from which terror is exported to the world. |
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