Al-Qaida's Jihad in Europe: The Afghan-Bosnian Network by Evan F. Kohlmann (Engl

Description: Al-Qaida's Jihad in Europe by Evan F. Kohlmann Al-Qaidas Jihad in Europe unveils a new angle to the deadly international terrorist organization and includes recently declassified American and European intelligence reports, secret Al- Qaida records and international documents and interviews with figures such as Bin Laden recruiter Abu Hamza Al-Masri. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Why did so many of the September 11th hijackers spend time in Germany? How did terrorist sleeper cells plant themselves in cities such as London, Paris, Rome, and Hamburg? This is the first book to uncover the secret history of how Europe was systematically infiltrated by the ranks of the most dangerous terrorist organization on earth.Terrorist analyst Evan F. Kohlmann argues that the key to understanding Al-Qaidas European cells lies in the Bosnian war of the 1990s. Using the Bosnian war as their cover, Afghan-trained Islamic militants loyal to Usama Bin Laden convened in the Balkans in 1992 to establish a European domestic terrorist infrastructure in order to plot their violent strikes against the United States. As the West and the United Nations looked on with disapproval, the fanatic foreign mujahideen, or holy warriors, wreaked havoc across southern Europe, taking particular aim at UN peacekeepers and even openly fighting with Bosnian Muslims at times. Within a few months of the wars end, home-grown terrorist sleeper cells appeared on the streets of Europes cities.Al-Qaidas Jihad in Europe unveils a new angle to the deadly international terrorist organization and includes recently declassified American and European intelligence reports, secret Al-Qaida records and internal documents, and interviews with notorious figures such as London-based Bin Laden sympathizer Abu Hamza Al-Masri. Notes Also available in hardback, 9781859738023 GBP45.00 (September, 2004) Author Biography Evan F. Kohlmann is an International Terrorism Consultant based in Washington, DC. He has served as an expert witness on Al-Qaida and Usama Bin Laden in post-9/11 federal terrorism trials held in the U.S. His articles have appeared in the New York Post, FoxNews.com, and the National Review, and he is frequently interviewed as a terrorist expert in the major media, including NBC, CNN, and Fox news programs. Table of Contents Notes from the AuthorPrologue: In the Land of Ice CreamChapter 1: The Afghan CrucibleChapter 2: Jihad comes to BosniaChapter 3: The Role of the Islamic CharitiesChapter 4: The Battle BeginsChapter 5: Confrontation with the CroatsChapter 6: Attention Turns WestwardChapter 7: The Final CampaignChapter 8: A Post-Dayton Wave of TerrorChapter 9: Blowback - The North African Sleeper Cell NetworkChapter 10: Post-9/11 Implications for BosniaEpilogue: Lessons of the Afghano-Bosniaks Review Superbly researched, this book tells the story of al-Qaidas birth in 1980s Afghanistan, and the subsequent training of militant Islamists for transportation to Bosnia: ostensibly to fight alongside their fellow Muslims against the Serbs and then Croats but really, as Kohlmann shows, to establish a permanent base for subsequent terrorist operations against European targets. There is an especially interesting chapter on the Saudi-funded charities that channelled money for arms into the conflict, some financing the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. * The Guardian ,,1312063,00.html) Saturday September 25, 2004 *It is as eloquent a refutation as one could hope to read of the idea that Izetbegovics Bosnian Muslims were in any way ideological fellow travellers of Al-Qaida, or its partners in terrorist activity. Written by a genuine expert in the subject - Kohlmann is an International Terrorism Consultant - this is a lucid and informed account of the involvement of the mujahedin in Bosnia, one that lays the myths to rest.This excellent book is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the truth about an episode of the Bosnia war that is so frequently misrepresented by those with a political motive for doing so. * The Afghan-Bosnian Network *This book is a pathbreaking piece of research into two underexplored aspects of contemporary terrorism. The book is descriptive and empirically rich: the authors main accomplishment is to document the many terrorist incidents the Afghan-Bosnians perpetrated in wartime Bosnia, and post-war cases of terrorist activity rooted in their far-reaching network. * Michael Innes, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism *It is as eloquent a refutation as one could hope to read of the idea that Izetbegovics Bosnian Muslims were in any way ideological fellow travellers of Al-Qaida... Written by a genuine expert in the subject -- Kohlmmann is an International Terrorism Consultant -- this is a lucid and informed account of the involvement of the mujahedin in Bosnia, one that lays the myths to rest.This excellent book is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the truth about an episode of the Bosnian war that is so frequently misrepresented by those with a political motive for doing so. -- Marko Attila Hoare * The Henry Jackson Society Website * Promotional Also available in hardback, 9781859738023 GBP45.00 (September, 2004) Review Quote "The definitive account of a battle Al-Qaida lost ... Kohlmanns mastery of this phase in the war on terrorism is complete."--Richard Clarke, author ofAgainst All Enemies "The definitive account of a battle Al-Qaida lost ... Kohlmanns mastery of this phase in the war on terrorism is complete."--Richard Clarke, Former National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counterterrorism, US National Security Council (NSC) "Pathbreaking ... provides us unprecedented insights into the current threat facing the West. It is a must-read to understand the contemporary wave of terrorism."--Rohan Gunaratna, author ofInside Al Qaeda "Kohlmann, one of the worlds foremost counterterrorism experts, documents and explores [an overlooked] chapter with insight and depth."--Andrew C. McCarthy, counterterrorism expert and former federal prosecutor in the 1993 WTC bombing Description for Bookstore This is the first book to uncover the secret history of how Europe was systematically infiltrated by the ranks of the most dangerous terrorist organization in the world, as told by the terrorists themselves and the daring investigators who have tirelessly tracked them over the past decade. In this incisive new look at Al-Qaida, terrorism expert Evan F. Kohlmann unveils a new angle to this deadly international organization, revealing their roots in Europe, and even the Bosnian War. He includes recently declassified American and European intelligence reports, secret Al-Qaida records and internal documents, and interviews with notorious figures such as London-based Bin Laden sympathizer Abu Hamza Al-Masri. Details ISBN1859738079 Author Evan F. Kohlmann Short Title AL-QAIDAS JIHAD IN EUROPE Language English ISBN-10 1859738079 ISBN-13 9781859738078 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2004 Imprint Berg Publishers Subtitle The Afghan-Bosnian Network Country of Publication United Kingdom Place of Publication London DOI 10.1604/9781859738078 UK Release Date 2004-09-01 NZ Release Date 2004-09-01 Pages 256 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Publication Date 2004-09-01 DEWEY 364.1 Illustrations bibliography, index Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2010-08-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:11855364;

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