| Edition |
First edition. |
| Physical Description |
xix, 359 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : friends and enemies -- Prologue : the old man of the mountain -- The snake with broken teeth -- Allegience -- The disaster -- The emir of the strangers -- Doctor, wise man, teacher, traitor -- The Syrian wars -- Those who loose and bind -- Steadfast sons -- Conclusion : slaying the hydra. |
| Summary |
Anatomy of Terror is told through the stories of the flagbearers of today's Islamic radicalism, including a Jordanian drug dealer, an air force colonel who served Saddam Hussein, a reclusive Iraqi bookworm, and one of bin Laden's own sons. Ali Soufan, a top counterterrorism operative, lays bare the psychology and inner workings of al-Qaeda, the Islamic State, and their spawn and shows how the propagation of terrorism can be stopped. |
| Subject |
Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011.
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Radicalism -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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Qaida (Organization)
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IS (Organization)
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