Short, balanced, and enlightening history of modern Islamic terrorism from a western Muslim journalist. Great perspective for understanding the long term impact of our perpetually short-term US foreign policy.
Really a best book on the subject of Al qaeda.Every person who is interested in understanding the path taken by AL QAEDA,this book is must.
THe writter is one of the few journalist who travel to tora-bora along with robert fisk and interviewed Osama bin laden and has got a first hand experience of the situation they are facing.
Although there are other good books on the related subject but most of the authors have gather the information from the intelligence sources and they even didnot know the language on which the Al qaeda system convey the messages.No one understand the psychology of a person untill and unless he knew his language.
Abdul bari atwan is editor of an Arabic newspaper published daily from UK.So the way he narrates the whole book is breathtaking and really deserves appreciation.
Strongly suggestion to get through the book as early as you can so that it can help you to understand the event unfolding everyday.