The Quartermasters Of Terror: Saudi Arabia and the Global Islamic Jihad [Paperback]

Mark Silverberg (Author)

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ISBN-10: 1556053827 | ISBN-13: 978-1556053825 | Publication Date: September 21, 2005

There is a reason why fifteen of the nineteen September 11th terrorists, forty percent of the suicide bombers in Iraq and eighty percent of the “detainees” taken from Afghanistan to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba were from Saudi Arabia. It is because Islam itself is involved in an ideological and religious struggle within itself and has been hijacked by a radical Islamic cult that now dominates that country. As a consequence, the Saudi monarchs are caught between a past they cannot shed and a future to which they cannot adapt. And because Fate has bestowed upon them an unprecedented oil boon, they have, for at least a generation, funded, supported and otherwise successfully exported this virulently anti-Western form of Islam to an unsuspecting world. The Saudis are the single most prolific financial and ideological supporters of radical (Wahhabi) Islam in the world. They have spent an estimated $87B over the past twenty-five years to finance the propagation of Islamic extremism not only in Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries, but in the United States through numerous charitable front organizations, businesses, banks, through Saudi-endowed chairs at American colleges and universities, and through the Muslim chaplaincy program whose Islamic seminaries train and certify Muslim chaplains for our prison and military establishments – all with the aim of recruiting converts for the worldwide Islamic jihad. And in the estimated 80% of American mosques and Saudi-supported American Islamic schools that are dependant upon Wahhabi resources, Saudi textbooks teach that Western culture is the source of all Muslim misfortune - from Western democracy to Western influence.

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Mark Silverberg is an attorney with Degrees in Political Science and International Relations and Law from the University of Manitoba (Canada). A former member of the Justice Department, Mr. Silverberg served as a consultant to the Secretary General of the Jewish Agency (Jerusalem, Israel) during the first Palestinian intifada and has written extensively on Middle East affairs including publications in Midstream and Outpost magazines. His articles have been archived under his name on the Internet.

Product Details

• Paperback: 238 pages
• Publisher: Wyndham Hall Press (September 21, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556053827
• ISBN-13: 978-1556053825
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Report on The Quartermasters of Terror: Saudi Arabia and the Global Islamic Jihad by Mark Silverberg, December 26, 2005

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Report on The Quartermasters of Terror: Saudi Arabia and the Global Islamic Jihad by Mark Silverberg, for published by Wyndham Hall Press, 2005.

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David Patterson

This book is excellent. Mark Silverberg has presented a very clear, lucid account of a very complicated issue and has made it accessible to a broad readership. His thesis concerning the Saudi involvement in a worldwide network of terror is thoroughly researched, well-argued, and laid out in a methodical, well-organized manner.

The chief Islamic threat to Jews, Christians, and the Western world is Wahhabism. Silverberg provides a good introduction that explains what it is, where it came from, and where it is in the world today. Mapping out names, dates, and places, Silverberg charts the money trail that finances the indoctrination of youth and the underwriting of terrorism with evidence meticulously gathered. He provides the reader with the many aspects of the Wahhabi invasion of America, showing that the invasion lies not only in the mosques and schools funded by the Saudis, but also in our universities and even in the military chaplaincy. He exposes the Wahhabis' venomous, vitriolic hatred of Jews, Christians, and Americans and the global dimensions of the Wahhabi movement.

Having painted a highly detailed picture of the threat of Saudi-backed Wahhabi Islam to the world, he then offers a clear picture of the complexities of an unstable Saudi society and where those complexities might lead.

Silverberg is not an alarmist. He does not overstate anything. His claims are supported by his thorough research. I highly recommend the book to anyone.

Dr. David Patterson,
Director, Bornblum Judaic Studies Program
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow great book, February 16, 2006

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This review is from: The Quartermasters Of Terror: Saudi Arabia and the Global Islamic Jihad (Paperback)

Great read about Terrorism and saudi arabia, very to the point and facts are incredible