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Reaping the Whirlwind: Afghanistan, Al Qa'ida and the Holy War

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First published shortly before the September 11th attacks, Reaping The Whirlwind: Afghanistan, Al Qaida, And The Holy War by Michael Griffin is now in a newly revised edition, including a blow-by-blow account of the September 11th hijackings, and examination of financial ties between the Bush administration and Saudi sponsors of Osami bin Ladin, a close study of the American war in Afghanistan, and much more. A logical and thorough study of policies, ideologies, personalities, and motivations that culminated in the destruction of the World Trade Center and led to a declared "war on terrorism", Reaping The Whirlwind is an important contribution to Contemporary Islamic Studies in general, and International Terrorism Studies in particular.

I got this book for a Middle Eastern class and it became apparent within the first few assigned pages that this was going to be an uphill battle. It is very hard to follow what the author is saying and frankly I fell he should fire his editor because this book was so poorly edited. There are too many unimportant pieces of information that only continue to try to explain topics or ideas that have already been explained. I am very interested in Middle Eastern history and this book does contain alot of valuable information but the books poor editing takes away from it's value. Teachers please choose another book for your students! This one is just too hard to follow. In short, it's a killer.