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Battle for Our Minds: Western Elites and the Terror Threat Hardcover – March 6, 2012

by Michael Widlanski Ph.D. (Author)

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From political communications expert Dr. Michael Widlanski comes a rich and detailed portrayal of how intellectual arrogance and complacency in our government has led to a failure to effectively use counter-terrorism intelligence.

When 3,000 people were murdered in simultaneous terror attacks on September 11, 2001, The New York Times said the attacks came “out of the blue.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Arab-Islamic terrorists had been attacking the West for a decade—in Arabia and Africa, but the attacks began to focus on America itself with the World Trade Center strike in 1993. Dr. Michael Widlanski describes other attacks and plots that were largely forgiven, ignored, or botched by academia, media, and government in this provocative book. He paints a chilling portrait of how our top analytical institutions were unaware as terrorists bragged about their plans, in mosques in New York and New Jersey, while professors, the media, the FBI, the CIA, and CNN all dropped the ball.

Terrorists want to get into our head, not into our house. Their goal is not seizing territory, but rather, controlling the mind—including manipulating communication and public opinion. Combating terror means fighting on the battlefield of the mind. Battle for Our Minds confronts this battle, and shows how the West has been defeating itself.

Timely, informative, and thoroughly researched, this is an eye-opening portrayal of the top echelons of our country’s counter-terrorism system.

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Dr. Michael Widlanski is a specialist in Arab politics and communication whose doctorate dealt with the Palestinian broadcast media. He is a former reporter, correspondent and editor, respectively, at The New York Times, The Cox Newspapers-Atlanta Constitution, and The Jerusalem Post. He has also served as a special advisor to Israeli delegations to peace talks in 1991-1992 and as Strategic Affairs Advisor to the Ministry of Public Security, editing secret PLO Archives captured in Jerusalem.

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Publisher : Threshold Editions; 1st edition (March 6, 2012)
Language : English
Hardcover : 400 pages
ISBN-10 : 1451659032
ISBN-13 : 978-1451659030
Item Weight : 1.3 pounds
Dimensions : 6.13 x 1.1 x 9.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,385,926 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2,530 in Terrorism (Books)
- #2,615 in Political Intelligence
- #8,795 in Communication & Media Studies

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Arben

Brian Williams and Dan Rather come off looking like choir boys

Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2015

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In BATTLE FOR OUR MINDS, Dr. Micheal Widlanski pulls back the curtain on some of the highest profile personalities in academia and the media.Reporting from the front line of events, his riveting insights shatter accepted narratives with hard hitting facts.
From Columbia's Edward Said to the New York Times' Thomas Friedman, Widlanski exposes the agendas of the Who's Who of talking heads in the Middle East war of words. After reading this book, Brian Williams and Dan Rather come off looking like choir boys.
In the tradition of Woodward and Bernstein, some of the best investigative reporting I've read in a long time.

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Bruce Lilling

Win the Battle for our minds

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2013

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I had seen a friend reading the book and became curious, so I asked the author about the book. He was a little coy and did not tell me much except that it was an important book to read.
When I saw a few more people reading it, I decided to get the book. It turned out to be a wise investment.

The interesting thing about the book is that, if you have followed current events and have been a regular reader of major newspapers, you know most of the individual acts mentioned in the book. What Michael did in the book, which I and probably most other people did not do, is assemble the acts together and follow them to their conclusion. When you see the individual acts connected for the first time, you are both surprised and amazed at the result.

In essence Michael has provided us with a blueprint of how to read and analyze the news. Most of us just consider stories in isolation and do not really take time to think about how they really relate to prior news stories. Now, what we have learned from Michael is that we have to stop and think. How does this build on what we read in other stories.

Another important lesson from the book is that the talking heads are not only not always right but are more often wrong. Further they are frequently pushing their agenda which may be an incorrect one or even biased.

Prior to reading the book I knew that Tom Friedman was very biased and often totally wrong in his assessment of Israeli related topics. Now we have learned that other well know commentators have the same biases and are also often wrong

When it comes to Israel and to terrorism, we need to take a long look at who is writing the article. Their background and personal biases are important.

This book should be read by everyone who wants to understand the news, and I definitely recommend it.

Liberals will accuse Michael of being his own bias, but the fact remains that when we actually examine the statements of the Liberals they seem to follow the Neviille Chamberlain school of diplomacy. It did not quite work out for Neville and the world and Hitler almost conquered the world. This antiquated liberal way of thinking did not work out well for Chamberlain or Jimmy Carter, and it does not work for Obama. We need journalists who understand this important point

This is why the book needs to be on everyone's shelf

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Yetti Sinnreich

A brilliant book on meeting the challenge of Islamic terrorism against the West.

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2012

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Dr. Widlanski has done a masterful job of making his case that Islamic terrorism has succeeded against the West due to the knowing and unknowing help it has received by the "Western Elite." By Western Elite he refers to the academics, media, and government officials who have helped the Islamist terrorists' cause. Dr. Widlanski is not afraid to name names. This is a startling expose of complicity! The book provides the proof to back his assertions.
Dr. Widlanski in a refreshing departure from most finger pointers, offers not only accusations, but also the solution on how we can meet the challenge of terrorism head on and win. He skillfully redirects the conversation to challenge us to do just that before it is too late. Dr. Widlanski's wealth of experience and credentials combine with a thoroughly engaging style to provide us with a well-researched, well written book. This book is an essential read with a real plan for winning the struggle against Islamic terrorism.
It is clear that Widlanski is a real scholar of Islam and of counter-terror affairs. He takes a realistic and not an alarmist view of Islam. He does not paint all Muslims and Arabs as terrorists. However, he is much tougher on Westerners; that is the media pundits, professors and intelligence officials who often know little about their suposed fields of expertise. He does not suffer fools easily, especially those who pose as experts. Though Widlanski takes a very critical view of Western elites, he is not a pessimist, but rather an optimist who shows that the West can defeat Arab-Islamic terror. That is the positive message he leaves the reader.

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bikkurim

The book I was looking for. Its content on ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2014

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The book I was looking for. Its content on documentary evidence of "palestinian" prevarication on six decades of "peace agreements" should be a warning of why not and how not to concede to ANY Arab/Muslim initiative, particularly Iranian nuclear demands.

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Robert L. Hamilton

Excellent Book. Well written and informative

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2014

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Excellent Book. Well written and informative.

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Beverly Hadland

Amazing Understanding of What's Happening in America!

Reviewed in Canada on June 8, 2013

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Dr. Widlanski gives great detail and historical research on the slippery slope of what's been happening with the war on terror and the strategy to simply engage the mind set of the people in a new way and win the war. The battle no longer needs to be in physical combat but simply change the belief system of North Americans word by word. Much is written on government agenda's and their use of the media as one of their weapons. Anyone who is wondering about our lost freedoms will want to read this book.

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