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Author:   Syed Saleem Shahzad
Publisher:   Pluto Press
Imprint:   Pluto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.448kg
ISBN:  

9780745331027

ISBN 10:   0745331025
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   23 May 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Preface Prologue 1. A New World: Destruction, Migration, Friends and Foes 2. The Politics of War and Peace 3. First Step: Leadership Building and Transformation of ‘Son of the Soils’ to ‘Blood Brothers’. 4. Takfeer and Khuruj: An Ideological Thesis for the Separation of Islamists and States 5. Antithesis: Debate for the Legitimacy of the Resistance 6. The Synthesis 7. Building the Eagles’ Nest 8. The War Theatre Epilogue Notes Index

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When Syed Saleem Shahzad talks, I listen. He is the most fearless and reliable journalist covering Pakistan and Afghanistan, and that's why his work is read even in the halls of the Pentagon. No journalist passing through Pakistan should miss an opportunity to talk to him and nobody interested in the region, in Al-Qaeda or in the Taliban can afford to ignore his work. --Nir Rosen, author of The Triumph of the Martyrs: A Reporter's Journey Into Occupied Iraq Syed Saleem Shahzad has long been able to penetrate the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban organisations in a way that no other journalist has. His unique knowledge and contacts make his writing a 'must read' for anyone who wants to understand those movements. --Gareth Porter, historian and author of Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam Whether it's insights into the plans and ideologues driving Al-Qaeda, the low-down on militants across the Hindu Kush, the Taliban-led Afghan insurgency or poli

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Syed Saleem Shahzad (1970-2011) was an investigative reporter who worked as Pakistan Bureau Chief at Asia Times Online. He had been both a hostage and a guest of the Taliban, which gave him a unique insight into the organisation's internal structures. He was abducted and killed in Pakistan in May 2011. He left behind a wife and three children.

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