There are 8 item(s) tagged with “terrorism” on this site.
Other tags used by these items: spies, military, fiction, biography, history, iraq, middle-east, conspiracy
“This is one of those ‘flash titles’ that get published immediately after something happens. Based on some claims in the book, and the publication date, it appears that it happened a couple of weeks afterwards. The writing is not great. It’s a little scattered. But it is a somewhat gripping analysis…”
“Both are outdated names. The group that most people called ‘ISIS’ is actually official simply know as the ‘Islamic State’ or ‘IS.’ It has been known by a lot of other names in the past, but the three most common are: ISIS : Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ISIL : Islamic State of Iraq and and the…”
“Certainly a thrilling book and an amazing story. Not particularly well-written, and full of lots of ‘MURICA!, ‘screw the liberals,’ and George Bush worship. The author is an unapologetic solider from Texas, so none of that should be a surprise. Incredible what the guy went through. I admit to get a…”
“I read most of this book. I finally bailed on it towards the end. It’s a look inside the minds of Middle Eastern terrorists, and why they did what they did. I gathered that the author was assigned to some hospital in the Middle East, and had the opportunity to interview a bunch of them over time,…”
“In general, no. However, there are two separate things here: (1) WMDs themselves, and (2) a WMD development program. Saddam Hussein did have older WMDs, dating back to the 1960s. In fact, he used chemical weapons extensively on his own people in the 1980s. However, he was ordered to stop all WMD…”
“September 11 is mostly known for the damage to the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. However, there were other damaged buildings, one of which was Building 7 of the WTC complex, directly across the street from the North Tower. This building was not hit directly. It was instead…”
