Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America and International Terrorism is a book by John K. Cooley, a news correspondent. The book presents Cooley's account of United States policies and alliances from 1979 to 1989 in the Middle East, the flaws and the lacunae inherent in US handling of the affairs, and their contribution into the emergence of a form of terrorism which continues to affect several regions of the World.
Cooley has spent decades in the Middle East and the book is the result of his studies of the subject matter, and his interaction with a number of administrators, diplomats, politicians and the common people.[1]
Unholy Wars is divided into eleven chapters noted below:
Carter and Brezhnev in the Valley of Decision
Anwar al-Sadat
Zia al-Haq
Deng Xiaoping
Recruiters, Trainers, Trainees and Assorted Spooks
Donors, Bankers and Profiteers
Poppy Fields, Killing Fields and Drug lords
Russia: Bitter Aftertaste and Reluctant Return
The Contagion Spreads: Egypt and the Maghreb
The Contagion Spreads: The Assault on America
Receptionedit
According to Norwegian researcher Thomas Hegghammer, Unholy Wars did the most to propagate the view that the CIA trained the Afghan Arabs.[2] Cooley described "the central role of the CIA’s Muslim mercenaries, including upwards of 2,000 Algerians, in the Afghanistan war,"[3] however journalist Peter Bergen writes that Cooley did not present any evidence for his claims.[4] According to historian Odd Arne Westad—based on information by Soviet defector Vasili Mitrokhin—the book "obviously originates in Soviet disinformation from the 1980s."[5][Note 1]
^Russia historian J. Arch Getty, writing in the American Historical Review, raised questions about the trustworthiness and verifiability of Mitrokhin's material about the Soviet Union, doubting whether this "self-described loner with increasingly anti-Soviet views" would have had the opportunity to "transcribe thousands of documents [and] smuggle them out of KGB premises."[6] Former Indian counter-terrorism chief Bahukutumbi Raman also questions both the validity of the material and the conclusions drawn from them.[7]
Referencesedit
^Graham E. Fuller (2000-01-09) Our Own Islamic Radicals. New York Times
^Hegghammer, Thomas (2020). The Caravan: Abdallah Azzam and the Rise of Global Jihad. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 182. ISBN978-0-521-76595-4.
^Cooley, John K. (2002). Unholy Wars. Afghanistan, America and International Terrorism (3rd ed.). London: Pluto Press. p. 163. ISBN0-7453-1917-3.
^Bergen, Peter (2001). Holy War, Inc. Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden. New York: Free Press. pp. 64, 251. ISBN0-7432-0502-2.
^Westad, Odd Arne (2004). "Reagan's Anti-Revolutionary Offensive in the Third World". In Njølstad, Olav (ed.). The Last Decade of the Cold War: From Conflict Escalation to Conflict Transformation. London: Frank Cass. p. 261. ISBN0-7146-8539-9.
^J. Arch Getty, review of Andrew and Mitrokhin, The Sword and the Shield in American Historical Review 106:2, April 2001. Online version
^Bahukutumbi Raman, The Mitrokhin mystery. Rediff.com, September 26, 2005.
unholy, wars, afghanistan, america, international, terrorism, book, john, cooley, news, correspondent, book, presents, cooley, account, united, states, policies, alliances, from, 1979, 1989, middle, east, flaws, lacunae, inherent, handling, affairs, their, con. Unholy Wars Afghanistan America and International Terrorism is a book by John K Cooley a news correspondent The book presents Cooley s account of United States policies and alliances from 1979 to 1989 in the Middle East the flaws and the lacunae inherent in US handling of the affairs and their contribution into the emergence of a form of terrorism which continues to affect several regions of the World Unholy WarsAuthorJohn K CooleyCountryUKLanguageEnglishGenreInternational terrorismPublisherPluto PressPublication date1999Media typePaperbackPages288ISBN978 0745319179OCLC656249884Cooley has spent decades in the Middle East and the book is the result of his studies of the subject matter and his interaction with a number of administrators diplomats politicians and the common people 1 Contents 1 Chapters 2 Reception 3 See also 4 Notes 5 ReferencesChapters editUnholy Wars is divided into eleven chapters noted below Carter and Brezhnev in the Valley of Decision Anwar al Sadat Zia al Haq Deng Xiaoping Recruiters Trainers Trainees and Assorted Spooks Donors Bankers and Profiteers Poppy Fields Killing Fields and Drug lords Russia Bitter Aftertaste and Reluctant Return The Contagion Spreads Egypt and the Maghreb The Contagion Spreads The Assault on AmericaReception editAccording to Norwegian researcher Thomas Hegghammer Unholy Wars did the most to propagate the view that the CIA trained the Afghan Arabs 2 Cooley described the central role of the CIA s Muslim mercenaries including upwards of 2 000 Algerians in the Afghanistan war 3 however journalist Peter Bergen writes that Cooley did not present any evidence for his claims 4 According to historian Odd Arne Westad based on information by Soviet defector Vasili Mitrokhin the book obviously originates in Soviet disinformation from the 1980s 5 Note 1 See also editSecret Affairs Britain s Collusion with Radical Islam Devil s Game The Grand Chessboard List of books about Al QaedaNotes edit Russia historian J Arch Getty writing in the American Historical Review raised questions about the trustworthiness and verifiability of Mitrokhin s material about the Soviet Union doubting whether this self described loner with increasingly anti Soviet views would have had the opportunity to transcribe thousands of documents and smuggle them out of KGB premises 6 Former Indian counter terrorism chief Bahukutumbi Raman also questions both the validity of the material and the conclusions drawn from them 7 References edit Graham E Fuller 2000 01 09 Our Own Islamic Radicals New York Times Hegghammer Thomas 2020 The Caravan Abdallah Azzam and the Rise of Global Jihad Cambridge Cambridge University Press p 182 ISBN 978 0 521 76595 4 Cooley John K 2002 Unholy Wars Afghanistan America and International Terrorism 3rd ed London Pluto Press p 163 ISBN 0 7453 1917 3 Bergen Peter 2001 Holy War Inc Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden New York Free Press pp 64 251 ISBN 0 7432 0502 2 Westad Odd Arne 2004 Reagan s Anti Revolutionary Offensive in the Third World In Njolstad Olav ed The Last Decade of the Cold War From Conflict Escalation to Conflict Transformation London Frank Cass p 261 ISBN 0 7146 8539 9 J Arch Getty review of Andrew and Mitrokhin The Sword and the Shield in American Historical Review 106 2 April 2001 Online version Bahukutumbi Raman The Mitrokhin mystery Rediff com September 26 2005 nbsp This article about a book on international relations is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Unholy Wars amp oldid 1179403740, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
