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Summary: Frightening stuff
Comment: Fantastic reading i couldnt put the book down until i,d finished it. Always thought CIA got JFK and this more or less confirms it for me and with the recent lady Di thing it makes you think about whats going on in this country. Anyone who enjoyed this would like "Behind The War On Terror" by Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed.
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Summary: A very well researched and troubling book
Comment: Contrary to the single poor review here, this book is actually extremely well researched and carefully documents its numerous information sources (hundreds of them). The author's arguments are logical and careful and raise serious questions that need answers.
I would strongly recommend it to anyone looking for a cold clear dose of truth about events relating to 9/11
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Summary: Not a serious political treatise
Comment: This isn't a serious book - if you're interested in developing a genuinely critical insight into the reality of world affairs, it's worth starting out with some of the well-known heavyweights. This is weak material for a generally uncritical audience.
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Summary: Astounding research into 9/11 - possibly the best yet
Comment: This book is very thoroughly researched! It reads a bit like a detective investigation and is every bit as gripping, using published sources (newspaper, interviews, testimony) to draw the reader beyond the official explanation of 9/11. Suffice to say, Nafeez's conclusions are even more shocking than the thought of a terrorist net outwitting the CIA, FBI and military of the world's only superpower.
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Summary: A miscalculated provocation
Comment: This formidably documented book is not a final verdict on the 9/11 attacks, but it clearly exposes some very strange and disturbing facts. Into the bargain, it poses the right question: who benefited?The author presents a strong case that the 9/11 attacks were a miscalculated provocation - the extent of the damage was grossly underestimated.
To support his thesis, Ahmed piles up a wealth of information: e.g. the leader of the 9/11 attacks received money from the chief of the Pakistani intelligence, who acted in accord with other US covert actions; the Taliban and the madrasas were set up by the US; the FBI's failure to apprehend suspected terrorists was the result of high level blocks; an inquiry into this intelligence failure was also blocked; Bin Laden had powerful protectors in Washington; intelligence agencies had extensive advance warnings of the attacks and were in various ways complicit in those attacks; the US defence system had amply the time to intercept the hijacked planes, but did nothing ... One can go on! Apparently, powerful elements in the intelligence community and the Bush Administration believed that a 'minor' damage would contribute to a 'greater good' for those in power. This greater good was 'still more power to the powerful': the Pentagon, the CIA, the FBI, the weapons industry, the oil industry and their Bush Administration. In fact, those are the winners of the 'War on Terror', by giving nearly almighty power to the intelligence units: a coup d'etat against the US constitution with curtailment of civil liberties, basic freedoms and human rights. On the other hand, the US defence budget reaches new highs and military intervention with nuclear weapons is now planned. A peace dividend is farther away than ever. The author explains clearly the geostrategic importance of Afghanistan for the exploration of the enormous oil and gas reserves in the Caspian region.
He even predicted the military intervention in Iraq. This is a very disturbing and frightening book with a perfect title. A must read.
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