Al-Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam

To most in the West, 'al-Qaeda' is seen as a byword for terror: a deadly, highly organised fanatical group masterminded by Osama bin Laden.
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Due to the nature of the subject matter, we may surmise that most sources used to compile such a history cannot be verified by readers, because of the inaccessibility of witnesses and the difficulty to authenticate documents allegedly issued by Islamic militants.

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There are, however, other means to gauge the credibility and integrity of the author, particularly in cases where sources are not only accessible to the wide public, but should have been cited by the author, had he been faithful to the truth. Let us first consider how the author covered the role of one Ali A. Author Burke mentions Mohamed at two locations in his book p.

In an extended endnote on p. In short, the author obfuscates the fact that Mohamed worked for the U.

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Given that the book was published in , the author also obfuscated the fact that Mohamed, arrested and charged in the U. The author could hardly have been oblivious to the above facts. If he was, it would represent gross incompetence on his part.

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It is true that this claim was published in the mainstream press but its basis is merely an unauthenticated transcript issued by the Department of Defense that purports to represent a confession by said person. If this is the type of evidence on which the author relies, how can readers trust those sources that they cannot even access?


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Actually no serious person has made that claim. Chapter 15 is devoted to the 11 September attacks, namely to the event that, as it were, crowned the terrorist accomplishments of the global Islamic terrorist movement, that is the subject of the book. In this case the author did not need to rely on evidence gleaned from dark corners in Afghanistan or on dubious statements made by dubious characters in interrogations.

Al-Qaeda: The True Story of Radical Islam

The author apparently acknowledges this fact, albeit in a slightly different formulation, writing on p. Iran and the Caucasus 13 , 1 , ; https: Most cited this month Assyrians in Iraq Author: Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction: What if the Bowstring is Broken? Sign in via your institution. Register Register now to access more content. I need to refer to this publication frequently. I'll refer my students to this publication.

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