Satanic purses : money, myth, and misinformation in the war on terror / R.T. Naylor.

Originally published: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- 1 The Crucible â€? Afghanistan, the Anti-Soviet War, and the Roots of the al-Qāâ€?idah Myth -- 2 Vengeful Green Giant? â€? Bin Lāden, “Fundamentalism, â€? and the Rise of the Islamintern -- 3 Conspiracies of Evil â€? Crime, Law, and the Politics of Fear -- 4 Usama of Khartoumâ€? “Anti-Christian Jihād, â€? Nerve-Gas Plots, and the Transnational of Terror -- 5 Pipe Dreams and Political Hallucinations â€? Usama, the USA, and the Tāliban -- 6 Trials & Tribulations â€? Prosecutors in Paradise and Usama in Wonderland

7 Rocketâ€?s Red Glare â€? Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of “Victoryâ€?8 To the Shores of Muqdisho â€? Usama in the Land of Qāt, Clan, and Cattle -- 9 Terror Dollars and Nonsense â€? Finding, Freezing, and Seizing the Hordeâ€?s Hoards -- 10 Quartermasters of Terror â€? Inscrutable Orientals and Underground Banks -- 11 Monetary Mujahideen? â€? Mall versus Mosque in the War on Terror -- 12 Original Sin â€? Palestine and the Rise of Modern Political Terrorism -- 13 Pray or Prey? â€? Fifth Columns, Cooked Books, and Charitable Frauds in America

14 Neither to Give nor to Receive â€? Requiem for Islamic Charity in the us?15 Chasing Green Herrings â€? The Netherworld of Terror Meets the Underworld of Crime? -- 16 Conflicts of Interest? â€? On Bloody Diamonds and Tarnished Gold -- 17 Striking Out! â€? Al-Qāâ€?idah Cells in the Global Petrie Dish -- 18 Securing the Home Front â€? Americaâ€?s Hunt for the Enemy Within -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z

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