Preface
Prologue
1. A New World: Destruction, Migration, Friends and Foes
2. The Politics of War and Peace
3. First Step: Leadership Building and Transformation of ‘Son of
the Soils’ to ‘Blood Brothers’.
4. Takfeer and Khuruj: An Ideological Thesis for the Separation of
Islamists and States
5. Antithesis: Debate for the Legitimacy of the Resistance
6. The Synthesis
7. Building the Eagles’ Nest
8. The War Theatre
Epilogue
Notes
Index
Syed Saleem Shahzad (1970-2011) was an investigative reporter who worked as Pakistan Bureau Chief at Asia Times Online. He had been both a hostage and a guest of the Taliban, which gave him a unique insight into the organisation's internal structures. He was abducted and killed in Pakistan in May 2011. He left behind a wife and three children.
'A disturbing book. ... Shahzad considers the strategies of
al-Qaeda and other radical Islamist movements in terms that are not
often heard'
*The Times, Iain Finlayson*
'Buy Shahzad's book. It tells us what the Pakistani government,
whose corruption and brutality Shahzad died to expose, does not
want us to know'
*Charles Glass, Taki's Magazine*
'[Shahzad's] work reporting on terrorism and intelligence issues in
Pakistan brought to light the troubles extremism poses to
Pakistan's stability'
*Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State*
'When Syed Saleem Shahzad talks, I listen. He is the most fearless
and reliable journalist covering Pakistan and Afghanistan, and
that's why his work is read even in the halls of the Pentagon'
*Nir Rosen, author of 'The Triumph of the Martyrs: A Reporter's
Journey Into Occupied Iraq'*
'Syed Saleem Shahzad has long been able to penetrate the Afghan and
Pakistani Taliban organisations in a way that no other journalist
has. His unique knowledge and contacts make his writing a 'must
read' for anyone who wants to understand those movements'
*Gareth Porter, historian and author of 'Perils of Dominance:
Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam'*
'Whether it's insights into the plans and ideologues driving
Al-Qaeda, the low-down on militants across the Hindu Kush, the
Taliban-led Afghan insurgency or political wheeling and dealing,
Syed Saleem Shahzad is always first on the trail'
*Tony Allison, editor, Asia Times Online*
'A path breaking book that enhances considerably our understanding
of the complexities of Al-Qaeda'
*Hameed Haroon, CEO, The Dawn Media Group, Pakistan*
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