Seeds of Hate
How America's Flawed Middle East Policy Ignited the Jihad
In the aftermath of 9/11, America has been haunted by one question: why do they hate us?
This book answers that question, tracing the roots of the crisis back to American's involvement in the Middle East, and in particular Lebanon. Journalist Lawrence Pintak was a correspondent for CBS in Beirut in the 1980s, where he witnessed the birth of the current 'terror'. In Seeds of Hate, he explores how America's flawed policy in the Lebanon transformed Muslim perceptions of the US - from impartial peacekeeper to hated enemy of the Lebanese Muslims.
Pintak explores the links between those who carried out the terror war in Lebanon and the current wave of terror, examining the role played by key figures behind the Beirut bombings. He considers how the template for shaping would-be terrorists is being replicated from Saudi Arabia to Indonesia and speaks with victims of the earlier wave of terror.
This book answers that question, tracing the roots of the crisis back to American's involvement in the Middle East, and in particular Lebanon. Journalist Lawrence Pintak was a correspondent for CBS in Beirut in the 1980s, where he witnessed the birth of the current 'terror'. In Seeds of Hate, he explores how America's flawed policy in the Lebanon transformed Muslim perceptions of the US - from impartial peacekeeper to hated enemy of the Lebanese Muslims.
Pintak explores the links between those who carried out the terror war in Lebanon and the current wave of terror, examining the role played by key figures behind the Beirut bombings. He considers how the template for shaping would-be terrorists is being replicated from Saudi Arabia to Indonesia and speaks with victims of the earlier wave of terror.
Lawrence Pintak is a veteran foreign correspondent who has reported from more than 40 countries. As CBS News Middle East correspondent in the 1980s, he covered the birth of modern Islamic terrorism in Beirut. He is the author Reflections in a Bloodshot Lens: America, Islam and the War of Ideas (Pluto, 2006) and Seeds of Hate: How America's Flawed Middle East Policy Ignited the Jihad (Pluto, 2003).
'A startling and insightful account of America's involvement in war-torn Lebanon during the 1980s' - New World
Preface
Introduction
1. The Lebanese Jigsaw
2. West Beirut: A City in Chaos
3. East Beirut: Shelling & Champagne
4. Combatants
5. The Slippery Slope
6. Under Fire
7. A Village in Revolt
8. Choosing Sides
9. Victims of War
10. The Seeds Sprout
11. Spillover
12. Taking the Hint
13. Jihad
14. The Unfinished Kitchen
15. A Hasty Retreat
16. Hostage
17. Metamorphosis
18. Inspiration
19. Beirut, Bali & Beyond
Index
Introduction
1. The Lebanese Jigsaw
2. West Beirut: A City in Chaos
3. East Beirut: Shelling & Champagne
4. Combatants
5. The Slippery Slope
6. Under Fire
7. A Village in Revolt
8. Choosing Sides
9. Victims of War
10. The Seeds Sprout
11. Spillover
12. Taking the Hint
13. Jihad
14. The Unfinished Kitchen
15. A Hasty Retreat
16. Hostage
17. Metamorphosis
18. Inspiration
19. Beirut, Bali & Beyond
Index
Published by Pluto Press in Oct 2003
eBook ISBN: 9781786804037
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