Seeds of terror : how heroin is bankrolling the Taliban and al Qaeda / Gretchen Peters.
TITLE:
Seeds of terror : how heroin is bankrolling the Taliban and al Qaeda / Gretchen Peters.
Publication Date:
2009
Publication Information:
New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press,
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
300 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), map.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-283) and index.
Summary:
This isn't a fanciful conspiracy theory. "Seeds of Terror" is based on hundreds of interviews with Taliban fighters, smugglers, and law enforcement and intelligence agents. Their information is matched by intelligence reports shown to the author by frustrated U.S. officials who fear the next 9/11 will be far deadlier than the first--and paid for with drug profits. "Seeds of Terror" makes the case that we must cut terrorists off from their drug earnings if we ever hope to beat them. This war isn't about ideology or religion. It's about creating a new economy for Afghanistan--and breaking the cycle of violence and extremism that has gripped the region for decades.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780312379278
