In the name of God : the Afghan connection and the U.S. war against terrorism ; the story of the Afghans veterans as the masterminds behind 9/11

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    • Andersen, Lars Erslev
    • Aagaard, Jan

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In the name of God : the Afghan connection and the U.S. war against terrorism ; the story of the Afghans veterans as the masterminds behind 9/11

Lars Erslev Andersen and Jan Aagaard ; foreword by Rohan Gunaratna

(University of Southern Denmark studies in history and social sciences, v. 307)

University Press of Southern Denmark, 2005

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"The translation of the international edition of this work: coordinated by the Danish House of History ; translated by Cindie Margaard ; editor and proofreader, Tony Wedgewood"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-231)

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Jan Aagaard and Lars Erslev Andersen discuss the evolution of the global terrorist landscape during the past three decades. The most profound developments they identify are, first, the shift in the gravity of terrorism from the Syrian-controlled Biqa Valley in Lebanon to Afghanistan; second the background shift in the epicentre of International terrorism from Afghanistan to Iraq, and third, the newest land of jihad; and fourth the morphing of Al Queda from a group into a global movement. In this important work, Aagaard and Andersen provide the background information, both the understanding and the knowledge for the West to formulate and develop a response beyond operational counter terrorism...

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