Seeds of Hate

Lawrence Pintak

Description

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.
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

Sujets

• Media Studies
• Social Science
• Sociologie, société et politique
• International relations
• Middle East

Informations

• Publié par: Pluto Press
• Date de parution: 20 octobre 2003
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781786804037
• Langue: English

Extrait

Seeds of Hate

How America’s Flawed Middle East Policy Ignited the Jihad

Lawrence Pintak

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ISBN 0 7453 2044 9 hardback ISBN 0 7453 2043 0 paperback

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Pintak, Lawrence. Seeds of hate : how America’s flawed Middle East policy ignited the jihad / Lawrence Pintak.  p. cm. Rev. and updated ed. of: Beirut lives. 1987. Includes bibliographical references.  ISBN 0–7453–2044–9 –– ISBN 0–7453–2043–0 (pbk.) 1. Lebanon––History––Israeli intervention, 1982–1984. 2.Lebanon––History––Civil War, 1975–1990. 3. Middle East––Foreign relations––United States. 4. United States––Foreign relations––Middle East. 5. Terrorism––Middle East. I. Title. DS87.53 .P565 2003 327.7305692'09'045––dc21 2003007465

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Preface

Contents

Section I: Fertile Ground  1. The Lebanese Jigsaw  2. West Beirut: A City in Chaos  3. East Beirut: Shelling and Champagne  4. Combatants

Section II: Planting the Seeds  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

Section III: Whirlwind 13. Jihad 14. The Unfinished Kitchen 15. A Hasty Retreat 16. Hostage

Section IV: The Seeds Spread 17. Metamorphosis 18. Inspiration 19. Beirut, Bali and Beyond

Acknowledgments Notes and References Index