A History of the World Since 9/11 Disaster, Deception, and Destruction in the War on Terror

by Streatfeild, Dominic

• ISBN13: 9781608192700
• ISBN10: 1608192709
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-08-16
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Press

Summary

To understand why, you'll need to know how... A metals trader named Garry accidentally triggered the invasion of Iraq. Coalition troops were killed by car bombs made with explosives that, according to the White House, never existed AC-130 gunships killed 80 wedding guests by mistake The president of Uzbekistan boils people alive. These are not just random stories of wrongdoing.A History of the World Since 9/11shows us just why, nearly ten years after the tragic terrorist attacks, we are no closer to winning the War on Terror than we were on September 10. We failed to find Osama bin Laden or quell extremism. We sparked civil war in Afghanistan and Iraq. Across the world, thousands of innocents were forcibly incarcerated, interrogated and abused, all in the name of justice. Dominic Streatfeild has traveled across the world for two years in search of answers. The result of his research is the most fully-realized study of the War on Terror and of its aftermath on the market. Piercing reportage blends seamlessly with sobering human drama, woven into eight narratives, all told from the ground level, of where the world went wrong after 9/11.

Author Biography

Dominic Streatfeild is the author of Cocaine: An Unauthorized Biography and Brainwash: The Secret History of Mind Control, which was shortlisted forthe Samuel Johnson Prize. He lives in the UK with his family.

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"A History of the World Since 9/11 takes us on an eminently readable and conversational trip through the complicated world surrounding the 9/11 attacks. Dominic Streatfield reveals the tragedy and confusion of events before, during, and after that tragic day unlike any other author."—John Kiriakou, author of The Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA’s War on Terror

"Bleak and gripping narrative…This excellent work will mesmerize readers of current history." – Library Journal (starred)

 

"History that's vivid and insightful."—Publishers Weekly

 

"A tenacious reporter, Streatfeild packs the narrative with telling detail, instructive interviews and dramatic events"—Kirkus

 

"But there was anger enough in Sept. 11, the event produced by anger and that itself produced even more anger. A History of the World Since 9/11’ is a study through case studies - eight episodes setting out what followed, presented as a painter might present a series of miniatures."—Boston Globe