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As told by friends and family, an insider’s dissection of the evolution of al-Qaeda
Grab a cup of the beverage of your choice, dear Reader, and set aside a bit of time. This is a long one.
[IsraelTimes] Authors Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy say while the West carefully curates the narrative of the global jihadi group, there was rife dissent over 9/11 and other ’policy’.

Over the past two decades, there have been a number of pivotal moments in which al-Qaeda’s ongoing war against the West has shifted the contours of global geopolitics. Most notably, the 9/11 attacks sent the "war on terror" into a whole new dimension -- first with the United States-led invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001, and then with the subsequent invasion of Iraq in March 2003.

Despite intensive military counter-operations, western understanding of al-Qaeda has been severely limited, primarily because governments and intelligence agencies tend to control and simplify narratives. No longer. A new book discusses the history of al-Qaeda’s forces -- with an insider’s perspective.
Posted by: trailing wife 2017-08-06
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=494335