Bibliograph

The convenient terrorist, two whistleblowers' stories of torture, terror, secret wars, and CIA lies, Joseph Hickman and John Kiriakou

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The convenient terrorist, two whistleblowers' stories of torture, terror, secret wars, and CIA lies, Joseph Hickman and John Kiriakou

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The convenient terrorist

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

936534003

Responsibility statement

Joseph Hickman and John Kiriakou

Sub title

two whistleblowers' stories of torture, terror, secret wars, and CIA lies

Summary

"The Convenient Terrorist is the definitive inside account of the capture, torture, and detention of Abu Zubaydah, the first "high-value target" captured by the CIA after 9/11. But was Abu Zubaydah, who is still being indefinitely held by the United States under shadowy circumstances, the blue-ribbon capture that the Bush White House claimed he was? Authors John Kiriakou, who led the capture of Zubaydah, and Joseph Hickman, who took custody of him at Guantanamo, draw a far more complex and intriguing portrait of the al-Qaeda "mastermind" who became a symbol of torture and the "dark side" of US security. From a one-time American collaborator to a poster boy for waterboarding, Abu Zubaydah became a "convenient terrorist"--A way for US authorities to sell their "War on Terror" to the American people."--, Publisher's website

Table Of Contents

Cast of characters -- Author's note -- Introduction -- Foreword -- Chapter one: The takedown -- Chapter two: Born without a country -- Chapter three: The true meaning of Jihad -- Chapter four: Life as a Jihadist -- Chapter five: The Peshawar seven -- Chapter six: The millennium bomb plot -- Chapter seven: Will the real Abu Zubayadah please stand up? -- Chapter eight: The dead pool -- Chapter nine: The road to torture -- Chapter ten: Life in Guantanamo -- Endnotes

Target audience

adult

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