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Study of Revenge
The First World Trade Center Attack and Saddam Hussein's War Against America
by Laurie Mylroie
ISBN: 0844741698
ISBN-13: 9780844741697
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Aei Pr
Published date: 2001
Size: 6 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 1.45 pounds
Pages: 323
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Study of Revenge: The First World Trade Center Attack and Saddam Hussein's War Against America
Mylroie, Laurie
Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: The AEI Press, 2001 Book is in Very Good Minus condition with a Good Plus dust jacket; text clean and unmarked, with no torn or creased pages (except for one dog-eared page); exterior clean; black cloth binding shows virtually no wear; the usual library markings, etc., but no evidence of library pocket; jacket flaps glued to book. 321 pp, illustrated. "[This] provacative and disturbing book argues powerfully that the shadowy mastermind of the 1993 bombing of New York's World Trade Center, Ramzi Yousef, was in fact an agent of Iraqui intelligence," an assertion that strongly implicates then-Iraqui dictator Saddam Hussein.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/Good Plus. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches. Ex-Library. ( more information)
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Study of Revenge: The First World Trade Center Attack and Saddam Hussein's War Against America
Mylroie, Laurie
very good, very good AEI Press Washington, DC 2001 Revised First 24 cm, 323, illus., references, index. Foreword by James Woolsey. The destruction of the World Trade Center and the attack on the Pentagon--all within one hour on September 11, 2001--demonstrated America's shocking vulnerability to terrorism. Examines the evidence regarding Ramzi Ahmed Yousef and terrorism. ( more information)
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Study of Revenge, 2nd Edition (Qty: 3)
MYLROIE, LAURIE (ADJUNCT FELLOW, AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE,
AEI PRESS,US, 2001. Brand new. <br>Author: MYLROIE, LAURIE (ADJUNCT FELLOW, AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE, WASHINGTON, DC, USA)<br>Publisher: AEI PRESS,US<br>Year Of Publication: 2001<br>Pages: 340<br>Publication Country: USA<br>Dimensions: 229 x 152<br>Format: hardback<br>In this study, Laurie Mylroie argues that the "new terrorism" of the twin towers attack on 11 September 2001 is nothing other than old-fashioned state-sponsored terrorism in a new disguise. She argues that Iraq has been working with Islamic extremists in ( more information)
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