Summary: Willful Blindness E-Book

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• Herausgeber: Political Book Summaries
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 15

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

The must-read summary of Andrew C. McCarthy's book: “Willful Blindness: A Memoir of the Jihad”.

This complete summary of "Willful Blindness" by Andrew C. McCarthy, a politician, journalist and terrorism expert, presents his argument that the real beginning of the war on terror was not in fact 9/11, but the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. He takes readers inside the twisted world of Islamic radicalism and fundamentalist terrorism.

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To learn more, read "Willful Blindness" and discover the real moment at which radical Islamists effectively declared war on the United States, and by extension the West.

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Book Presentation: Willful Blindness by Andrew C. McCarthy

Book Abstract

In Willful Blindness, Andrew C. McCarthy explores the real beginning of the war on terror – not the atrocities of September 11, but the first bombing of the World Trade Center in February 1993 when radical Islamists effectively declared war on the United States. From his perch as a government prosecutor of Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman (a.k.a. the Blind Sheikh) and other jihadists responsible for the bombing, McCarthy offers readers an inside look at the twisted world of Islamic terrorism.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy is one of the most respected voices on national security matters. Before retiring from government in 2003, McCarthy was a top federal prosecutor at the Justice Department and led the prosecution of Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman and 11 other jihadists for waging urban terrorism against the United States following the 1993 plot to bomb the World Trade Center and other landmarks. He is now a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and contributing editor for the National Review.

Summary of Willful Blindness (Andrew C. McCarthy)

Introduction

There is a conflict between national security and the ideals enshrined in our legal system. Put simply, law enforcement is not the best approach for dealing with an army of terrorists that are at war with the United States. History has shown that using the legal system to combat terrorism is a form of weakness that actually emboldens the terrorists.