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Soft Power Soft Power Joseph S. Nye "Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" in the late 1980s. It is now used frequently - and often incorrectly - by political leaders, editorial writers, and academics around the world. So what is sof… OL1027508W
State of denial State of denial Bob Woodward "State of Denial examines how the Bush administration avoided telling the truth about Iraq to the public, to Congress, and often to themselves. Two days after the May report, the Pentagon told Congre… OL11651221W
Fogs of war and peace Fogs of war and peace Robert L. Dilworth This work focuses on continual global conflict and how American views are being obstructed through a concept referred to as "fogs of war" that distort reality. The authors discuss the root of these p… OL11958208W
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? Morgan Spurlock Academy Award-nominated filmmaker and director Morgan Spurlock, who volunteered his body as a guinea pig for the fast food industry in the hit documentary Super Size Me, now sets his sights even high… OL12282739W
Obama's Wars Obama's Wars Bob Woodward Bob Woodward interviewed dozens of high-ranking government officials to compile this record of the discussions and thought processes behind President Obama's decision to increase the American presenc… OL15390550W
Known and Unknown Known and Unknown Donald Rumsfeld Donald Rumsfeld tells the story of his career serving as a Congressman, and working for several Presidents in different capacities including two stints as Secretary of Defense. He describes Rumsf… OL15670836W
Your government failed you Your government failed you Richard A. Clarke The bestselling author of "Against All Enemies" now looks at why national security failures have continued and how America and the world can succeed against violent Islamist extremists. OL15841262W
The politics of prisoner abuse The politics of prisoner abuse David P. Forsythe "When states are threatened by war and terrorism, can we really expect them to abide by human rights and humanitarian law? David Forsythe's bold analysis of US policies towards terror suspects after … OL15921681W
Taking liberties Taking liberties Susan N. Herman "Since 9/11, the U.S. government has acted in a variety of ways--some obvious, some nearly invisible--to increase its surveillance and detention power over American citizens and residents. While mos… OL15941804W
High-value target High-value target Edmund J. Hull Since its inception, al Qaeda has aspired to create a safe haven in Yemen,where it has operated against U.S. and Yemeni interests. From 2001 to 2004, when Edmund J. Hull was the American ambassador t… OL15980042W
Inside the Pakistan Army Inside the Pakistan Army Carey Schofield "The Pakistan Army is at the forefront of the West's war on terror, policing the border with Afghanistan and the lawless tribal agencies where Osama bin Laden is said to be hiding. Since October 2009… OL16606306W
Al-Jazeera Al-Jazeera Mohammed El-Nawawy,Adel Iskandar,Adel Iskandar Farag "Al-Jazeera, the independent all-Arab television news network based in Qatar, has emerged as ambassador for the Arab world in the events following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the Uni… OL18124461W
Captain America and the crusade against evil Captain America and the crusade against evil John Shelton Lawrence,Robert Jewett "Arguing that the superhero is the antidemocratic counterpart of the classical "monomyth" described by Joseph Campbell, the authors show that the American version of the monomyth derives from tales o… OL1945166W
Mainstreaming torture Mainstreaming torture Rebecca Gordon "The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 reopened what many people in this country had long assumed was a settled ethical question: Is torture ever morally permissible? Within days, some people i… OL19992400W
Afghanistan 2001-2010 Afghanistan 2001-2010 Jean-Charles Jauffret 275 p. : 24 cm OL22385452W
America's secret war America's secret war George Friedman THE STARTLING TRUTH BEHIND AMERICA'S FOREIGN POLICY AND WAR EFFORT IN AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, AND BEYOND--FROM THE FOUNDER OF THE COMPANY DUBBED BY BARRON'S AS "THE SHADOW CIA"Dubbed by Barron's as "The S… OL2744472W
With God on our side With God on our side Khaled Abou El Fadl,Aftab Ahmad Malik,John L. Esposito "In 'the war against terrorism, ' everyone believes that they have God on their side. Osama bin Laden regularly invokes God as does President George Bush. Whereas Bush views the world in terms of 'go… OL27962385W
America embattled America embattled Richard Crockatt What causes Anti- Americanism and where are its historical roots? What is the impact of 9/11 on America's sense of itself and its role in the world? Is America paradoxically a victim of its own polit… OL3477409W
Misunderestimated Misunderestimated Bill Sammon "They misunderestimated me," George W. Bush famously remarked on the eve of his historic presidency. Fractured syntax aside, Bush was right: his detractors misunderstood his appeal to the American pu… OL5728393W
Deliver Us from Evil Deliver Us from Evil Sean Hannity Sean Hannity's first blockbuster book, the New York Times bestseller Let Freedom Ring, cemented his place as the freshest and most compelling conservative voice in the country. As the host of the phe… OL5854952W
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