{"product_id":"unholy-wars-afghanistan-america-and-international-terrorism-by-john-k-cooley-rare-books","title":"Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America and International Terrorism by John K. Cooley [rare books]","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"175\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"96\"\u003eBook Summary \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"99\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-start=\"3\" data-end=\"16\"\u003eUnholy Wars\u003c\/em\u003e, journalist John K. Cooley presents a comprehensive, meticulously researched narrative tracing the emergence and global spread of militant Islamism rooted in the 1979–1989 Afghan conflict. He dissects how successive U.S. administrations covertly funded and armed an estimated 35,000 Islamic fighters from across 40 countries to battle Soviet forces—an alliance that inadvertently laid the groundwork for modern jihadist networks, including Al-Qaeda. Cooley explores the pivotal roles of the CIA, Pakistan’s military intelligence, Saudi financing, and narcotics trafficking through the Golden Crescent. He connects this policy to later crises: the rise of the Taliban, the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, attack on U.S. embassies in Africa, and ultimately 9\/11. His portrayal spotlights a fraught US-radical-Islam partnership that “went disastrously wrong”\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"305\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"226\"\u003eAbout the Author — \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"229\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Kent Cooley\u003c\/strong\u003e was a renowned American journalist and correspondent for ABC News and the \u003cem data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"118\"\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/em\u003e, with deep expertise in Middle Eastern and North African affairs. Renowned for his access to key regional figures—from PLO leaders to heads of state—Cooley spent decades reporting from Algiers, Beirut, Athens, and beyond. He authored several influential books, including \u003cem data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"403\"\u003eUnholy Wars\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"423\"\u003eLibyan Sandstorm\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"429\" data-end=\"458\"\u003eAn Alliance Against Babylon\u003c\/em\u003e. His career was distinguished by accolades such as the George Polk Award and an Emmy for reporting on the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clapping Pages","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":45255606534330,"sku":"351DQST8H-Used","price":59.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5576\/0826\/files\/uw_dc2af892-cbd5-444c-b966-e6e323a82e9f.jpg?v=1761066485","url":"https:\/\/clappingpages.com\/products\/unholy-wars-afghanistan-america-and-international-terrorism-by-john-k-cooley-rare-books","provider":"Clapping Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}