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Washington'S Dark Secret - The Real Truth About Terrorism and Islamic Extremism (Hardcover) Loot Price: R659
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Washington'S Dark Secret - The Real Truth About Terrorism and Islamic Extremism (Hardcover): John Maszka

Washington'S Dark Secret - The Real Truth About Terrorism and Islamic Extremism (Hardcover)

John Maszka

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As a scholar of terrorism, John Maszka has examined how politics, the media, and the War on Terror play off one another. His most startling claim is that the War on Terror is a war for natural resources - and that terrorism has little to do with it. Once the military became mechanized, oil quickly became the most sought-after commodity on the planet, and the race for energy was eventually framed as a matter of national security. Ironically, Maszka argues, the true threats to national security are the massive oil conglomerates themselves. Maszka delves into the repercussions of a government that capitalizes on an us versus them mentality, such as the demonizing of an entire religion, sensationalizing "radical" violent attacks, and loosely applying the word "terrorism." Because the United States' current approach to terrorism has led to the politicization and abuse of the term, Maszka suggests a need for a standardized definition of terrorism. Currently, too many acts of violence can be labeled terrorism, resulting in state and nonstate actors labeling their enemies as "terrorists," yet claiming their own acts of violence as legitimate and retributive. Maszka argues that much of the violence labeled as terrorism today is not terrorism at all. In an ambitious attempt to connect seemingly unrelated events in politics and the media, Maszka offers an unflinching portrayal of the hypocrisy underlying our foreign policy.

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Imprint: Potomac Books Inc
Country of origin: United States
Release date: October 2018
Authors: John Maszka
Dimensions: 230 x 150 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 978-1-64012-024-2
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > General
LSN: 1-64012-024-6
Barcode: 9781640120242

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