One day in 2002, three friends - a Somali immigrant, a Pakistan-born U.S. citizen, and a hometown African American - met in a Columbus, Ohio coffee shop and vented over civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan. Their conversation triggered an investigation that would become one of the most unusual and far-reaching government probes into terrorism since the 9/11 attacks.Over several years, prosecutors charged each man with unrelated terrorist activities in cases that embodied the Bush administration's approach to ...
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One day in 2002, three friends - a Somali immigrant, a Pakistan-born U.S. citizen, and a hometown African American - met in a Columbus, Ohio coffee shop and vented over civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan. Their conversation triggered an investigation that would become one of the most unusual and far-reaching government probes into terrorism since the 9/11 attacks.Over several years, prosecutors charged each man with unrelated terrorist activities in cases that embodied the Bush administration's approach to fighting terrorism at home.Government lawyers spoke of catastrophes averted; defense attorneys countered that none of the three had done anything but talk. The stories of these homegrown terrorists illustrate the paradox the government faces after September 11: how to fairly wage a war against alleged enemies living in our midst.Hatred at Home is a true crime drama that will spark debate from all political corners about safety, civil liberties, free speech, and the government's war at home.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Ex-library. xi, 196 p. : ports.; 22 cm. LCCN 2011017688 Type of material Book Personal name Welsh-Huggins, Andrew. Main title Hatred at home: Al-Qaida on trial in the American Midwest / Andrew Welsh-Huggins. Published/Created Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press/Swallow Press, c2011. Description xi, 196 p. : ports.; 22 cm. ISBN 9780804011341 (cloth: alk. paper) 0804011346 (cloth: alk. paper) LC classification KF9430. W45 2011 Portion of title Al-Qaida on trial in the American Midwest Summary "One day in 2002, three friends--a Somali immigrant, a Pakistan-born U.S. citizen, and a hometown African American--met in a Columbus, Ohio coffee shop and vented over civilian casualties in the war in Afghanistan. Their conversation triggered an investigation that would become one of the most unusual and far-reaching government probes into terrorism since the 9/11 attacks. Over several years, prosecutors charged each man with unrelated terrorist activities in cases that embodied the Bush administration's approach to fighting terrorism at home. Government lawyers spoke of catastrophes averted; defense attorneys countered that none of the three had done anything but talk. The stories of these homegrown terrorists illustrate the paradox the government faces after September 11: how to fairly wage a war against alleged enemies living in our midst. Hatred at Home is a true crime drama that will spark debate from all political corners about safety, civil liberties, free speech, and the government's war at home"--Provided by publisher. Contents Call to prayer--The gymnast--Split personality--Increasing tensions--On the move--Hardworking truck driver--Little Mujahideen--Diaspora--Ready at any time--Four hundred years--Busy summer--Night--We need people who can vanish--Collateral damage--Winning the war on terror--A great chapter--I'm doing this as a friend--Material support--Guilty--A secret, double life--Get this done--Shopping mall plot--A symphony of unfairness--Life goes on--Atypical psychosis--Evening--Radical role-playing--American soil--Bureaucratic sloth--Dirty numbers--Disturbing picture--The Ummah is angry--Changing of the guard. LC Subjects Qaida (Organization) Terrorism--Prevention--Law and legislation--United States. Civil rights--United States. Internal security--United States. Terrorism--Prevention--Government policy--United States. Terrorism investigation--Middle West. United States--Politics and government--2001-2009. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 187) and index. Dewey class no. 344.7305/32517 Geographic area code n-us---n-usc--Other system no. (OCoLC)ocn694395342 Invalid ISBN 9780804040464 (ebk. ) 080404046X (ebk. )
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket in Near Fine jacket. Clean and bright, with no owners' marks; except for very light shelfwear at spine ends, excellent.
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