Seeds of Hate: How America's Flawed Middle East Policy Ignited the Jihad
In the aftermath of 9/11, America has been haunted by one question: why do they hate us? This book is an attempt to answer that question, tracing the roots of the crisis back to American's involvement in the Middle East, and in particular Lebanon. Journalist Lawrence Pintak was a correspondent for CBS in Beirut in the 1980s, where he witnessed the birth of the current 'terror': its tactics were honed there. In Seeds of Hate, he explores how America's flawed policy in the Lebanon transformed...
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CBS journalist traces roots of current 'terror' to America's involvement in Lebanon in the 1980s. 'One of the most perceptive accounts of the nightmare in Lebanon.' The Washington Post Washington Post One of the most perceptive accounts of the nightmare in Lebanon.
PrefaceSect. IFertile Ground11The Lebanese Jigsaw32West Beirut: A City in Chaos153East Beirut: Shelling and Champagne394Combatants51Sect. IIPlanting the Seeds655The Slippery Slope676Under Fire987A Village in Revolt1208Choosing Sides1309Victims of War15110The Seeds Sprout16611Spillover18812Taking the Hint196Sect. IIIWhirlwind20513Jihad20714The Unfinished Kitchen24215A Hasty Retreat25516Hostage263Sect. IVThe Seeds Spread28717Metamorphosis28918Inspiration31119Beirut, Bali and Beyond321Acknowledgments339Notes and References341Index353
\ Washington PostOne of the most perceptive accounts of the nightmare in Lebanon.\ \
