Seeds of terror: an eyewitness account of Al-Qaeda's newest center of operations in Southeast Asia

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York: Free Press, 2003Description: 254pISBN:
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Subject(s): Summary: Study of Al Qaeda and its involvement in Southeast Asia. Suggests that this involvement is of long standing and that it continues via a diversified network of terror groups in the region. Points to an important connection with or via the Philippines, and to the central role of Abu Bakar Ba'asyir in Jemaah Islamiyah. Describes the extended terrorism in Ambon and the variety of disaffected groups in the Philippines ranging from Abu Sayyaf to the MILF. Also reports that the bombings in Bali were a fallback position when the plot in Singapore failed. Concludes with a commentary on the implications of America's war on Iraq for terrorism in Southeast Asia.
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Study of Al Qaeda and its involvement in Southeast Asia. Suggests that this involvement is of long standing and that it continues via a diversified network of terror groups in the region. Points to an important connection with or via the Philippines, and to the central role of Abu Bakar Ba'asyir in Jemaah Islamiyah. Describes the extended terrorism in Ambon and the variety of disaffected groups in the Philippines ranging from Abu Sayyaf to the MILF. Also reports that the bombings in Bali were a fallback position when the plot in Singapore failed. Concludes with a commentary on the implications of America's war on Iraq for terrorism in Southeast Asia.

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