000 00874cam a2200181 4500
020 _a0745313280 (pbk.):
_c20.00 UK
100 1 _aCOOLEY John K
245 0 _aUnholy wars:
_bAfghanistan, America and international terrorism
260 _aLondon:
_bPluto Press,
_c1999
300 _a276p.
520 3 _aThe author claims that CIA covert operations trained and equipped a quarter of a million Islamic mercenaries to oppose the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Both sides are said to have used profits from drug sales to pay for the war. Following the end of the war both mercenaries and drugs have flowed outwards from Afghanistan to affect many parts of the world including the Philippines.
650 _aAFGHANISTAN WAR
650 _aCIA
650 _aISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM
650 _aTERRORISM
650 _aUNITED STATES
_xFOREIGN RELATIONS
945 _i0009671
_rY
_sY
999 _c44996
_d44996