Terrorism and the Economy
Terrorism and the Economy traces the link between the finances of the war on terror and the global economic crisis, finding connections from Dubai to London to Las Vegas that politicians and the media have at best ignored. In launching military and propaganda wars in the Middle East, America overlooked the war of economic independence waged by Al-Qaeda. This book shows that if we do not face up to the many serious connections between our response to 9/11 and the financial crisis, we will never work our way out of the looming global recession that now threatens our way of life.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: The Warrior's Folly
Part I: Scared to Debt
Dubai: The Rise of Islamic Finance
The War on Terror: America's Suicidal Mission
The Reversal of the Crusades
Bleeding America Bankrupt: Bin Laden Fulfills His Dream
The USA PATRIOT Act: A Self-inflicted Wound
Oil as a Retaliatory Weapon
Scenes from the Global House of Cards
Part 2 The Fall of the Global House of Cards
The Bubble Bursts
The Politics of Fear
Las Vegas and Dubai: "Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall, Who's the Richest of Them All?"
The Danger of Protectionism
A New Economic Model
Bibliographic Notes