Terrorism and the Economy: How the War on Terror Is Bankrupting the World

by Loretta Napoleoni

Book Overview

Economist and best-selling author Loretta Napoleoni 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. The Patriot Act boosted the black market economy, and the war on terror...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583228950
• ISBN13: 9781583228951
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Seven Stories Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.0"