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    Inside the Jihad: My Life With Al Qaeda, A Spy's Story
    Inside the Jihad: My Life With Al Qaeda, A Spy's Story
    Inside the Jihad: My Life With Al Qaeda, A Spy's Story
    Audiobook14 hours

    Inside the Jihad: My Life With Al Qaeda, A Spy's Story

    Written by Omar Nasiri

    Narrated by Lloyd James

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    For the first time, a first person account of life inside the Jihad...

    This is a detailed portrait of the complex man who fought on both sides. From Europe's burgeoning terrorist underground in the 1990s, to the training camps of Afghanistan, to the radical mosques of London, Omar Nasiri offers a unique and chilling perspective, on both the rise of Al Qaeda, and the intelligence services that struggled to contain it.

    Inside the Jihad is the story of a double agent operative working for UK and French intelligence in infiltrating Al Qaeda training camps. During his time in the camps, Nasiri met all of the top terrorist leaders-including Osama Bin Laden-and engaged in a wide range of illegal activities. Strikingly well-written and gripping, Inside the Jihad is a terrifying, suspenseful read.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateDec 1, 2006
    ISBN9781400173402
    Inside the Jihad: My Life With Al Qaeda, A Spy's Story

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    • 3/5
      Written by a muslim who joined with terrorists, it provides a good understanding of the feelings and thoughts of the militant muslem "terrorists" who inhabit our world at present. In his own words, the author was maltreated by the European intelligence agencies for which he worked, but he did not change his fervent belief in his religion. This eye-opening book should be understood by western policy makers, for to ignore the ideas condemns the earth to perpetual conflict.
    • 5/5
      In the months since I read this book, I've realized how valuable it is for understanding American policy, imprisonment and prosecution of terrorists and their allies. From his description of Abu Zubayda (whom he knew in Afghanistan) to his candid revelations about the obligations a jihadi must meet after being taken captive before he can cooperate with his captors, to his descriptions of the terrorist training camp he lived in, and even descriptions of himself, and how he came to betray Al Qaeda and turn informant even though he still believed (and believes today) in their mission...all of these things shed light on the issues being reported every week in newspaper coverage of GITMO. It is a crucial book for understanding the enemy, and for understanding where America succeeds and fails at extracting intelligence from prisoners captured in Afghanistan and Pakistan. I didn't realize what I had in my hands when I read it the first time, so I need to re-read it again and then I can write a more detailed review. Don't worry - you're not a traitor for reading it. You can hate Al Qaeda and still read this book. In fact, you'll know your enemy better if you do.