Conversations with Terrorists

by Reese Erlich, Robert B. Baer

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Genres: Middle East, Politics, Nonfiction, History, Journalism

198 pages, Paperback

First published September 14, 2010

Reviews

[David · Rating 1 out of 5]

Possibly the most one sided and biased book about the subject you could read. It seems the entire purpose of this book is to for Erlich to fanboy over their favorite Islamist militants and miss no opportunity to whine about how much they hate the USA. Essentially a worthless read that I only begrudgingly finished in the hopes that Erlich would present literally any unbiased information at some point between before I completed it.

[frances · Rating 4 out of 5]

A helpful starter to understanding some of the main actors and groups in the region. Shares the perspectives that American media and government often suppresses to maintain the easy-sell stories that excuse US imperialist actions. “Like the communist menace of years past, the terrorist menace is used to terrify people into accepting aggression abroad and repression at home”

[Eric Anest · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wow. Lots of vitriol here for the US government. Some, or maybe even a lot, of this could be warranted: we have some uncomfortable facts to reckon with in our past and present.

That said, the book was so strongly written that I couldn't finish it. Give me a more level-headed critique and I'd be happy to wrestle with its arguments.

[Abigail Cornejo · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book was very revealing on U.S. Terrorist tactics and how organizations such as Hamas and Hezeblloah have evolved into political parties. However, I feel as if Erlich became a little biased and began defending terrorist acts. Additionally, the chapters on people become mixed up with other people and a history of a terrorist group that one no longer knows what they're reading about.

[Michael Powell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book for people that want to read a quite different view from the mainstream view presented by the US government and the media. Suffers from a inconsistent understanding of the root of the Islamic world's dilemma.

[Debbie Davidson · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you need a short, concise analysis of politics in the Middle East, this is the book for you...