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Loading... Against Us: The New Face of America's Enemies in the Muslim Worldby Jim Sciutto
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In 2002 Jim Sciutto began filing in-depth reports on the Middle East for ABC News. Now, after nearly 100 assignments in Muslim countries, Sciutto brings back this disturbing truth: the Al-Qaeda-inspired view of an evil America bent on destroying Islam has moved from the fringes to the mainstream. Today, a surprising number of America's enemies are not wild-eyed fanatics, but moderates--often middle-class and well educated, frequently young, many motivated by political convictions more than religious belief. Yet there is hope for America to turn the tide of hate. Against Us is an urgent wake-up call for all Americans--and in particular those charged with formulating U.S. foreign policy--to rebuild relations with the Arab world and restore confidence in American values.--From publisher description. No library descriptions found. |
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This book proved extremely difficult to get through. I had trouble finishing a chapter a night. It was heavy reading, to say the least, and not at all pleasant in the facts it contained. Against Us is a book that strives to explain why the Middle Easterners dislike America; essentially, the reasoning behind the almost palpable loathing that seems to come from there. At this, the book succeeds.
Sciutto goes country by country, interviewing people and examining the situations they find themselves in. By the end of the book you feel that you have a better understanding of the people's perspective, whether you agree with it or not, and more important, you have an idea of what America needs to do in order to save its largely unblemished image. (