Moartea unui om este o tragedie; moartea a milioane de oameni reprezintă doar o statistică“, ar fi declarat cândva Stalin, unul dintre monștrii secolului XX. Alături de Hitler și Mao, el a înfăptuit cele mai atroce crime din întreaga istorie a umanității. Milioanele de evrei uciși în Holocaust și milioanele de ruși trimiși în gulaguri nu vor putea fi șterse ușor din memoria colectivă. Însă istoria a avut dintotdeauna o față întunecată. Monștri este o cronică a celor mai detestate personaje din istoria lumii, prezentate cronologic, din vremurile biblice până în cele moderne. Lista cuprinde peste 100 de nume – conducători de stat, despoți însetați de sânge sau criminali în serie – de la Caligula și Ivan cel Groaznic la Elena și Nicolae Ceaușescu, supranumiți „soții Macbeth“. Autorul readuce în atenția noastră și fapte mai puțin cunoscute, cum ar fi masacrele cruciaților sau genocidul armenilor din secolul trecut. Dedicată victimelor acestor monștri, cartea ne aduce aminte că răul se poate transforma oricând în banalitate. Aflând mai multe despre aceste personaje malefice și crimele lor, putem evita greșelile trecutului.
Moartea unui om este o tragedie; moartea a milioane de oameni reprezintă doar o statistică“, ar fi declarat cândva Stalin, unul dintre monștrii secolului XX. Alături de Hitler și Mao, el a înfăptuit cele mai atroce crime din ...
Enthüllt erstmals die Hintergründe der lange vergeblichen Suche nach Osama Bin Laden Beinahe zehn Jahre nach den Anschlägen vom 11. September 2001 wurde Osama Bin Laden endlich von amerikanischen Spezialeinheiten in seinem Versteck in Pakistan aufgespürt. Peter L. Bergen hat 1997 als erster westlicher Journalist ein Interview mit Osama Bin Laden geführt, das den Terroristen einer breiten Öffentlichkeit bekannt machte. In diesem aktuell recherchierten Buch enthüllt er die Hintergründe der Jagd auf den größten Terroristen unserer Zeit. Warum dauerte es so lange, Bin Laden zu finden, wer deckte ihn und half ihm? Genoss er die Unterstützung Pakistans? Wie organisierte sich al-Qaida unter dem Druck der Verfolgung? Warum versagten wiederholt westliche Geheimdienste und Spezialeinheiten? Und, nicht zuletzt, was geschah wirklich bei der Tötung Bin Ladens in Abbottabad?
2 Sebastian Abbot, »Pakistani Town Copes with Infamy After Bin Laden«,
Associated Press, 24. Mai 2011, unter: www.guardian.co.uk/world/feed article/
9661254. Der Wortlaut des Gedichts im Original: I remember the day when Ifirst
came here. And smelt the sweetAbbottabad air ... I bidyoufarewell with a heavy
heart Neverfrom my mind will your memories thwart. 3 Gespräch des Autors mit
Khalid Khan Kheshgi, Pakistan, Juli 2011. 4 Telegramm des Außenministers der
Vereinigten ...
This study prepared by Sandia National Laboratories provided an open-source examination of the threat posed by Osama bin Laden, his al Qaeda organiation, and allied terrorist organizations. It includes a summary of the relevant history, the lessons learned from the 1998 African embassy bombings and from the follow-on cruise-missiel strikes, the threat of future attacks using weapons of mass destruction, and a set of observations, conclusions, and recommendations.
This study prepared by Sandia National Laboratories provided an open-source examination of the threat posed by Osama bin Laden, his al Qaeda organiation, and allied terrorist organizations.
The study examines the discourse on the crusades from across the Muslim world. It also shows how Islamists shape the belief that the West has been waging a centuries-old crusade against Islam and how the modern Islamist narrative of the crusades, wrapped around contemporary events in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine has gained ground in the battle for hearts and memories in the Muslim world.
It also shows how Islamists shape the belief that the West has been waging a centuries-old crusade against Islam and how the modern Islamist narrative of the crusades, wrapped around contemporary events in Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine has ...
The air was crisp and cold that morning when Charles Feldon and his friend Jed Brice rode off in the early morning Vermont sunlight, towards a new life in the uncharted territory of Oregon. . The two young men traveled by horseback to Ohio, to join a wagon train out of St. Louis, where to their surprise they would meet distant cousins who were also traveling west. In that group of travelers was a young minister and his bride Lucy Baldwin. By the time they reached Fort Laramie for the winter season a deep friendship had grown between Charles and Lucy. It was only natural that Lucy would try to comfort him when he receives some bad news from home and as a result she becomes pregnant. In the spring time the weather permits and they resume traveling west. The wagon train now splits in two with Lucy's family beading towards California by way of the Overland Route, while Chancy continues to lead his group through the mountains towards Oregon. After the birth of Lucy's baby there was a series of circumstances where the child was declared missing and presumed dead. The loss nearly destroys them but nevertheless they continue to try to establish a new life for themselves in spite of the difficulties. There is much more to the story for there are many characters and story lines woven through out the chapters. They help move the adventures along with all the problems that life can bring. First and foremost this is Charles and Lucy's love story.
One of Pakistan's seniorofficials; Hamid Mul, inan interview with the media stated
thathe personally believed Bin Laden tohave beendead a number of yearspriorto
the incursion of the USforces. He alleges that the attack and subsequent details
bythe U.S. media wasa grand hoax.He believed thatthey knew about his death
prior to the attack but waited on the most appropriate time to release the news.
He wentas far to say that hebelieved President Obama used this information and
...
Looks at America's search for Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, from his addition to the FBI's list of Ten Most Wanted Fugitives in 1999 to the intensive global manhunt still underway in 2004.
2001, echoes the sentiment of those who feel that the search for Osama bin Laden is not amounting to much. The opinion is that the seemingly endless
search for bin Laden is fruitless. Whereas Saddam Hussein was found in a hole
in the ground, the joke here is that bin Laden may be hiding under one of an
infinite number of rocks. Hence, there is not much chance that he'll be found. As if
to confirm that judgment, on September 10, 2003, bin Laden appeared on what
was said to be a ...
The U.S. Navy SEALs--named for the three environments from which they operate (SEa, Air, Land)--was organized and created during World War II and over the past seventy years have taken the lead in many special operations missions that have protected the United States. In this quick read, Hans Halberstadt writes about the SEALs's most famous mission--finding and killing Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Afghanistan, on May 1st and 2nd, 2011. Halberstadt writes about the art of the SEALs raid, the importance of safe houses, the escape-and-evasion plan, launching the mission from Pakistan, the basics of the raid, as well as the aftermath of the bin Laden mission. This quick read also includes current U.S. Navy SEALs speaking about their profession and all-encompassing lifestyle in their own words.
In this quick read, Hans Halberstadt writes about the SEALs's most famous mission--finding and killing Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Afghanistan, on May 1st and 2nd, 2011.
