Against Us: The New Face of America's Enemies in the Muslim World
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (512 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 030740689X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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All rights reserved. The author makes a few amorphous foreign policy recommendations on the basis of his research, but the book is less interesting for what it reveals about American policy than for its empathetic and candid depiction of its subjects and their lives. (Sept.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. . Structured around interviews conducted in the Middle East and the U.K., the book offers ample anecdotal evidence to suggest that anti-American sentiment—once the
Sciutto M. E. Mccaffrey This book provides an illuminating account of how American has managed to alienate citizens in the middle east through erred foreign policies. He talks about the Muslims who believe the US is trying to control their lives and why we are losing the battle for the hearts and minds of Muslims around the globe. He doesn't take aim at any administration in particular but rather gives a voice to the everyday people living around the globe who have developed what he calls a reflexive distrust of America. "Inquisitive Minds" according to Philip Smucker. Jim Sciutto isn't one of those typical Network Television reporters who dashes around war zones pretending to get shot at constantly and know more than the rest of us.He is a even-handed student of the Islamic world, attempting in his own humble way to understand the ire and distrust that exists therein. I expect the negative reviewers, of whom there are few here, have not spent time in "moderate" Islamic countries like Egypt or Jordan, where entire populations have turned against the Bush Admin'. Intelligent chronicle of botched American Mideast policy When ABC television reporter Jim Sciutto travels in the Middle East, people treat him like an unofficial US spokesperson, like a defense attorney charged with explaining US foreign policy in the court of international opinion. He's broadsided with Arab complaints and anger. And his excellent book chronicles deteriorating relations and foreign policy blunders by a nation that seems "to have perfected some sort of perverse art in alienating people" as he writes. It's based on extensive interviews w
Yet there is hope for America to turn the tide of hate. The result is an alarming portrait of the depth and scope of anti-American sentiment. "A solid job of reporting, a personal journey of discovery, and a wake-up call for all who read it." —Charles Gibson, ABC NewsAfter nearly one hundred assignments for ABC News in Muslim countries, Jim 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