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To: siempre who wrote (48668)	6/4/2004 12:40:05 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

Very unlikely: nti.org

To: siempre who wrote (48668)	6/4/2004 2:36:20 PM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

Wasn't familiar with Williams...Review wasn't stellar...~~Al Qaeda: Brotherhood of Terror Written by Paul L. Williams Published by Alpha Books (February 2002) ISBN 0028643526 Price $14.95 biologybooks.net Customer Reviews A truly poor book that literally is cut and pasted from either on-line sources or other texts. Many factual errors, and unfortunately, not a single footnote in the entire book. Anyone who has more than a passing interest about Al Qaeda should go on to far better works on the subject. This book on Al Qaeda has a useable index and references to additional research sources that you can look up on your own (including Internet websites). This gives the book an extra dimension to just being something you read and put away.Williams manages to cram quite a bit into a compact soft-cover and does a good job of giving the reader a scare. He also tries to describe the structure of Al Qaeda and how it raises money for its activities. He could be more thorough describing the background on bin Laden and Islamic unrest but perhaps that would at least double the size of his book. His references are also a bit loose and there was at least one instance where I could not corroborate his information. Another assembly line book on terrorism. Much of the text is essentially cut and pasted from online information. Little original groundline research was done in the book. The only redeeming feature is the author's foray into understanding how Islamic fundamentalists have 'mis'interpreted the Koran as a means to validate their activities.