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Ghost wars gives details of the cias involvement in the evolution of the taliban and al qaeda in the years before the september 11 attacks. Charles arthur is a freelance journalist, and author of digital wars. Based on scrupulous research and firsthand accounts by key government, intelligence, and military personnel both foreign and american, ghost wars details the secret history of the cias role in afghanistan, the rise of the taliban, the emergence of bin laden, and the efforts by us forces to find and assassinate bin laden in afghanistan. Military engineer recounts role in sovietafghan war. Feb 23, 2004 ghost wars provides an extensive history of war on terrorism, outlining all the mistakes cia and the american government has made and how theyve ignored the results of their own decisions. The origins of ghost wars can be traced back to the mid 90s when frontman arlie carstens first heard spirit of eden and laughing stock. From the bloodsoaked battlefields of gettysburg to the melancholy rumble of abraham lincolns funeral train, civil war ghost stories takes readers on a haunting journey back in time to one of the most devastating eras in american history. Prizewinning journalist steve coll has spent years reporting from the middle east, accessed previously classified government files and. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Interview with arlie john carstens, ghost wars, december 2008. The ghost concept art from star wars rebels by killian plunkett jan 7, 2014 killian plunkett is the art director of the new animated television show, star wars rebels. The secret history of the cia, afghanistan, and bin laden, from the soviet. Previously he served, for more than twenty years, as a reporter, foreign correspondent, and.
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