Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Note on Sources ix
4. 1. THE TERRORISM TRAP 1
5. 2. WHAT’S IN A NAME? AL- QAEDA AND ITS AFFILIATES 32
6. 3. THE UNITED STATES AND ITS COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERS 59
7. 4. OUR MAN IN ISLAMABAD: PAKISTAN AND THE WAR ON TERROR 91
8. 5. THE TERRORISM TRAP IN YEMEN, MALI, AND EGYPT 147
9. CONCLUSION 204
10. Acknowledgments 227
11. Appendix: Statistical Analysis 231
12. Notes 249
13. Bibliography 311
14. Index 335