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An to al-Qaeda
OCLC
428027220
Preceded byThe Terrorists of Iraq 
Followed byDefeating ISIS 
WebsiteOfficial website
[1][2][3][4]

An End to al-Qaeda: Destroying Bin Laden's Jihad and Restoring America's Honor is a non-fiction book about

War on Terror
. The author argues al-Qaeda is not part of Islam but is instead a dangerous religious cult. Nance writes the United States should commit to better education with a public relations campaign to encourage traditional believers in Islam around the world to denounce al-Qaeda.

Nance's work received a favorable book review from

ShadowProof praised the author's expertise in the subject matter of counterterrorism, observing Nance sharply criticized the manner in which the United States was losing the psychological warfare battle against al-Qaeda.[4] The work received a critical book review from Publishers Weekly, which called it a "polemic".[3] Additionally, a book review by Kirkus Reviews criticized it for "repetition and vitriol".[2]

Background

Malcolm Nance, author of An End to al-Qaeda

Iranian missile boat Joshan, served on the USS Tripoli during the Gulf War, and assisted during a Banja Luka, Bosnia air strike.[11]

After retiring from military service, Nance founded a consulting company based in

counter-terrorism include: The Terrorists of Iraq,[15] Terrorist Recognition Handbook,[16] The Plot to Hack America,[17] Defeating ISIS,[18] and Hacking ISIS.[19]

Summary

Part of a series on
Terrorism
By ideology
Religious
Special-interest / Single-issue
Related topics
Structure
  • Methods
  • Tactics
Terrorist groups
Adherents
State terrorism
State-sponsored terrorism
Response to terrorism

An End to al-Qaeda describes how Nance believes

Kemal Atatürk of Turkey. According to Nance, al-Qaeda wishes to revert Muslim society further back in time than Atatürk, to a version of culture at a time before 12-century Muslim history; the group believes Islam was perverted subsequent to interactions with the Mongol Empire and the Crusades.[1][2][3]

The author asserts the United States government must attempt to break the ties between the traditional Islamic population and the extremism offered by al-Qaeda, so that al-Qaeda's source of human resources and influence will be removed. According to Nance, al-Qaeda is attempting to capitalize on decreasing United States influence within the region, and utilize information technology to spread its message.[1][2][3]

An End to al-Qaeda grounds the reader within a background of how the Muslim people globally have greatly changed subsequent to the

George W. Bush administration. He asserts the Muslim people have a wide range of spiritual practices, and it should be the goal of the United States to appeal to their humanistic values. Nance describes al-Qaeda's psychological warfare towards the United States as only enhanced if the U.S. continues to frame the battle as a war against Islam.[1][2][3]

The book characterizes al-Qaeda not as an offshoot of Islam but as a destructive religious cult. Nance suggests American federal officials create a position to coordinate actions against al-Qaeda, put together academic gatherings to discuss the matter, and use public relations to counter extremist ideology. Nance praises Barack Obama's oratorical skills, and characterizes the president as a formidable public relations tool to use in achieving these objectives. He emphasizes traditional Muslim people share the same goals and aspirations for their families as U.S. citizens.[1][2][3]

Nance puts forth specific suggestions on how to turn the tide against al-Qaeda's psychological warfare strategies. He backs up his thesis with case studies from his past expertise garnered as an intelligence officer fluent in the Arabic language. There is great emphasis on how much difference can be made by taking great care to use specific verbiage in communication with the Muslim community. Nance calls for a cultural widespread climate of denouncement of al-Qaeda by the Muslim community, through educating believers in Islam about the harms of al-Qaeda's goals to create an extremist Islamic empire.[1][2][3]

Release and reception

The book was first published in hardcover format in 2010 by

e-book edition in 2013.[24]

Henley-Putnam University.[1] Fahoum wrote, "An End to Al-Qaeda presents a thought-provoking discussion about Al-Qaeda (AQ), its leadership, intentions, and attempts to recruit members in the ideological battlefield."[1] The review noted Nance's expertise in the subject matter, "The book draws on the author's expertise as a counterterrorism (CT) officer and Arabic linguist, and his experience studying AQ in the field, including in combat."[1] Fahoum concluded, "An End to Al-Qaeda is a good read for those analysts in the CT community still developing their understanding of information operations and understanding the role of religion in the battle between AQ and the rest of the world's Muslims".[1]

ShadowProof journalist Matt Duss pointed out Nance's expertise in the subject matter, "Few Americans can claim the knowledge of radical terrorist ideologies that Malcolm Nance can."[4] He wrote that An End to al-Qaeda, "describes the nature and extent of the Al Qaeda threat, and suggests that the key to ending Al Qaeda is to vigorously challenge them in the realm of ideology."[4] Duss observed, "Nance goes ... hard at the incompetence with which the U.S. has thus far waged the ideological battle against Al Qaeda."[4]

Publishers Weekly gave the work a negative review, writing: "Intelligence veteran Nance offers a problematic prescription for defeating al-Qaeda in this disappointing polemic."[3] The review criticized the writing style, calling it, "melodramatic", "preachy", and "pedantic".[3] Kirkus Reviews was critical of the way Nance presented his arguments in the book, concluding, "An often cogent argument weakened by unnecessary repetition and vitriol—reads like a hybrid of a counterinsurgency manual and a consultant's business plan."[2]

See also

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.5038/1944-0472.3.3.6
    , retrieved June 9, 2017
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Book Review - An End to al-Qaeda: Destroying Bin Laden's Jihad and Restoring America's Honor, by Malcolm Nance", Kirkus Reviews, May 20, 2010, retrieved June 9, 2017
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Book Review - An End to al-Qaeda: Destroying bin Laden's Jihad and Restoring America's Honor", Publishers Weekly, no. 448, November 23, 2009, retrieved June 9, 2017
  4. ^
    ShadowProof, FDL Media Group
    , retrieved June 9, 2017
  5. ^ Wolcott, James (March 21, 2017), "5 essential Twitter feeds for keeping up with Trump and Russia", Vanity Fair, retrieved June 7, 2017
  6. ^ Cabanatuan, Michael (May 21, 2017), "Barbara Lee brings John Dean, Malcolm Nance to town hall meeting", San Francisco Chronicle, retrieved June 7, 2017
  7. ^ Concha, Joe (February 18, 2017), "Maher: Russian election influence is worst political scandal in US history", The Hill, retrieved June 7, 2017
  8. ^ Devega, Chauncey (March 14, 2017), "Intelligence expert Malcolm Nance on Trump scandal: 'As close to Benedict Arnold as we're ever going to get'", Salon, retrieved June 7, 2017
  9. ^ Donahue, Joe (January 5, 2017), "Counterterrorism Expert Malcolm Nance", WAMC, archived from the original on May 29, 2017, retrieved June 7, 2017
  10. ^
    WBUR
    , retrieved June 7, 2017
  11. ^ a b c d e Lamb, Brian (April 28, 2017), "Q&A with Malcolm Nance", C-SPAN (video), retrieved June 7, 2017
  12. ^ a b c d Jones, Layla A. (March 10, 2017), "Philly native is media expert on intelligence", The Philadelphia Tribune, retrieved June 7, 2017
  13. ^ a b Lipkin, Michael (October 10, 2016), "The Plot to Hack America: How Putin's Cyberspies and WikiLeaks Tried to Steal the 2016 Election", New York Journal of Books, retrieved June 7, 2017
  14. ^ "Malcolm Nance to present fall 2016 Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science". Iowa State University. August 23, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
  15. ISBN 978-1498706896
  16. ISBN 978-1466554573
  17. ISBN 978-1510723320
  18. ISBN 978-1510711846
  19. ISBN 978-1510718920
  20. OCLC 428027220
  21. ^
    ISBN 978-0-312-59249-3
    ). 100,000 copies.
  22. OCLC 932070630
  23. OCLC 907195826
  24. OCLC 865109568

Further reading

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