Secret Affairs
Britain's Collusion with Radical Islam
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Profile Books Ltd
Published:4th Jan '18
Currently unavailable, our supplier has not provided us a restock date
A freshly updated and revelatory investigation into Britain's secret collaboration with radical Islam
'Unearthing this largely hidden history is a contribution of the highest significance' Noam Chomsky Ground-breaking and timely, Secret Affairs reveals the covert history of British collusion with radical Islamic and terrorist groups. Stretching back to the 1940s, it reveals unreported attempts by Britain to use militant forces to advance its ambitions in the Middle East - whether to control oil or overthrow governments. From conniving with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt after the fall of Mubarak, intervening on the side of Libyan rebels with links to al-Qaeda, or Britain's tainted partnership with Saudi Arabia, the region's ultimate fundamentalist state, Mark Curtis tells the troubling story of how Britain has helped nurture the rise of global terror. He investigates the path of Salman Abedi, the Manchester bomber, and how the UK had supported his terror network in its campaign to topple Gaddafi in Libya. Updated and revised, this new edition is critical reading to understand the history of violence and disastrous Western intervention in the Middle East.
As much of history is appropriated by the media and we are beckoned into an era of endless war, this superb book could not be more timely. Sensational in the best sense, it examines the darkest corners of the imperial past to reveal the truth behind today's news -- John Pilger
Unearthing this largely hidden history is a contribution of the highest significance, and could hardly be more timely. -- Noam Chomsky
This valuable and important book by Mark Curtis, the result of painstaking and extensive research into declassified files on British policy towards the Islamic world over the last half century, presents a far more accurate and balanced picture than the shallow simplicities fed by Bush?s so-called war on terror. It shows in extensive detail how Britain and the US have repeatedly sided with radical Islamic forces in the Middle East and elsewhere as counterweights to check the rise of nationalism, as shock troops to bring about pro-Western regime change, and as proxies to fight wars against the West?s enemies. There is no war between civilizations (Bush), no Manichaean struggle between the good and evil forces of Islam (Blair), rather the ever-present serpentine thread of shifting alliances to maintain British control of key energy resources and Britain?s place in a pro-Western global financial order centred on Saudi Arabia. This is a fascinating account which can change outlooks and deepen comprehension of a hugely misunderstood drama, and it should be compelling reading before any further Middle East wars are set in train. -- Michael Meacher, MP
Secret Affairs deserves to become a key reference point in the debate over terrorism and Middle East policy * Metro *
a work of great importance and sobering conclusions * Tribune *
enthralling, encyclopedic and damning * Chartist *
Gripping stuff * Sunday Business Post *
In a world full of Western government-created propaganda, Secret Affairs is absolutely essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand the reality of Britain foreign policy. -- Ian Sinclair * Morning Star *
ISBN: 9781788160223
Dimensions: 196mm x 130mm x 36mm
Weight: 377g
544 pages
Main - Re-issue