Table of contents

1. Cover Page
2. Title Page
3. Copyright Page
4. Contents
5. Acknowledgments
6. Prologue
7. 1 The Crucible – Afghanistan, the Anti-Soviet War, and the Roots of the al-Qā’idah Myth
8. 2 Vengeful Green Giant? – Bin Lāden, “Fundamentalism,” and the Rise of the Islamintern
9. 3 Conspiracies of Evil – Crime, Law, and the Politics of Fear
10. 4 Usama of Khartoum – “Anti-Christian Jihād,” Nerve-Gas Plots, and the Transnational of Terror
11. 5 Pipe Dreams and Political Hallucinations – Usama, the usa, and the Tāliban
12. 6 Trials & Tribulations – Prosecutors in Paradise and Usama in Wonderland
13. 7 Rocket’s Red Glare – Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of “Victory”
14. 8 To the Shores of Muqdisho – Usama in the Land of Qāt, Clan, and Cattle
15. 9 Terror Dollars and Nonsense – Finding, Freezing, and Seizing the Horde’s Hoards
16. 10 Quartermasters of Terror – Inscrutable Orientals and Underground Banks
17. 11 Monetary Mujahideen? – Mall versus Mosque in the War on Terror
18. 12 Original Sin – Palestine and the Rise of Modern Political Terrorism
19. 13 Pray or Prey? – Fifth Columns, Cooked Books, and Charitable Frauds in America
20. 14 Neither to Give nor to Receive – Requiem for Islamic Charity in the us?
21. 15 Chasing Green Herrings – The Netherworld of Terror Meets the Underworld of Crime?
22. 16 Conflicts of Interest? – On Bloody Diamonds and Tarnished Gold
23. 17 Striking Out! – Al-Qā’idah Cells in the Global Petrie Dish
24. 18 Securing the Home Front – America’s Hunt for the Enemy Within
25. Epilogue
26. Notes
27. Index