Synopses & Reviews
There are experts who claim that terrorism does not require large amounts of money; when you "kill one, [you] frighten ten thousand," as the old Chinese proverb suggests. Individual terrorist acts do not in fact cost much the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center is estimated to have cost only $500,000.
But today's global terrorism requires money for much more than individual attacks. The total cost of maintaining a global terror network is estimated to be in the billions of dollars yet little has been said about the main sources of these very large sums.
Funding Evil draws a roadmap illustrating how terrorist organizations especially Islamist terror organizations are funded. It exposes the most vital and venomous sources of terrorists' financial power, including state sponsorship, government corruption, and the illegal drug trade. It draws a parallel between terrorists and organized crime, and identifies their common activities, such as money laundering, fraud, market manipulation, and smuggling. The book sheds light on how these activities have gone undetected for decades while terrorists have recruited thousands to their ranks and millions to their cause amassing fortunes in the process.
Funding Evil shows how terrorism works, and offers realistic and pragmatic strategies to win the war on terror.
Review
"This brilliant book has a simple message: if we fail to understand them and how they operate, they will win." Richard Perle, Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a member of the Defense Policy Board
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"Ehrenfeld's prescription for ending terrorism might depend on an unrealistic hope for immediate international cooperation, but this timely exposé should heat up public demand for real progress in the war on terrorism." Publishers Weekly
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"Funding Evil not only exposes the intricacies of terrorisms funding, but also argues persuasively that the problem can be solved." Yossef Bodansky, Author of Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America and The High Cost of Peace
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"Funding Evil is a wake-up call to all involved in the war on drugs and the war on terror." Ambassador Rosso Jose Serrano, Colombian Ambassador to Austria, Former Chief of Colombian Police
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"Rachel Ehrenfelds book is comprehensive, sobering, and timely. Her book is a must-read for everyone who holds democracy dear." Yorm Hessel, Former Senior Mossad Officer
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-250) and index.
About the Author
Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld is the world's foremost authority on narco-terrorism (she coined the phrase and was the first to write about the phenomenon), and a sought-after commentator and consultant on the problems of international terrorism, political corruption, money laundering, drug trafficking, and organized crime. Dr. Ehrenfeld's articles appear in the Wall Street Journal, the National Review, the EUobserver, the Jerusalem Post, and the New York Sun, and she frequently appears as a guest on television news programs including The O'Reilly Factor, Fox News, CNN, NBC News, and MSNBC. She is the author of the books Narco-Terrorism and Evil Money.