One book I am currently reading is Ralph Peters’ Beyond Terror. The first chapter of the book deals with defining exactly “why they hate us.” He explains how the terrorists of al Qaeda and other similar groups differ from those we’ve dealt with in the past. They are apocalyptic rather than practical, and the bulk of the chapter is devoted to contrasting the two.
Ralph has written many books, papers, and essays for many publications. Some of his work can be found at Parameters, a journal of the US Army War College. This particular chapter of his book, “When Devils Walk the Earth”, is located on line in PDF format from a Marines Corps site. It is essential reading. Maybe I need to emulate SDB in the one way I can by developing an Essential Reading list of my own.
i just down this. it’ll give me something to read during the boring and frustrating times here at the oil refinery
Comment by birdie — March 5, 2004 @ 10:18 am