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Emerson left cnn in 1993 to work on a documentary, terrorists among us. Steven emerson biography, age, family, education, cnn and. On christmas afternoon in 1992, steven emerson, then a staff reporter for cnn. Jihad incorporated a guide to militant islam in the us. A guide to militant islam in the united states prometheus books, 2006. Now in the important but scattershot american jihad. Steven emerson born june 6, 1954 is an american journalist, author, and pundit on national security, terrorism, and islamic extremism some have called emerson a terrorism and intelligence expert, while critics have said that he is an islamophobe. Book steven emerson for public speaking harry walker agency.
Leading the second wave of post 911 terrorist books, american jihad reveals that america is rampant with islamic terrorist networks and sleeper cells and emerson, the expert on them, explains just how. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Eighteen months before the attacks of september 11, 2001, steven emerson issued a warning about the spread of domestic islamic terrorist networks. American jihad ebook by steven emerson official publisher page. The second story is author steven emerson s personal ordeal. The first, as the title indicates, is an expose of an islamist fifth column that has infiltrated americas muslim community and poses a clear and present danger to the nation as a whole. American jihad ebook by steven emerson rakuten kobo. Jihad in america, for the public broadcasting service pbs. The terrorists living among us is a book by investigative journalist steven emerson, aiming to document the clandestine activities of islamic terrorist groups such as hamas in the united states emerson seeks to explain the ideological motives of the global islamic jihad movements and he contends that their efforts are aimed at exploiting the freedoms prevalent in the west and.
The terrorists living among us paperback february 4, 2003. It is recognized as the worlds most comprehensive data center on radical islamic terrorist groups. This is a frightening and crucial book for anyone who needs to understand the threat within. Steve emersons american jihad steven emerson presents himself as not only an internationally recognized expert on terrorism and national security, but a leading authority on islamic extremist networks, financing and operations. The investigative project on terrorism ipt is a nonprofit research group founded by steven emerson in 1995.
Most of emersons book tracks the flow of money and associations of the terrorists and terrorist sympathizers. In american jihad emerson reveals the full story that only he knows. Steven emerson is an american journalist, author, and pundit on national security, terrorism, and islamic extremism. Curiously, the same federal government continues to seek out partnerships with those. A guide to militant islam in the us emerson, steven on. Some have said that the events of september 11 took every american by surprise.
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