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Objective Troy: A Terrorist, a President, and the Rise of the Drone

Scott Shane

How did a gifted preacher who once lived in America become a wanted terrorist leader, and how did drones become the weapon used to hunt him?

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Author
Scott Shane

Why read it

  • You will understand how one man's lectures became a force that inspired people to attack
  • You will see how drone strikes became a central tool in the fight against terrorists
  • You will weigh the hard choices a president faces when deciding to kill a terrorist from the air

Who it is for

  • A reader following how America fights terrorism and who decides
  • Someone curious how online sermons can radicalise listeners
  • A citizen who wants the story behind the drone debate

Contents

  1. PROLOGUE
  2. PART ONE 2009–2010
  3. MERRY CHRISTMAS
  4. YOU ARE STILL UNSAFE
  5. PART TWO 1990–2002
  6. HE HAD A BEAUTIFUL TONGUE
  7. AN EXQUISITE WEAPON
  8. WE ARE THE BRIDGE
  9. TOTALLY PLANNING TO STAY
  10. STEALTHY, AGILE, AND LETHAL
  11. PART THREE 2002–2009
  12. THAT WAS THE TRANSFORMATION
  13. Photo Insert
  14. WWW JIHAD
  15. I FACE THE WORLD AS IT IS
  16. PART FOUR 2010–2014
  17. THE GUY EVERYONE WANTED TO FIND
  18. THE TIME FOR REAPING
  19. A BIGGER BRAND

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