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- catalog abstract ""When President Bush announced in a televised speech the week after September 11 that he wanted Osama bin Laden "dead or alive," a grieving nation seeking justice and revenge roared in approval. Two years later, as al Qaeda's associates mounted almost weekly attacks against U.S. interests and bin Laden still roamed the earth as a free man, Americans wondered why. With both the military and the media declaring the war in Afghanistan over and a resounding success, Philip Smucker examines in Al Qaeda's Great Escape what kind of victory we can rightfully claim." "Primarily focusing on the major battles of Tora Bora and Operation Anaconda, Smucker details how bin Laden and scores of highly trained al Qaeda fighters managed to slip unnoticed out of eastern Afghanistan, despite the presence of the overwhelming U.S. military power that had already decimated the Taliban." "To balance his reproach, Smucker turns a critical eye on post-9/11 developments in his own profession. Smucker charges that western media outlets, eager to satisfy their audience's thirst for revenge, began losing their grasp on journalistic objectivity while covering the military's pursuit of bin Laden. Blinding patriotism and an unhealthy reliance on the Pentagon's press releases led the media to portray events that did not reflect the reality on the ground in Afghanistan."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13128005.
- catalog coverage "United States Armed Forces Afghanistan.".
- catalog coverage "United States.".
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""When President Bush announced in a televised speech the week after September 11 that he wanted Osama bin Laden "dead or alive," a grieving nation seeking justice and revenge roared in approval. Two years later, as al Qaeda's associates mounted almost weekly attacks against U.S. interests and bin Laden still roamed the earth as a free man, Americans wondered why. With both the military and the media declaring the war in Afghanistan over and a resounding success, Philip Smucker examines in Al Qaeda's Great Escape what kind of victory we can rightfully claim." "Primarily focusing on the major battles of Tora Bora and Operation Anaconda, Smucker details how bin Laden and scores of highly trained al Qaeda fighters managed to slip unnoticed out of eastern Afghanistan, despite the presence of the overwhelming U.S. military power that had already decimated the Taliban." "To balance his reproach, Smucker turns a critical eye on post-9/11 developments in his own profession. Smucker charges that western media outlets, eager to satisfy their audience's thirst for revenge, began losing their grasp on journalistic objectivity while covering the military's pursuit of bin Laden. Blinding patriotism and an unhealthy reliance on the Pentagon's press releases led the media to portray events that did not reflect the reality on the ground in Afghanistan."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-224) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction : Mad mullahs run amok -- Been loadin' for bin Laden -- The stake out -- The big adios -- Osama slips the noose -- Operation Vampire -- Meeting your maker -- Conclusion : Chasing the mad mullahs -- Epilogue : A diaspora run amok.".
- catalog extent "xxv, 229 p., [16] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "1574886282 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Brassey's,".
- catalog spatial "Afghanistan".
- catalog spatial "Afghanistan.".
- catalog spatial "United States Armed Forces Afghanistan.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "958.104/6 22".
- catalog subject "Afghan War, 2001- Press coverage Afghanistan.".
- catalog subject "Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011.".
- catalog subject "HV6431 .S642 2004".
- catalog subject "Qaida (Organization)".
- catalog subject "Smucker, Philip.".
- catalog subject "War correspondents Afghanistan Biography.".
- catalog subject "War correspondents United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 Journalists.".
- catalog subject "War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 Press coverage Afghanistan.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction : Mad mullahs run amok -- Been loadin' for bin Laden -- The stake out -- The big adios -- Osama slips the noose -- Operation Vampire -- Meeting your maker -- Conclusion : Chasing the mad mullahs -- Epilogue : A diaspora run amok.".
- catalog title "Al Qaeda's Great Escape : the military and the media on terror's trail / Philip Smucker.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".