Table of Contents
Introduction ix
1 Imperial Divide and Rule 1
2 Partition in India and Palestine 26
3 Shock Troops in Iran and Egypt 45
4 Islam Versus Nationalism 65
5 The Global Islamic Mission 83
6 'Handy Weapons' in Jordan and Egypt 100
7 The Saudi and Iranian Revolutions 112
8 Training in Terrorism: The Afghan Jihad 131
9 The Dictator, the King and the Ayatollah 150
10 Nurturing Al-Qaida 171
11 Pakistan's Surge into Central Asia 188
12 A Covert War in Bosnia 206
13 Killing Qadafi, Overthrowing Saddam 222
14 Intrigues in the Southern Balkans 237
15 9/11 Connections 248
16 Londonistan: A 'Green Light' to Terrorism 256
17 7/7 and the London-Islamabad Axis 277
18 Alliances of Moderation 295
19 Allied to the Enemy: Iraq and Afghanistan 322
20 Good and Bad Revolutions: The Arab Spring 347
21 Islamic State, Al-Qaida and Covert Action in Syria 377
22 UK Terror Attacks: The Whitehall Connection 415
Notes 427
Index 510