In the UK, the BBC is reshowing the three part series The Power Of Nightmares. There is a review here.
The series was first shown in the UK just before the US presidential elections and I guess it has been seen world wide by now.
I find this alternative view of recent history facinating, where best can I find out more about there, no doubt controversial, points of view?
Jason Burke features as a key talking head in the argument of the third episode and, while surely hardly the final word on the topic, his Al-Qaeda (2003; Penguin, 2004) is his own take on the history of radical Islam. It’s worth noting that, in print, Burke actually disagrees with a central part of Curtis’ version of events: he argues that the US was careful not to fund bin Laden and his allies during the anti-Soviet rebellion in Afganistan.
[A non-GQ comment: Curtis’ series are always interesting and provocative, yet - from any perspective - you’re no doubt right in wanting to dig into the details behind his narrative in any of them.]
Of course, there’s also Cecil on Leo Strauss.
I just wish they (the BEEB ) would have the bollocks to show it at 8:30, BBC1, monday night, ( instead of 11:20 weekdays, as they did this and the last time ).
Sin
Anyone know if it’s available on DVD?
There’s no General Question here. I’ll move this to Cafe Society for you.
DrMatrix - GQ Moderator
Thanks for all your replies, but I am still hungry for more information. Where can I find the best web-sites and/or books relating to this topic? I am sure they must exist, but I am worried about wasting my time with cranks.