Pdf the stones of blood download full pdf book download. Douglas farah is the president of national security consulting firm, ibi consultants, and a senior visiting fellow at national defense universitys center for complex operations. Ibi consultants douglas farah national security consulting. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Blood from stones i was doing my monthly expense repo. Blood from stones douglas farah broadway books 1745 broadway, new york, ny, 10019. Farah, then the west african correspondent for the washington post, wrote the first account of al qaedas interest in the blood diamonds of sierra leone and, by extension, charles.
In 2004 i wrote a book on how al qaeda, hezbollah and other terrorist groups, as well as. Farah traces the movement of money from the traffickers of blood diamonds in west africa to the world diamond exchange in. Hello select your address best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons amazonbasics gift cards customer service sell registry gift ideas new releases. Lee blood from stones the secret financial network of terror por douglas farah disponible en rakuten kobo. In his meticulously researched book that reads like the best of spy novels, douglas farah goes deep inside the world of arms dealers, spies, dictators and child soldiers as well as international financiers. His discovery that al qaeda was funneling their dollars for conflict diamonds so that the bush not the.
Blood from stones is the first book to uncover, through ontheground reporting. Money, guns, planes and the man who makes war possible global witness, after. In his meticulously researched book that reads like the best of spy novels, douglas farah goes deep inside the world of arms dealers, spies, dictators and child soldiers as well as international financiers to uncover the trail of blood money. Douglas farah, president of ibi consultants, is a national security consultant and senior fellow at the international assessment and strategy center.
Douglas farah is an american journalist, author and national security consultant. Money, guns, planes, and the man who makes war possible by douglas farah. The book also covered the story of how farah had to. Farah discussed the rise of alqaeda and other terrorist groups in africa, and the use of conflict diamonds to finance terrorist activities. Douglas farahs work is published regularly in scholarly publications. Most of these are blood diamonds, or stones mined and sold by warring. Douglas farah is a senior fellow at the washington, dcbased consortium for the study of intelligence. Smillies book is a fascinating read about the world of diamonds, war and greed. In unprecedented detail, farah traces the movement of money from the traffickers of blood diamonds in west africa to the world diamond exchange in belgium and homegrown money merchants in saudi arabia, dubai, karachi, and lahore who turn cash into commodities and commodities into cash. Awardwinning washington post foreign correspondent douglas farah, who was stationed in west africa as bureau chief during the years of this book s inquiry, takes us on a breathtaking and often perilous journey through the diamond fields of west africa, where the black market trade in rough diamonds and other precious gems served to create a. Blood diamonds is the story of how, in this 21st century, a group of.
Blood on the stone greed, corruption and war in the global diamond trade. The role of conflict diamonds and failed states in the terrorist financial structure article. Blood from stones ebook by douglas farah rakuten kobo. A new book by douglas farah unearths the ties between charles taylor. Ibi consultants, headed by douglas farah, offers national security. A catalogue record for this book is available from the british library. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. The secret financial network of terror, douglas farah. Blood from stones by douglas farah overdrive rakuten. Douglas farah in foreign policy on argentinas new money laundering law, douglas farah in foreign policy on. His discovery that al qaeda was funneling their dollars for conflict diamonds so that the bush not the president wars could continue. The secret financial network of terror farah, douglas. Jamil sahid mohamed khalil 1936 2000 was a sierra leoneanlebanese businessman, diamonds and commodities trader. Meet viktor bout, the reallife lord of war mother jones.
It is very easy to take diamonds to antwerp and sell them, or to have your. His early days are a mystery, said douglas farah, a senior fellow at the international assessment and strategy center who coauthored a book on bout. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. The otheral qaedas purchase of conflict diamonds in sierra leone and liberiais not. Blood diamonds and sierra leone flashcards quizlet. Meet viktor bout, the reallife lord of war journalist douglas farah, coauthor of a new book on viktor bout, tells how the tajikborn arms dealer forged a lucrative career skirting u. While working for the post, farah served as bureau chief of central american and the caribbean until 1997, international investigative reporter between 1998 and 2000. In the aftermath of 911, president bush froze all terrorist assets in.
Global witness, after first alerting the world to the horror of blood diamonds in 1998, has worked closely with pac on the campaign to stop diamonds funding war. Douglas farah was not the first person to write about the conflict diamond trade but he was the first. There is a more formal legal structure in place now, but in reality the market is still incredibly porous. Douglas farah was not the first person to write about the conflict diamond trade. Douglas farah was not the first person to write about the conflict diamond trade but he was the first one to make the us government pay attention. Money, guns, planes, and the man who makes war possible by stephen braun, douglas farah. Al qaeda cash tied to diamond trade the washington post.
The douglas farah above was born in bolivia and has authored the book about the arms dealer victor bout called merchant of death. In this talkwhich has the same title as a recently published book of his, blood from stones, washington post reporter douglas farah exposes the financial network that stretches from the diamond fields of. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. International assessment and strategy center research. Thus it makes a welldeserving subject for a new book, namely blood from stones by veteran investigative journalist. Blood diamonds is the story of how, in this 21st century, a group of political extremists using religion as the foundation of their ideology, work tirelessly to unleash terror on america and its allies. They cover subjects of terrorism and terrorism finance, charles taylor, al qaeda and their ties to the west african diamond trade and armed conflict in that region. At first glance, this book is an account of how farah happened on alqaedas diamondsmuggling operations while he was the washington posts bureau chief in west africa in 2001. Money, guns, planes, and the man who makes war possible. At first glance, this book is an account of how farah happened on alqaedas diamondsmuggling operations while he was the washington post s bureau chief. At first glance, this book is an account of how farah happened on alqaedas diamondsmuggling operations while he was the washington post s bureau chief in west africa in 2001.
The secret financial network of terror, broadway books, new york, may 2004. He is an awardwinning journalist and author of two critically acclaimed books. Taylor had a map he carried around with him called greater liberia, said douglas farah, an analyst and author who has written extensively about mr. Blood from stones by douglas farah the perspective. And the diamond trade al qaeda tapped into in west africa was centered in liberia. Blood from stones is the first book to uncover, through ontheground. Blood on the stone tells the story of how diamonds came to be so dangerous. Read blood from stones the secret financial network of terror by douglas farah available from rakuten kobo. Blood from stones and merchant of death by doublas farah essential reading. Blood on the stone books politics and international.