thanks to Jason Warshof, editor extraordinaire, who invested countless hours working with me on each draft chapter. When the final manuscript submission came out well over the expected word count, Jason stepped in to help trim the fat and keep the book as lean and focused as possible without losing key content.
I want to thank the academic peer reviewers selected by Georgetown University Press who gave generously of their time to review the manuscript in its entirety and offered tangible comments and guidance. A host of other, informal readers reviewed sections of the book, and I am very grateful to them as well. My editor at Georgetown University Press, Don Jacobs, was a calming influence when I needed him to be and gently prodding when he had to be. Always supportive and with the patience of Job, he encouraged and supported me throughout the project as it crept along, sometimes at a snail’s pace. Once submitted, the manuscript was expertly prepared and promoted by the press staff. It was a stroke of genius on the part of my literary agent, Robbie Hare, to match me with Don and Georgetown University Press. Robbie is a valued friend and an exceptional agent, and from the moment she read the early proposal that became this book was its most ardent supporter.
Finally, I recognize how tremendously blessed I am to be a part of such a loving, supportive family. I am truly grateful to my family—including my parents, in-laws, children, and my incredible wife, Dina—for their love, support, and patience.
Selected Bibliography
Andelman, David A. “The Drug Money Maze.”
Foreign Affairs
73, no. 4 (1994): 94–108.
Atwan, Abdel Bari.
The Secret History of Al Qaeda
. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006.
Azani, Eitan.
Hezbollah: The Story of the Party of God
. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Baer, Robert.
See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA’s War on Terrorism
. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2002.
Bar, Shmuel. “Deterring Nonstate Terrorist Groups: The Case of Hizballah,”
Comparative Strategy
26, no. 5 (October 2007): 469–93.
Bell, Stewart.
Cold Terror: How Canada Nurtures and Exports Terrorism to the World
. Toronto: Wiley, 2004.
Bergman, Ronen.
The Secret War with Iran: The 30-year Clandestine Struggle against the World’s Most Dangerous Terrorist Power
. New York: Free Press, 2007.
Blanford, Nicholas.
Warriors of God: Inside Hezbollah’s Thirty-Year Struggle against Israel
. New York: Random House, 2011.
Brieger, Pedro, and Enrique Herszkowich. “The Muslim Community of Argentina.”
Muslim World
92 (Spring 2002): 157–68.
Byman, Daniel.
Deadly Connections: States That Sponsor Terrorism
. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Chehabi, H. E., and Rula Jurdi Abisaab.
Distant Relations: Iran and Lebanon in the Last 500 Years
. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2006.
Choksy, Jamsheed K. “Iran Takes on the World.”
Current Trends in Islamist Ideology
11 (April 2011): 62–90.
Clarke, Richard.
Against All Enemies: Inside America’s War on Terror
. New York: Free Press, 2004.
Clarridge, Duane R.
A Spy for All Seasons: My Life in the CIA
. New York: Scribner, 1997.
Coll, Steve.
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
. New York: Penguin Press, 2004.
Davies, Barry, and Richard Tomlinson.
The Spycraft Manual: The Insider’s Guide to Espionage Techniques
. St. Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2005.
Deeb, Marius. “Shia Movement in Lebanon: Their Foundation, Ideology, Social Basis, and Links with Iran and Syria.”
Third World Quarterly
10, no. 2 (April 1988): 683–98.
Diaz, Tom, and Barbara Newman.
Lightning Out of Lebanon: Hezbollah Terrorists on American Soil
. New York: Ballantine Books, 2005.
Fadhil Ali, Rafid. “New Hezbollah Manifesto Emphasizes Political Role in a United Lebanon.”
Terrorism Monitor
7, no. 38 (December 2009): 3–4.
Farah, Douglas.
Blood from Stones: The Secret
I want to thank the academic peer reviewers selected by Georgetown University Press who gave generously of their time to review the manuscript in its entirety and offered tangible comments and guidance. A host of other, informal readers reviewed sections of the book, and I am very grateful to them as well. My editor at Georgetown University Press, Don Jacobs, was a calming influence when I needed him to be and gently prodding when he had to be. Always supportive and with the patience of Job, he encouraged and supported me throughout the project as it crept along, sometimes at a snail’s pace. Once submitted, the manuscript was expertly prepared and promoted by the press staff. It was a stroke of genius on the part of my literary agent, Robbie Hare, to match me with Don and Georgetown University Press. Robbie is a valued friend and an exceptional agent, and from the moment she read the early proposal that became this book was its most ardent supporter.
Finally, I recognize how tremendously blessed I am to be a part of such a loving, supportive family. I am truly grateful to my family—including my parents, in-laws, children, and my incredible wife, Dina—for their love, support, and patience.
Selected Bibliography
Andelman, David A. “The Drug Money Maze.”
Foreign Affairs
73, no. 4 (1994): 94–108.
Atwan, Abdel Bari.
The Secret History of Al Qaeda
. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006.
Azani, Eitan.
Hezbollah: The Story of the Party of God
. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Baer, Robert.
See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA’s War on Terrorism
. New York: Three Rivers Press, 2002.
Bar, Shmuel. “Deterring Nonstate Terrorist Groups: The Case of Hizballah,”
Comparative Strategy
26, no. 5 (October 2007): 469–93.
Bell, Stewart.
Cold Terror: How Canada Nurtures and Exports Terrorism to the World
. Toronto: Wiley, 2004.
Bergman, Ronen.
The Secret War with Iran: The 30-year Clandestine Struggle against the World’s Most Dangerous Terrorist Power
. New York: Free Press, 2007.
Blanford, Nicholas.
Warriors of God: Inside Hezbollah’s Thirty-Year Struggle against Israel
. New York: Random House, 2011.
Brieger, Pedro, and Enrique Herszkowich. “The Muslim Community of Argentina.”
Muslim World
92 (Spring 2002): 157–68.
Byman, Daniel.
Deadly Connections: States That Sponsor Terrorism
. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Chehabi, H. E., and Rula Jurdi Abisaab.
Distant Relations: Iran and Lebanon in the Last 500 Years
. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2006.
Choksy, Jamsheed K. “Iran Takes on the World.”
Current Trends in Islamist Ideology
11 (April 2011): 62–90.
Clarke, Richard.
Against All Enemies: Inside America’s War on Terror
. New York: Free Press, 2004.
Clarridge, Duane R.
A Spy for All Seasons: My Life in the CIA
. New York: Scribner, 1997.
Coll, Steve.
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
. New York: Penguin Press, 2004.
Davies, Barry, and Richard Tomlinson.
The Spycraft Manual: The Insider’s Guide to Espionage Techniques
. St. Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2005.
Deeb, Marius. “Shia Movement in Lebanon: Their Foundation, Ideology, Social Basis, and Links with Iran and Syria.”
Third World Quarterly
10, no. 2 (April 1988): 683–98.
Diaz, Tom, and Barbara Newman.
Lightning Out of Lebanon: Hezbollah Terrorists on American Soil
. New York: Ballantine Books, 2005.
Fadhil Ali, Rafid. “New Hezbollah Manifesto Emphasizes Political Role in a United Lebanon.”
Terrorism Monitor
7, no. 38 (December 2009): 3–4.
Farah, Douglas.
Blood from Stones: The Secret
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