Alastair Crooke held a press conference around his book, Resistance: The Essence of the Islamist Revolution, in London last week. Thanks Nasser for bringing this event to our attention.
Crooke was once a member of MI6, the UK's secret service agency focused on foreign 'enemies'. He was one of the main the links between the British government and Hezbollah for example.
The book begins with a discussion of Plato but if you can get beyond that, the book has much useful information and is a refreshing look at what motivates the Islamist movements in the Arab world in the context of the failure of secular organisations to achieve the liberation of Palestine and the bankruptcy of the secular Arab rulers - depressingly on display in the most important and populous Arab country, Egypt.
Yo might say that Crooke comes from the more thoughtful wing of the British ruling class.
You can buy the book through Amazon
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