Who Hates Whom: Well-Armed Fanatics, Intractable Conflicts, and Various Things Blowing Up Book

The daily news gives you events but rarely context. So what do al-Qaeda, North Korea, and Iran really want? Which faction is which in Iraq and whoâ??s arming whom? Whatâ??s the deal with Somalia, Darfur, and Kashmir? Fatah, Hamas, and Hezbollah?Finally, hereâ??s Who Hates Whomâ??a handy, often stunning guide to the worldâ??s recent conflicts, from the large and important to the completely absurd.â?¢ Which countries are fighting over an uninhabitable glacier with no real strategic valueâ??at an annual cost of half a billion dollars?â?¢ Which underreported war has been the deadliest since World War IIâ??worse even than Vietnamâ??with a continuing aftermath worse than most current conflicts combined?â?¢ Which royal family members were respected as godsâ??until the crown prince machine-gunned the king and queen?â?¢ Which countryâ??s high school students think the Nazis had a â??good sideâ?? Which nationâ??s readers recently put Mein Kampf on the bestseller list? And which other country watches itself with four million security cameras? (Hint: All three are U.S. allies.) Detailed with more than fifty original maps, photographs, and illustrations, Who Hates Whom summarizes more than thirty global hotspots with concise essays, eye-catching diagrams, and (where possible) glimmers of kindness and hope.In which bodies of water can you find most of the worldâ??s active pirates? Which dictatorship is bulldozing its own villages? Where exactly are Waziristan, Bangsamoro, Kurdistan, Ituri, Baluchistan, and Jubalandâ??and how will they affect your life and security? Find out in Who Hates Whom, a seriously amusing look at global humanityâ??and the lack thereof.Read More