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Visas for Al Qaeda: CIA Handouts That Rocked the World: An Insider's View Paperback – February 6, 2015

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Thousands of American soldiers and civil servants have lost their lives in the War on Terror. Innocent citizens of many nations, including Americans killed on 9/11, have also paid the ultimate price. While the US government claims to stand against terror, this same government refuses to acknowledge its role in creating what has become a deadly international quagmire. Visas for al-Qaeda: CIA Handouts That Rocked the World sets the record straight by laying the blame on high-ranking US government officials.

During the 1980s, the CIA recruited and trained Muslim operatives to fight the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Later, the CIA would move those operatives from Afghanistan to the Balkans, and then to Iraq, Libya, and Syria, traveling on illegal US visas. These US-backed and trained fighters would morph into an organization that is synonymous with jihadist terrorism: al-Qaeda.

J. Michael Springmann, a former US diplomat, names individuals and organizations that deny culpability. He analyzes the effects of a nebulous war on the US economy and infrastructure. After thirteen bloody years, Springmann exposes hypocrisy and deceit wrapped in a sullied flag of patriotism and honor.

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J. Michael Springmann served in the United States government as a diplomat with the State Department's Foreign Service, with postings in Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia. He left federal service and currently practices law in the Washington, DC, area.

Springmann has been published in numerous foreign policy publications, including Covert Action Quarterly, Unclassified, Global Outlook, the Public Record, OpEdNews, and Foreign Policy Journal. He holds a JD from American University, in Washington, DC, as well as undergraduate and graduate degrees in international relations from Georgetown University and the Catholic University of America. In 2004, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee recognized Springmann as one of its Pro Bono Attorneys of the Year.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Daena Publications LLC (February 6, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 282 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0990926206
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0990926207
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.64 x 9 inches
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J. Michael Springmann served in the United States government at the Commerce Department and as a diplomat with the State Department’s Foreign Service, with postings in Germany, India, and Saudi Arabia. He left federal service and currently practices law in the Washington, DC, area.

Springmann has been published in numerous foreign policy publications, including Covert Action Quarterly, Unclassified, Global Outlook, Global Research, the Public Record, OpEdNews, and Foreign Policy Journal. He holds a JD from American University, in Washington, DC, as well as undergraduate and graduate degrees in international relations from Georgetown University and the Catholic University of America. In 2004, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee recognized Springmann as one of its Pro Bono Attorneys of the Year.

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IkuraKeta
5.0 out of 5 stars The Truth of How Our Government Operates Overseas
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2015
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I'm actually only still reading this exceptionally interesting book. I will need to read it again since it is quite involved and detailed -- yet, credible -- breathtakingly so. Once I get around to completing my thoughts on what Mr. Springmann has written, I'll most likely compose another review. But, for now my suggestion is that people definitely get a copy of this book and read it with an open mind. The beginning of the book is a bit choppy and a little disorganized, but once you really get into the major contents, the information about how our government operates around the world is quite stunning. I don't get the impression that Mr. Springmann has embellished the facts, but provided them in a very straightforward way. He is very brave, yet, truly patriotic, in revealing this information that most people would never have the opportunity to know.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read Book
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2015
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"It was the best book I have read in many years." This comment was made by the former Inspector General of the Jordanian armed forces, and he is an avid reader. I offered him the book during my recent visit to Jordan after I read it and found that it is a great book every politician, diplomat, statesman and any person involved in intelligence in the United States and the Middle East should not miss reading it. The author has successfully shed light on how we advertently or inadvertently sow the seeds of radicalism which eventually grow into terrorism.
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Andrew C. Mills
4.0 out of 5 stars Recruitment of extremist-leaning Middle Eastern Muslims by the US
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2015
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Michael Springmann was a consular officer assigned to the US Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia during 1987-1989. He was forced by his CIA-directed consular supervisors to issue visas to the US for Saudi men, who were many times unsavory characters lacking most or all the qualifications for visas. Why would the CIA want to do this? Could it be, as Springmann states that these visa recipients were brought to the US for training and debriefing and subsequently became patsies for the CIA-- joining rebel forces to fight legitimate governments? After two years in Jeddah, during which time Springmann voiced strong opposition to the illegal issuance of visas he was forced to do, he was transferred and soon thereafter dismissed from service. Springmann cites evidence as to how specific policies like this contributed to the destruction of Iraq and Libya as well as significant suffering and death in other countries.

The author expresses a low opinion of many of his Foreign Service colleagues. Was he just difficult to get along with? Clearly he was not a ‘company’ man. Was he simply an honest-to-god whistleblower? This seems to be the case. Even now he says he has inordinate problems sending and receiving emails, and experiences mysterious computer crashes and daily robocalls.

It’s not the best written book I have laid my hands on; and the author often repeats himself throughout the book. But it provides an important window into how fundamentalist-leaning Middle Eastern men have been recruited and used by the US for questionable deeds often having devastating and far-reaching effects. It’s definitely worth the read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I always appreciate an insider’s perspective and am therefore grateful ...
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2015
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I always appreciate an insider’s perspective and am therefore grateful that the author decided to share his story. I found Visas for Al Qaeda to be one more piece in the corrupt U.S. puzzle. The author lures you in with his personal experiences in the State Department and later outlines and expounds upon the implications of the agenda he discovered. It’s required reading for anyone trying to come to terms with current geo-politics.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A very good analysis on a topic that is every day up ...
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2015
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A very good analysis on a topic that is every day up front in the media. The author's views have of course the value of the insider. How you can refute that? Anyway, largely is corroborated by media outlets and investigative reporters, and those who really care and know about the Middle East. Very sad everything, and leaves you with a sense of strong hopelessness. Fortunately the author didn't take all facts of the US interference in Latin American, which resembles so much to the war on terror in the Middle East. Lucky them, they didn't have the complexity that the ME has in regard to ethnic classes and religions and managed to turn the wheels of the US war machine.
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you would like to get a peek at how foreign policy is ...
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2015
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This book will open your eyes, astound you and shock you. Perhaps nothing he mentions can be proven but J Michael Springmann does impeccable research. His conclusions are all logical. If you would like to get a peek at how foreign policy is really conducted this book is a must read. Highly recommend it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2017
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Outstanding. Adds nicely on my book The Revenge of the Prophet: How Clinton and his Predecessors Empowered Radical Islam. Every American should read it and in particular those in the media
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Rodney Stich
5.0 out of 5 stars U.S. destabilizing the Middle East.
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2015
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Excellent book for showing how U.S. politicians and the CIA engaging in corrupt covert operations destabilized the Middle East and brought world-affecting tragedies to the present interim stage, with worse to follow.
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Richard Anthony Hagman
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent expose of CIA recruiting of jihadists as part of ...
Reviewed in Canada on December 3, 2015
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An excellent expose of CIA recruiting of jihadists as part of their international mercenary army to further US global hegemony. It's a taboo subject for the US msm, of course, and for the same reasons Visas for Al Qaeda should be read by every American.
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Thiago
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read for anyone slightly interested in terrorism and or geopolitics
Reviewed in Brazil on November 21, 2015
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This book is probably the best and most serious I had read this year. The author seems credible and his researchs and fonts are rock soldid. A pity that one book like this doesnt sells as well as rubbish lies like "gaddafis harem". Go and buy it NOW
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Jurgen Berger
5.0 out of 5 stars Das musst du lesen !
Reviewed in Germany on December 4, 2015
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Die Wahrheit wie sie wirklich ist , gutes Buch mit unverfälschten Tatsachen.empfehlenswertfür alle die kein dummes schaf mehr sein wollen.
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simon
5.0 out of 5 stars People are waking up
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2015
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Fantastic read, really interesting book
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Canada on November 14, 2016
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corresponds with a whistle blower case in america
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