Kidnapped; Crisis; Roots; A Piece of the Action; The Virus; Deadline; Ultimatum; Double-Cross; Breakdown; Homecoming.
Maria Ressa has crafted a remarkable, true and troubling story. Her
description of the nexus between social media and terrorism sheds
an important light on the challenges we face in confronting
non-state actors bent on destroying innocent lives. Ressa does not
flinch in describing the ordeal her co-workers experienced, her
role in freeing them or issuing a clarion call to us to be aware of
the danger we face from Internet-connected terrorists. Her work is
a critical literary experience for us all. -- Harry K Thomas, Jr
"US Ambassador to the Philippines and former Director for South
Asia, National Security Council"
Maria Ressa wrote the first book on the rise of terrorism in
Southeast Asia. In the last decade, concerted intelligence, law
enforcement and military operations have disrupted international,
regional and domestic threat groups in Southeast Asia. Maria
captures these emerging developments in From bin Laden to Facebook,
a must-read for policy and decision makers, security practitioners
and scholars, as well as the public. -- Rohan Gunaratna "Head,
International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research,
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies"
One of the leading experts on terror in Southeast Asia, Maria Ressa
has written a fascinating and important primer on the ties of
family and loyalty that bind the region's Islamist networks. Rich
with the personal histories of some of the region's most dangerous
men and women, her account is framed by the gripping step-by-step
drama of a kidnapping that brought terror to her doorstep in what
she calls 'the most challenging ten days of my life'. -- Seth
Mydans "Former New York Times Correspondent"
The ability to return to a harrowing experience - one that was
deeply personal to her - and recount it in detail so that others
may learn can only be borne of the courage and professionalism that
she has always displayed as a journalist . -- Benigno Aquino III
"President of the Philippines"
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