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- Date of Publication
- 2010-09-07
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- Ricin!: The Inside Story of the Terror Plot that Never Was
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Publisher
Pluto Press
ISBN-10
0745329276
ISBN-13
9780745329277
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102804504
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ricin! : the inside Story of the Terror Plot That Never Was
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Terrorism, Civil Rights, World / European, Criminal Law / General, Civics & Citizenship
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Yes
Genre
Law, Political Science
Format
Uk-Trade Paper
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Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
8.4 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-525227
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"A refreshing insight into how the government and security services shamelessly seized on an alleged conspiracy to promote their "war on terror". It was even used to provide ammunition for the invasion of Iraq. The media was manipulated. The plot never existed and no ricin was found. This is an inside story of a six month trial which provides valuable lessons, not least to budding members of MI5 and the police." --Richard Norton-Taylor, Security Editor of the Guardian "This is the story of the plot that never was. It is a salutary tale of the way in which 9/11 scared our police and security establishment into crediting what at worst were the dangerous fantasies of a handful of muddle-headed refugees. On the basis of some recipes for poison scribbled on a piece of paper by one Kamel Bourgass, six other Algerians in addition to Bourgass were charged with conspiracy to murder. A lengthy trial involving a battery of QCs and huge cost to the British taxpayer resulted in the acquittal of all the defendants apart from Bourgass, who was convicted of no more than a public order offence. Only the courage of some members of the jury, one of whom has co-authored this lucid short book, have brought the full story into the public domain. This is a praiseworthy example of a jury, better placed than anyone else to know what really goes on in our criminal justice system, exposing how injustice occurs when fear of terrorism distorts the objectivity of the prosecution process." --Sir Geoffrey Bindman "The innocent suspects in Archer's shocking but highly insightful book live in a world of deep suspicion. This world is prepared to utilise information extracted under torture, to inflate and conflate the threat of terrorism with immigration concerns and, to justify a war of occupation in response to a terrorist plot that only ever existed in the imagination of a government a government that lied to its own people and forgot to admit it. It is left up to decent men like Lawrence Archer to help pick up the pieces of the lives shattered by this unjust process." --Moazzam Begg, Director of Cageprisoners "Gripping! I couldn't put it down. In telling it like it is, Lawrence Archer and Fiona Bawdon have provided some reparation to the innocent Algerians caught up in one of the UK's most controversial anti-terrorist trials. These Algerians are still fighting to this day to establish that they are not the 'enemy aliens' of popular myth, but impoverished exiles struggling to survive in a crushing, hostile world." --Liz Fekete, author of A Suitable Enemy: Racism, Migration and Islamophobia in Europe (Pluto, 2009)., Gripping! I couldne(tm)t put it down. In telling it like it is, Lawrence Archer and Fiona Bawdon have provided some reparation to the innocent Algerians caught up in one of the UKe(tm)s most controversial anti-terrorist trials. These Algerians are still fighting to this day to establish that they are not the e~enemy aliense(tm) of popular myth, but impoverished exiles struggling to survive in a crushing, hostile world., The innocent suspects in Archer's shocking but highly insightful book live in a world of deep suspicion. This world is prepared to utilise information extracted under torture, to inflate and conflate the threat of terrorism with immigration concerns and, to justify a war of occupation in response to a terrorist plot that only ever existed in the imagination of a government - a government that lied to its own people and forgot to admit it. It is left up to decent men like Lawrence Archer to help pick up the pieces of the lives shattered by this unjust process., The innocent suspects in Archere(tm)s shocking but highly insightful book live in a world of deep suspicion. This world is prepared to utilise information extracted under torture, to inflate and conflate the threat of terrorism with immigration concerns and, to justify a war of occupation in response to a terrorist plot that only ever existed in the imagination of a government e" a government that lied to its own people and forgot to admit it. It is left up to decent men like Lawrence Archer to help pick up the pieces of the lives shattered by this unjust process., A refreshing insight into how the government and security services shamelessly seized on an alleged conspiracy to promote their 'war on terror'. ... The plot never existed and no ricin was found. This is an inside story of a six month trial which provides valuable lessons, not least to budding members of MI5 and the police., The innocent suspects in Archer_s shocking but highly insightful book live in a world of deep suspicion. This world is prepared to utilise information extracted under torture, to inflate and conflate the threat of terrorism with immigration concerns and, to justify a war of occupation in response to a terrorist plot that only ever existed in the imagination of a government _ a government that lied to its own people and forgot to admit it. It is left up to decent men like Lawrence Archer to help pick up the pieces of the lives shattered by this unjust process., 'A refreshing insight into how the government and security services shamelessly seized on an alleged conspiracy to promote their 'war on terror'' Richard Norton-Taylor, Security Editor of the Guardian, 'Gripping! I couldn't put it down. In telling it like it is, Lawrence Archer and Fiona Bawdon have provided some reparation to the innocent Algerians caught up in one of the UK's most controversial anti-terrorist trials' Liz Fekete, author of A Suitable Enemy: Racism, Migration and Islamophobia in Europe (Pluto Press, 2009), A refreshing insight into how the government and security services shamelessly seized on an alleged conspiracy to promote their _war on terror_. ... The plot never existed and no ricin was found. This is an inside story of a six month trial which provides valuable lessons, not least to budding members of MI5 and the police., This is a praiseworthy example of a jury, better placed than anyone else to know what really goes on in our criminal justice system, exposing how injustice occurs when fear of terrorism distorts the objectivity of the prosecution process., The innocent suspects in Archer's shocking but highly insightful book live in a world of deep suspicion. This world is prepared to utilise information extracted under torture, to inflate and conflate the threat of terrorism with immigration concerns and, to justify a war of occupation in response to a terrorist plot that only ever existed in the imagination of a government a government that lied to its own people and forgot to admit it. It is left up to decent men like Lawrence Archer to help pick up the pieces of the lives shattered by this unjust process., The innocent suspects in Archer'e(tm)s shocking but highly insightful book live in a world of deep suspicion. This world is prepared to utilise information extracted under torture, to inflate and conflate the threat of terrorism with immigration concerns and, to justify a war of occupation in response to a terrorist plot that only ever existed in the imagination of a government 'e" a government that lied to its own people and forgot to admit it. It is left up to decent men like Lawrence Archer to help pick up the pieces of the lives shattered by this unjust process., 'Gripping! I couldn't put it down. In telling it like it is, Lawrence Archer and Fiona Bawdon have provided some reparation to the innocent Algerians caught up in one of the UK's most controversial anti-terrorist trials', 'The innocent suspects in Archer's shocking but highly insightful book live in a world of deep suspicion. This world is prepared to utilise information extracted under torture, to inflate and conflate the threat of terrorism with immigration concerns and, to justify a war of occupation in response to a terrorist plot that only ever existed in the imagination of a government - a government that lied to its own people and forgot to admit it. It is left up to decent men like Lawrence Archer to help pick up the pieces of the lives shattered by this unjust process', The innocent suspects in Archer's shocking but highly insightful book live in a world of deep suspicion. This world is prepared to utilise information extracted under torture, to inflate and conflate the threat of terrorism with immigration concerns and, to justify a war of occupation in response to a terrorist plot that only ever existed in the imagination of a government ' a government that lied to its own people and forgot to admit it. It is left up to decent men like Lawrence Archer to help pick up the pieces of the lives shattered by this unjust process., A refreshing insight into how the government and security services shamelessly seized on an alleged conspiracy to promote their "war on terror". ... The plot never existed and no ricin was found. This is an inside story of a six month trial which provides valuable lessons, not least to budding members of MI5 and the police., "A refreshing insight into how the government and security services shamelessly seized on an alleged conspiracy to promote their "war on terror". It was even used to provide ammunition for the invasion of Iraq. The media was manipulated. The plot never existed and no ricin was found. This is an inside story of a six month trial which provides valuable lessons, not least to budding members of MI5 and the police." --Richard Norton-Taylor, Security Editor of the Guardian "This is the story of the plot that never was. It is a salutary tale of the way in which 9/11 scared our police and security establishment into crediting what at worst were the dangerous fantasies of a handful of muddle-headed refugees. On the basis of some recipes for poison scribbled on a piece of paper by one Kamel Bourgass, six other Algerians in addition to Bourgass were charged with conspiracy to murder. A lengthy trial involving a battery of QCs and huge cost to the British taxpayer resulted in the acquittal of all the defendants apart from Bourgass, who was convicted of no more than a public order offence. Only the courage of some members of the jury, one of whom has co-authored this lucid short book, have brought the full story into the public domain. This is a praiseworthy example of a jury, better placed than anyone else to know what really goes on in our criminal justice system, exposing how injustice occurs when fear of terrorism distorts the objectivity of the prosecution process." --Sir Geoffrey Bindman "The innocent suspects in Archer's shocking but highly insightful book live in a world of deep suspicion. This world is prepared to utilise information extracted under torture, to inflate and conflate the threat of terrorism with immigration concerns and, to justify a war of occupation in response to a terrorist plot that only ever existed in the imagination of a government a government that lied to its own people and forgot to admit it. It is left up to decent men like Lawrence Archer to help pick up the pieces of the lives shattered by this unjust process." --Moazzam Begg, Director of Cageprisoners "Gripping! I couldn't put it down. In telling it like it is, Lawrence Archer and Fiona Bawdon have provided some reparation to the innocent Algerians caught up in one of the UK's most controversial anti-terrorist trials. These Algerians are still fighting to this day to establish that they are not the 'enemy aliens' of popular myth, but impoverished exiles struggling to survive in a crushing, hostile world." --Liz Fekete, author of A Suitable Enemy: Racism, Migration and Islamophobia in Europe (Pluto, 2009)., 'This is a praiseworthy example of a jury, better placed than anyone else to know what really goes on in our criminal justice system, exposing how injustice occurs when fear of terrorism distorts the objectivity of the prosecution process' Sir Geoffrey Bindman, civil liberties solicitor, Gripping! I couldn'e(tm)t put it down. In telling it like it is, Lawrence Archer and Fiona Bawdon have provided some reparation to the innocent Algerians caught up in one of the UK'e(tm)s most controversial anti-terrorist trials. These Algerians are still fighting to this day to establish that they are not the 'e~enemy aliens'e(tm) of popular myth, but impoverished exiles struggling to survive in a crushing, hostile world., 'A refreshing insight into how the government and security services shamelessly seized on an alleged conspiracy to promote their 'war on terror'', Gripping! I couldn_t put it down. In telling it like it is, Lawrence Archer and Fiona Bawdon have provided some reparation to the innocent Algerians caught up in one of the UK_s most controversial anti-terrorist trials. These Algerians are still fighting to this day to establish that they are not the _enemy aliens_ of popular myth, but impoverished exiles struggling to survive in a crushing, hostile world., 'This is a praiseworthy example of a jury, better placed than anyone else to know what really goes on in our criminal justice system, exposing how injustice occurs when fear of terrorism distorts the objectivity of the prosecution process', A refreshing insight into how the government and security services shamelessly seized on an alleged conspiracy to promote their 'eoewar on terror'e�. ... The plot never existed and no ricin was found. This is an inside story of a six month trial which provides valuable lessons, not least to budding members of MI5 and the police., A refreshing insight into how the government and security services shamelessly seized on an alleged conspiracy to promote their eoewar on terrore. ... The plot never existed and no ricin was found. This is an inside story of a six month trial which provides valuable lessons, not least to budding members of MI5 and the police., Gripping! I couldn't put it down. In telling it like it is, Lawrence Archer and Fiona Bawdon have provided some reparation to the innocent Algerians caught up in one of the UK's most controversial anti-terrorist trials. These Algerians are still fighting to this day to establish that they are not the 'enemy aliens' of popular myth, but impoverished exiles struggling to survive in a crushing, hostile world., A refreshing insight into how the government and security services shamelessly seized on an alleged conspiracy to promote their war on terror. ... The plot never existed and no ricin was found. This is an inside story of a six month trial which provides valuable lessons, not least to budding members of MI5 and the police., "A refreshing insight into how the government and security services shamelessly seized on an alleged conspiracy to promote their "war on terror". It was even used to provide ammunition for the invasion of Iraq. The media was manipulated. The plot never existed and no ricin was found. This is an inside story of a six month trial which provides valuable lessons, not least to budding members of MI5 and the police." --Richard Norton-Taylor, Security Editor of theGuardian"This is the story of the plot that never was. It is a salutary tale of the way in which 9/11 scared our police and security establishment into crediting what at worst were the dangerous fantasies of a handful of muddle-headed refugees. On the basis of some recipes for poison scribbled on a piece of paper by one Kamel Bourgass, six other Algerians in addition to Bourgass were charged with conspiracy to murder. A lengthy trial involving a battery of QCs and huge cost to the British taxpayer resulted in the acquittal of all the defendants apart from Bourgass, who was convicted of no more than a public order offence. Only the courage of some members of the jury, one of whom has co-authored this lucid short book, have brought the full story into the public domain. This is a praiseworthy example of a jury, better placed than anyone else to know what really goes on in our criminal justice system, exposing how injustice occurs when fear of terrorism distorts the objectivity of the prosecution process." --Sir Geoffrey Bindman"The innocent suspects in Archer's shocking but highly insightful book live in a world of deep suspicion. This world is prepared to utilise information extracted under torture, to inflate and conflate the threat of terrorism with immigration concerns and, to justify a war of occupation in response to a terrorist plot that only ever existed in the imagination of a government a government that lied to its own people and forgot to admit it. It is left up to decent men like Lawrence Archer to help pick up the pieces of the lives shattered by this unjust process." --Moazzam Begg, Director ofCageprisoners "Gripping! I couldn't put it down. In telling it like it is, Lawrence Archer and Fiona Bawdon have provided some reparation to the innocent Algerians caught up in one of the UK's most controversial anti-terrorist trials. These Algerians are still fighting to this day to establish that they are not the 'enemy aliens' of popular myth, but impoverished exiles struggling to survive in a crushing, hostile world." --Liz Fekete, author ofA Suitable Enemy: Racism, Migration and Islamophobia in Europe(Pluto, 2009).
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
363.3253
Table Of Content
Foreword by Michael Mansfield QC Dramatis Personae Timeline Significant Addresses Introduction 1. The Trial 2. The Road from Algeria to the UK 3. Everything Changes on 9/11 4. Mohammed Meguerba 5. Arrests 6. Kamel Bourgass 7. What Ricin? 8. Backlash 9. Legacy References Index
Synopsis
In January 2003, the British media splashed the news that anti-terror police had disrupted an Al-Qaeda cell, poised to unleash the deadly poison ricin on the capital. Police had reportedly found traces of ricin, as well as a panoply of bomb and poison-making equipment in the cell's 'factory of death' - a shabby flat in north London. 'This danger is present and real, and with us now' announced prime minister Tony Blair. But, when the 'ricin plot' came to trial at the Old Bailey, a very different story emerged: there was no ricin and no sophisticated plot. Rarely has a legal case been so shamelessly distorted by government, media and security forces to push their own 'tough on terror' agendas. In this meticulously researched and compellingly written book, Lawrence Archer, the jury foreman at the trial, and journalist Fiona Bawdon, give the definitive story of the ricin plot, the trial and its aftermath., The first book to uncover the full story behind the so-called Ricin terror plot, which exposes the extent of government spin around security., In January 2003, the British media splashed the news that anti-terror police had disrupted an Al-Qaeda cell, poised to unleash the deadly poison ricin on the capital. Police had reportedly found traces of ricin, as well as a panoply of bomb and poison-making equipment in the cell's 'factory of death' - a shabby flat in north London. 'This danger is present and real, and with us now' announced prime minister Tony Blair. But, when the 'Ricin plot' came to trial at the Old Bailey, a very different story emerged: there was no ricin and no sophisticated plot. Rarely has a legal case been so shamelessly distorted by government, media and security forces to push their own 'tough on terror' agendas. In this meticulously researched and compellingly written book, Lawrence Archer, the jury foreman at the trial, and journalist Fiona Bawdon, give the definitive story of the ricin plot, the trial and its aftermath.
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HV6433.4.G72L653
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