Objective Troy : A Terrorist, a President, and the Rise of the Drone (Hardcover)

from SigmundFraud

Objective Troy is a hair raising story of Anwar al-Awlaki, the Yemeni- American imam who called for moderation after 9/11, but gradually became radicalized, returned to Yemen and began to terrorize and murder Americans at every opportunity.. Barack Obama's campaign to murder Awlaki stopped at not...

from WCHagen

In this well written and thoroughly researched book Shane traces the path of Anwar al-Alwaki from his typical American youth to his death by drone strike in Yemen. The forces that shaped his religious worldview cannot be definitively identified but the author presents some of the factors that pla...

from kcshankd

LibraryThing early reviewer copy. This is a well-sourced book exploring the rise of the drone as a weapon of war, and the evolution of the Obama administration in their use. Objective Troy was an American citizen, killed in Yemen after inciting numerous terror attacks on the United States. The au...

from ryanpoole

a little long but very interesting. give a nice historical perspective especially on drones. , obama, 9/11, bush, etc... I would semi recommend to right person

from 1Randal

Objective Troy is a review of the history of the drone, their use by President Obama, and the rise and fall of Anwar al-Awlaki, the first American targeted and killed by a drone. It explores the maturation of Obama's thought process, from his campaign promises to the real world problems of protec...