Money quote: An Amazon spokesman said the
firm stood by their decision to sell the book.
Bare Naked Islam has the exclusive here: (hat tip Jane)
A DIY bomb-making guide recommended as a “must-own” by al-Qaida supporters is available from web store Amazon.
The Daily Star (UK) can reveal the lethal book contains step-by-step
instructions on how to make explosives and detonators. A shocked MP described
the book as a “terrorist’s dream” and called for it to be
banned.
The cover of The Preparatory Manual Of Explosives, Third Edition
boasts “574 pages – 166 explosives” alongside photos of blasts. It
starts by explaining basic science such as the periodic table, how elements
react with each other and how to mix them in test tubes. It tells readers
in minute detail how to make deadly devices including fertiliser bombs, Semtex
and TNT and, crucially for would-be bomb nuts, their “overall value as an
explosive”.
The £37.49 book is available to any customer on the online store. And it adds: “The book will enlighten the reader in the art of explosives chemistry and science.”
The book, compiled by author Jared Ledgard, has become so useful to wannabe terrorists that it is listed on Islamic websites as a “must-own”.
One fanatics’ site features it alongside pro-Taliban propaganda and information from “Holy Warriors in Afghanistan”.
However, on Amazon the book is listed under the encyclopaedias category alongside books for children of school age.
Last night an Amazon spokesman said the firm stood by their decision to sell the book. He added: “We do not dictate to our customers what they can or cannot buy.”
Found on the Amazon website below the description of the book - A terrorists wet dream come true ....
"Frequently Bought Together
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Price For All Three: $134.85
This item: The Preparatory Manual of Explosives, Third Edition by Jared Ledgard
A Laboratory History of Chemical Warfare Agents by Jared, Ledgard
A Soldiers Handbook, Volume 1: Explosives Operations by Jared Ledgard "
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Posted by: CelticCoyote | Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 10:21 AM
It is ridiculous and flat-out unAmerican to suggest that this book be banned. The book contains lots of information useful to all kinds of people, including explosives researchers. Plus, there are folks in the U.S. who need this information other than Al Qaeda types.
Posted by: HenryB | Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 01:43 PM
Maybe to their twisted liberal minds they think that refusing to carry such a book is the same as banning it, but it isn't.
Why not do the right thing and simply refuse to sell the very same information that will probably be used against our troops who are fighting for freedom?
I find it quite ironic that GOOGLE doesn't sandbox this book. Way to go GOOGLE - liberal dingbats, sandbox the truth about islam but leave the terrorists alone.
Posted by: LeftCoastConservative | Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Is Bill Ayers, the unrepentant piece of garbage a stock owner in Amazon? Because it would not surprise me.
Posted by: mcnorman | Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 10:38 PM
we should not buy from amazon until they take this stuff off the net and stop their sales of these types of materials, there are too many nuts out there already. I am personally not going to buy from amazon anymore and hope you do the same
Posted by: Johnson Buquet | Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 09:55 AM