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Ricin!
Archer, Lawrence; Bawdon, Fiona
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Description for Ricin!
Paperback. The first book to uncover the full story behind the so-called Ricin terror plot, which exposes the extent of government spin around security. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 242.
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. ... Read more
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. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745329277
SKU
V9780745329277
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99-50
About Archer, Lawrence; Bawdon, Fiona
Lawrence Archer is the telecoms engineer who was foreman of the jury at the 2005 Ricin trial, and has followed the lives of the acquitted defendants ever since, including attending their High Court and immigration appeal hearings. He is co-author of Ricin!: The Inside Story of the Terror Plot That Never Was (Pluto, 2010). Fiona Bawdon is a ... Read more
Reviews for Ricin!
'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 '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 ... Read more
Richard Norton-Taylor, Security Editor of the Guardian '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 ... Read more