{"product_id":"9780143531371","title":"Black Widow White Widow","description":"When in 2013 he first published a report on the active presence of Al-Qaeda in South Africa, all hell broke loose for investigative reporter De Wet Potgieter. He was forced to retract before a second, substantiating article could be published. Then the massacre at Westgate Mall hit Nairobi, which made the involvement of the so-called White Widow - operating on a legitimate but illegally acquired South African passport - front-page news. Suddenly the world's media was beating a path to Potgieter's door. Now, for the first time, he tells the full unsettling story of Al-Qaeda's presence in this country. Not only is the veil lifted from this mysterious British woman, but the identity of another is disclosed: an Afrikaans-speaking counter-terrorist operative known as the Black Widow.The book shows how, taking advantage of corrupt state machinery, Al-Qaeda factions launch attacks in other countries. It discloses the location of a terrorist training camp in the Karoo and reveals disturbing details of the support they receive from various local extremist groups. Based on investigations spanning two years, \u003ci\u003eBlack Widow White Widow\u003c\/i\u003e paints a frightening picture of the all too real possibility of future attacks from, or on, South African soil.","brand":"Huia (NZ) Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106522054896,"sku":"9780143531371","price":11.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143531371_p0.jpg?v=1763657315","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143531371","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}