Gretchen Peters has covered Pakistan and Afghanistan for more than a decade, first for the Associated Press and later for ABC News in the US. A Harvard graduate, Peters was nominated for an Emmy for her coverage of the 2007 assassination of Benazir Bhutto, and won the SAJA Journalism Award for a Nightline segment on Pervez Musharraf.
It is rare that a journalist writes about some aspect of American foreign policy, makes an impassioned plea for change and finds her advice adopted. The Economist It is rare that a journalist writes about some aspect of American foreign policy, makes an impassioned plea for change and finds her advice adopted. The Economist Sure to be hotly discussed Booklist An important examination of 'the nexus of [drug] smugglers and extremists' in the global war against terrorists. Peters builds a solid case [and] has exhaustively framed one of the thorniest problems facing policy makers in this long war. Publishers Weekly Meticulously researched. The Sunday Times Excellent ... Gretchen Peters's disturbing book plainly states that unless the opium-smuggling industry is put out of business, the nation-building exercise in Afghanistan is destined for failure. We should heed her warnings. Emran Qureshi The Globe and Mail Seeds of Terror offers layer after layer of fascinating information about the deadly consequences of decades of disastrous policy decisions. This is a well-written, well-documented, and exemplary work of journalism. Lewis Perdue Barron's