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W.W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
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A former FBI special agent offers an insider's account of how the September 11th attacks could have been prevented, as well as his role in the war on terror, including his highly effective interrogation efforts.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"The definitive account of an FBI special agent's al-Qaeda story, unredacted for the first time. In the fight against al-Qaeda, former FBI special agent Ali H. Soufan became a legend on the basis of his deft questioning of prisoners, which often short-circuited al-Qaeda plots in the pipeline. Physical or mental violence played no part in this success. He never laid a hand on the suspected terrorists. Other U.S. intelligence agencies took orders directly...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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A compelling, definitive account of how and why bin Laden's ideology keeps rising from the dead. When Osama bin Laden was killed by a U.S. Navy SEAL, many prophesied al-Qaeda's imminent demise. In reality the opposite has occurred. Why? Watching the Arab Spring from his Pakistani safe house, bin Laden had seen an historic opportunity: "The next stage will be the return of the caliphate." In the six years since bin Laden's death, al-Qaeda's affiliates...
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