The Black Banners : : the Inside Story of 9/11 and the war Against Al-Qaeda
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The early years. The Fatwa and the bet ; Osama Air ; The Northern group -- Declaration of war. The al-Qaeda switchboard ; Operation Challenge and the Manchester Manual ; "You'll be singing like a canary" ; Millennium plot -- USS Cole. A naval destroyer in Yemen? ; The Hall of Death ; "We're stubborn, but we're not crazy" ; The human polygraph machine ; "What is al-Qaeda doing in Malaysia?" ; Bin Laden's errand boy -- The attack that changed the world. The Binalshibh riddle ; "What dots?" ; The Father of Death -- A new world order. Bin Laden's escape ; DocEx ; Black magic -- The first high-value detainee. Abu Zubaydah ; The contractors take over ; "We don't do that" -- Successes. Guantanamo Bay ; 45 minutes ; The Crystal Ball memo -- Final missions. Leaving the FBI ; Undercover.
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.
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PUBLISHED
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: xxvi, 572 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780393079425
0393079422
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Freedman, Daniel, 1982-
SUBJECTS
Qaida (Organization)
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
Terrorism -- Prevention.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.