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The Black Banners: The Inside Story Of 9/11 And The War Against Al-Qaeda (2011)

by Ali H. Soufan(Favorite Author)

4.19 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0393079422 (ISBN13: 9780393079425)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

review 1: What started as exposing al-Qaeda, turned into, in my mind, exposing how very little we ought to trust federal law enforcement - of any flavor. I'm very glad to have listened to the book, and I would probably be almost as glad to listen to the proponents of EITs (enhanced interrogation techniques) make their case. I think America owes Ali Soufan its gratitude, but perhaps not its worship. Between DHS, CIA, FBI, NSA, and those in between I figure we're well on the way to oblivion unless we starve leviathan for a couple generations. Read it, get angry, get over it, and then find a local cop or sheriff that you can trust when things fall apart.
review 2: Very interesting accounting of the emergence of Al-Qaeda and the government's attempt to get a handle on th... moreem.Ali comes across as self-righteous and with a very high opinion of himself, but based on his admittedly one-sided account, his techniques appeared to be effective and probably helped thwart additional attacks on US soil. The CIA and to a much lesser degree the White House look quite inept in the book, which probably led to a portion of the redactions they requested. The redacted parts are fairly intrusive and annoying, especially late in the book. less

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