Disruption; Inside the Largest Counterterrorism Investigation in History

Peritz, Aki J.

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Edité par Potomac Books, Lincoln, NE, 2021

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xvi, [2], 373, [1] pages. List of Illustrations. List of Major Characters. List of Abbreviations. Author's Note. Illustrations. Maps. Appendix 1: Codenames and Nicknames. Appendix 2: Operations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Former counterterrorism analyst Aki J. Peritz brings the story to life with vivid imagery, interviews with top intelligence officials, and never-before-seen declassified documents. Disruption is the account of the race to stop a terrorist conspiracy that would have remade our world—forever. Al Qaeda did not stop after 9/11. Its reign of terror continued with bombings and mayhem across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. But its frustration grew as the group failed to fundamentally undermine America and its allies. Five years later the time was ripe for another spectacular mega-plot. Fresh from masterminding the London Underground carnage, one veteran operative set in motion a new operation to destroy passenger aircraft over the Atlantic Ocean—and kill thousands of people in the process. A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year. A Christian Science Monitor Best Read of 2021. Disruption tells the story of that conspiracy and the heroic efforts by the intelligence services of the United States, Great Britain, and Pakistan to uncover and crush it. From the streets of London to the training camps of Pakistan to the corridors of power in Washington DC, the story unfolds with murders, double-crosses, probes, jailbreaks, and explosions.Derived from a Kirkus review: A journalist specializing in national security issues details the investigation and frustration of a major al-Qaida terrorist attack. The events of 9/11 constituted America’s most significant terrorist attack. Americans may be vaguely aware of 7/7, the British equivalent. On July 7, 2005, three suicide bombers blew themselves up on the London Tube, a fourth on a London bus. All were British subjects. In a bizarre and unrelated follow-up, five men attempted a repeat two weeks later. One changed his mind, and four poorly designed bombs fizzled. Peritz delivers vivid accounts of these attacks, but he has bigger fish to fry. The masterminds of the second attack, seeking to learn from their mistakes, planned a larger suicide operation with better bombs to be detonated aboard trans-Atlantic passenger planes. By this time in 2006, British security was paying close attention, with the assistance of the far larger and more pugnacious American CIA, whose doctrine was that there would never be another 9/11. More concerned with civil rights, the British aimed to gather information that would stand up in a courtroom, so they meticulously followed and observed the plotters. Unexpectedly, the CIA jumped the gun by arresting the leader in Pakistan, forcing the British to round up everyone in London. As a result, the subsequent trials did not turn out as well as expected, although many defendants received long prison terms. Peritz’s massive research and interviews tell a gripping story with a more or less happy ending. The plot was foiled, and Western security agencies have gotten their acts together so that mass terrorist attacks are less likely. An outstanding contribution to the literature of terrorism and counterterrorism.…

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Titre
Disruption; Inside the Largest Counterterrorism Investigation in History
Auteur
Peritz, Aki J.
Éditeur
Potomac Books, Lincoln, NE
Année de publication
2021
État de l'article
Very good
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Very good
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Hardcover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
1640123806
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9781640123809
Illustrateur
Cliff Lipson (Author photograph)
Édition
Presumed First Edition, First printing.
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CIA, Counterterrorism, Surveillance, Terrorism

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