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The clandestine world of the Department of State's Diplomatic Security Service is the focus of this latest entry into the post-Sept. 11 publishing sweepstakes by Katz, an expert on international terrorism and security issues. The DSS was created in 1985 by Secretary of State George Shultz in response to rising terrorist threats. Katz re-creates a variety of scenes, highlighting the role of DSS agents whether protecting Secretary of State Madeleine Albright from al-Qaeda-linked Muslim terrorists in Uzbekistan, or tracking down a possible Iraqi connection behind a failed attempt to bomb the American embassy in Manila, or playing a central role in the worldwide search for Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind behind the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. (The FBI falsely took full credit for his capture, reports Katz.). Much of the book revisits that bombing and its aftermath, but Katz is strongest when he focuses, through interviews with agents, on the personal for instance, how agents anxiously await the annual "bid list," which details their postings for the coming year and the difficulty of long postings overseas. Katz does shed light on a secret world of America's foreign operations, but in portraying events primarily through the agents' own eyes, he fails to address some basic issues could the DSS, which claims to have the most expertise in worldwide terrorism, have done more to prevent Sept. 11? How should their role now be expanded or changed? This one-sided look at the world of these secret agents leaves too many questions unanswered.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

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DSS stands for Diplomatic Security Service, the little-known law enforcement arm of the U.S. Department of State that was created in November 1985 as attacks against American interests and citizens were mounting. Its primary duty is protecting U.S. diplomats and overseas installations. The editor of Special Ops, a journal about government special operations, Katz has written numerous books on international terrorism. Here he discusses how and why Islamic militants led by Osama bin Laden have been directing their hate-fueled energies against the United States and how the DSS has been investigating and countering these terrorist activities. Aside from thwarting assassinations, the organization's biggest success was the capture of Ramzi Yousef, who led the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center and had hoped to knock one tower into the other. What comes through clearly in the text is that terrorists operate globally with relative ease and that the United States must do more to fight them. Containing endnotes but no bibliography, photos, or index, this informative and cautionary book updates Bernhard B. Collins Jr.'s The Diplomatic Security Service: Partner in National Security, an earlier work on this agency published in 1992. Suitable for the criminal justice/terrorism collections of public and academic libraries. Daniel K. Blewett, Coll. of DuPage Lib., Glen Ellyn, IL
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Forge Books; 1st edition (June 1, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0765304023
ISBN-13: 978-0765304025
Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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United States, Ramzi Yousef, New York City, World Trade Center, State Department, Middle East, Bill Miller, Saudi Arabia, Jersey City, Jeff Riner, Sheikh Rahman, Diplomatic Security Service, Ramzi Ahmed Yousef, Mahmoud Abouhalima, Far East, Art Maurel, Mohammed Salameh, New Jersey, Third World, Afghan Arabs, Mobile Security Division, President Clinton, Rahman Malik, Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, West Bank

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Middle East by Bruno Leone on page 264, and Back Matter
Cn5504 - Special Ops - Journal of the Elite Forces & Swat Units Vol. 04 by Samuel M. ( Ed. ) Katz in Back Matter
A Portrait of Egypt: A Journey Through the World of Militant Islam by Mary Anne Weaver in Back Matter
Muslims in the Philippines by Cesar Adib Majul in Back Matter
Police Officer (Carleton Library) by Claude L. Vincent in Back Matter

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5.0 out of 5 stars A True-Life Thriller About Unsung Heroes, May 29, 2002

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Samuel Katz is already well-known by those of us who admire his depth and detail, but this book tops anything else out there about the war against terror and the people who really wage it. "Relentless Pursuit" is not only timely, but courageous, taking readers into the world of the Diplomatic Secuirity Service, a law enforcement arm of the federal government that deserves much more recognition than it gets. Long before the average American had ever heard of Al-Qaeda, DSS agents were waging a determined campaign in the far reachess of Pakistan, searching for the perpetrators of the first attack on the World Trade Center. Katz takes us right down into this gritty and dangerous world, making his book a true-life thriller about unsung and anonymous heroes. You can forget about all those "terrorism experts" popping up on your TV. Katz - and this book - are the real thing.

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5.0 out of 5 stars DSS - America's Finest, August 1, 2002

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I picked this book after seeing the back cover and a photo of a DSS agent in tactical gear firing an M4--not knowing who or what DSS was, I thought that this was interesting and starting thumbing through the pages of the book. The text was fascinating. The author, in a fast-paced provocative narrative, provides a blueprint for how terrorists have been plotting against the US for over a decade, and how much of the grueling work to bring them to justice has fallen upon the shoulders of DSS--the Diplomatic Security Service (although other agencies, most notably the FBI, has often taken the credit). This book is a long overdue testament to the Diplomatic Security Service and the fine work they do. A great read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic True Account of America's Global Heroes, September 5, 2003

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This is the first book to truly talk of the efforts of DSS, the State Department's little known yet all-important law enforcement entity. While other books about America's war against terrorism have focused on the shortcomings of the CIA and FBI in stopping al-Qaeda in its tracks, this book focuses on America's first true victory in this bloody struggle--the capture of World Trade Center bombing mastermind Ramzi Yousef--and how the handwriting for attacks such as 9/11 had been on the wall for years.

Other accounts might pick and steal from this book's true stories of the federal agents who serve this nation in some of the most distant global outposts in the world, but Katz's amazing book remains an original and an American classic.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The only book about DSS
The Diplomatic Security Service is most probably one of the newest federal law enforcement agencies in the United States.
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Published on April 20, 2003 by Eduardo M. Arizaga

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding look at a First Rate Organization
This is an extraordinary book on a number of levels. As someone who has worked with DSS agents in the past, I had a good idea of what to expect when I picked it up, but I was... Read more

Published on April 3, 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Chapters of in-depth research and personal experience
Relentless Pursuit focuses on the Diplomatic Security Services (DSS) and its hunt for Al-Queda terrorists provides Katz's six years of travel throughout the Middle East and... Read more

Published on January 6, 2003 by Midwest Book Review

5.0 out of 5 stars Dynamic--The DSS Are Awesome
The Diplomatic Security Service is an amazing law enforcement body that, by design and determination, thinks outside the box. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars The inside story on the search for the terrorists...
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Published on September 15, 2002 by James F. Anderson III

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting but a Bit Slow
As with other readers here I had never heard of the Diplomatic Security Service. My assumption was that it was going to be another militarized "me too" anti terrorist group... Read more

Published on July 25, 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Eye Opening
Never knew that DSS existed....never knew that they captured Ramzi Yousef. This book is great and DSS should, hopefully, now become a household name in this country.

Published on July 5, 2002

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