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"In this ... Laurie Mylroie shows that a thorough, incisive, solitary scholar can be worth far more than battalions of bureaucrats." -- R. James Woolsey, Director of Central Intellegence, 1993-1995
"Laurie Mylroie understands that what we do not yet know about terrorism, crime, and war may be more important..." -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 1981-1985
"Move over, Tom Clancy; Laurie Mylroie has written the year's thriller. Based on a thorough examination of the evidence... -- Richard N. Perle, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy, 1981-1987 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"Laurie Mylroie understands that what we do not yet know about terrorism, crime, and war may be more important..." -- Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 1981-1985
"Move over, Tom Clancy; Laurie Mylroie has written the year's thriller. Based on a thorough examination of the evidence... -- Richard N. Perle, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy, 1981-1987 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The destruction of the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the attack on the Pentagon -- all within one hour on September 11, 2001 -- demonstrated America's shocking vulnerability to terrorism.
Yet terror had already emerged on America's shores eight years earlier, when the mysterious terrorist mastermind, Ramzi Yousef (arrested after a botched attempt to down a dozen U.S. airlines) bombed the World Trade Center in an attempt to fell the buildings.His attacks were viewed as the harbinger of a new terrorism, carried out by an elusive enemy driven by religious fanaticism to unprecedented hatred of the United States.
But is that perception accurate? A real-life detective story, The War Against America engages the reader in a gripping examination of the evidence regarding Yousef and his terrorism. It reveals the split between New York and Washington that emerged during the investigation and tells a terrifying tale of America left exposed and vulnerable following the mishandling of what was once the most ambitious terrorist attack ever attempted on U.S. soil.
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second bombing conspiracy, bombmaking manuals, unconventional weapons programs, bombing conspiracies, bombing plot, trade center bombing, second conspiracy, state sponsorship, entry stamp, national security bureaucracies, bombing trial, urea nitrate, biological program, new terrorism, attempted bombing, biological weapons program, embassy bombings, exit stamp Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Abdul Basit, World Trade Center, Ramzi Yousef, Shaykh Omar, Security Council, Abu Halima, Gulf War, Abdul Rahman, Saudi Arabia, Siddig Ali, Muhammad Salameh, United Nations, Waly Samar, New Jersey, White House, Great Britain, Justice Department, Saddam Hussein, Hussein Kamil, Abu Nidal, Abu Bakr, Jersey City, State Department New!
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second bombing conspiracy, bombmaking manuals, unconventional weapons programs, bombing conspiracies, bombing plot, trade center bombing, second conspiracy, state sponsorship, entry stamp, national security bureaucracies, bombing trial, urea nitrate, biological program, new terrorism, attempted bombing, biological weapons program, embassy bombings, exit stamp Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Abdul Basit, World Trade Center, Ramzi Yousef, Shaykh Omar, Security Council, Abu Halima, Gulf War, Abdul Rahman, Saudi Arabia, Siddig Ali, Muhammad Salameh, United Nations, Waly Samar, New Jersey, White House, Great Britain, Justice Department, Saddam Hussein, Hussein Kamil, Abu Nidal, Abu Bakr, Jersey City, State Department New!
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- Bush vs. the Beltway: The Inside Battle over War in Iraq by Laurie Mylroie on 6 pages
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- Strategic Preemption: US Foreign Policy And The Second Iraq War (Us Foreign Policy and Conflict in the Islamic World) (Us Foreign Policy and Conflict in the Islamic World) by Robert J., Jr. Pauly on 4 pages
- Terrorism's War with America: A History by Dennis Piszkiewicz in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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