Anatomy of Terror

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To eliminate the scourge of terrorism, we must first know who the enemy actually is, and what his motivations are In Anatomy of Terror, former FBI special agent and New York Times best selling author Ali Soufan dissects Osama bin Laden s brand of jihadi terrorism and its major offshoots, revealing how these organizations were formed, how they operate, their strengths, and crucially their weaknesses This riveting account examines the new Islamic radicalism through the stories of its flag bearers, including a U.S Air Force colonel who once served Saddam Hussein, a provincial bookworm who declared himself caliph of all Muslims, and bin Laden s own beloved son Hamza, a prime candidate to lead the organization his late father founded.Anatomy of Terror lays bare the psychology and inner workings of al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and their spawn, and shows how the spread of terror can be stopped.Winner of the Airey Neave Memorial Book Prize Free Download Anatomy of Terror Author Ali H. Soufan For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Ali Soufan was an FBI agent at the forefront of the U.S government response to al Qaeda in the years both before and immediately after 9 11 This book provides a rundown of the changes in the global jihadist movement since the death of Osama bin Laden, and the general growth of jihadism as a phenomenon during the years of the War on Terror an endeavor that can only be described as a massive moral and strategic failure For those who follow these issues closely there may not be that much new Ali Soufan was an FBI agent at the forefront of the U.S government response to al Qaeda in the years both before and immediately after 9 11 This book provides a rundown of the changes in the global jihadist movement since the death of Osama bin Laden, and the general growth of jihadism as a phenomenon during the years of the War on Terror an endeavor that can only be described as a massive moral and strategic failure For those who follow these issues closely there may not be that much new here, but Soufan s work is always useful because of the insights and credibility he has gained from his experience as an FBI case officer dealing with AQ members firsthand A lot of the information here is secondary sourced so it is not as groundbre...Ali Soufan first came up on my radar in a 2006 New Yorker piece about his investigation of the U.S.S Cole bombing As a native speaker of Arabic and very knowledgeable about Islam he commands a sizeable advantage over most American intelligence operators specializing in the Middle East As an FBI agent who interrogated many known terrorist suspects he was vehemently opposed to torture or enhanced interrogation or whatever other filthy euphemism you choose Torture doesn t work I was taught t Ali Soufan first came up on my radar in a 2006 New Yorker piece about his investigation of the U.S.S Cole bombing As a native speaker of Arabic and very knowledgeable about Islam he commands a sizeable advantage over most American intelligence operators specializing in the Middle East As an FBI agent who interrogated many known terrorist suspects he was vehemently opposed to torture or enhanced interrogation or whatever other filthy euphemism you choose Torture doesn t work I was taught that torture is...Ali Soufan is a former FBI agent who personally interrogated al Qaeda members using traditional methods, not enhanced interrogation methods so he is someone who really knows his shit This book, as the title indicates, is about the war on terror after the death of the man who is most responsible for it But, in order to explain what s happened since bin Laden s death, the book spends a lot of time on what al Qaeda and terrorist networks prior to then Short version with bin Laden, you had a Ali Soufan is a former FBI agent who personally interrogated...Found this at the public library and recognized the name due to The Looming Tower Not a bad read he does his best to make it comprehensible, though I can see how numerous names can sound similar and make that difficult Might check out his earlier Black Banners at some point.Should be required reading for all Americans Extremely readable It is a concise history of al Qaddafi, its ideology, and how it continually mestastacizes The Hydra analogy is genius When will we learn that having the best hammer does not mean we must see every problem as a nail.I should have bought this book instead of borrow it from the library since I pretty much took notes on every sentence over the last half of it His editorial section of the book is absolutely fascinating, eye opening, terrifying, and hopeful all at the same time Hopeful because Ali Soufan has proposed a complex, long term and, to some, obvious solution of how to stop terrorism growth and bring about its eventual death Unfortunately still terrifying as he confirms the Trump administration s M I should have bought this book instead of borrow it from the library since I pretty much took notes on every sentence over the last half of it His editorial section of the book is abso...Read in stops starts, and skipped some of the middle, having recently read Lawrence Wright s book The Terror Years Wright and Soufan are invaluable in understanding the Middle East This is a great explanation of the personalities that shaped various terrorist factions He concludes with thoughts on how to overcome these groups 1 al qaeda and its progeny are resilient Elevation of Hamza bin Laden could lead to reunification of AQ and IS 2 Sectarianism is a central feature of conflict Read in stops starts, and skipped some of the middle, having recently read Lawrence Wright s book The Terror Years Wright and Soufan are invaluable in understanding the Middle East This is a great explanation of the personalities that shaped various terrorist factions He concludes with thoughts on how to overcome these groups 1 al qaeda and its progeny are resilient Elevation of Hamza bin Laden could lead to reunification of AQ and IS 2 Sectarianism is a central feature of conflicts3 Starting to provide government services4 This is intra civilizations conflict, outsiders can do little to affect the outcomeNeed to build institutions necessary for lasting peace US never looks past the military phase Need to expose hypocrisy of these groups that claim to be pious but bomb mosques Messengers nee...Ali Soufan is an Arab American former FBI agent who featured prominently in Lawrence Wright s The Looming Tower as a highly capable and vital member of the FBI team led by John O Neill who was in pursuit of Al Qaeda in the 1990s and Anatomy of Terror AoT is his 2nd book on the subject of Al qaeda and the global sunni salafist insurgency movement In AoT Soufan focused on the evolution of that movement after the killing of Osama Bin Laden in 2011 Soufan spends 1st fifth of the book givin Ali Soufan is an Arab American former FBI agent who featured prominently in Lawrence Wright s The Looming Tower as a highly capable and vital member of the FBI team led by John O Neill who was in pursuit of Al Qaeda in the 1990s and Anatomy of Terror AoT is his 2nd book on the subject of Al qaeda and the global sunni salafist insurgency movement In AoT Soufan focused on the evolution of that movement after the killing of Osama Bin Laden in 2011 Soufan spends 1st fifth of the book giving a quick summary of the pre 911 history of AQ and gives great insight into how the seeds of the ISIS AQ rivalry were sown in that period While although Colin Powell made great hay of Zarqawi being a vital AQ figure whose prsence in northern Iraq gave proof to Saddam s links to AQ the truth was far different 1 Zarqawi as a Jordanian was never trusted by AQ leadership Jordanians were...For those who can t tell one jihadist from another or who don t quite understand the difference between Al Qaddafi, the Taliban and Isis, this book really helps you sort them out Basically most Arabs are horrifically undereducated and easily swayed by religious arguments that usually involve the establishment of a caliphate in the Middle East The groups who come to power all have different leaders and often different aims, but are just the heads of the hydra Cut off one, and there are others For those who can t tell one jihadist from another or who don t quite understand the difference between Al Qaddafi, the Taliban and Isis, this book really helps you sort them out Basically most Arabs are horrifically undereducated and easily swayed by religious arguments ...I follow National Security issues pretty closely and even I have to admit that the details in this book in a lot of ways stunned me Like him or hate him President Obama got Bin Laden Now he could have killed him in an airstrike But he chose to send the seals instead I had NO idea NONEhow much intelligence came from Operation Neptune Spear Killing Bin Laden was small compared to what the seals took out of that compound I thought from what I had read that Bin Laden had been marginalized I follow National Security issues pretty closely and even I have to admit that the details in this book in a lot of ways stunned me Like him or hate him President Obama got Bin Laden Now he could have killed him in an airstrike But he chose to send the seals instead I had NO idea NONEhow much intelligence came from Operation Neptune Spear Killing Bin Laden was small compared to what the seals took out of that compound I thought from what I had read that Bin Laden had been marginalized in Pakistan Wrong He was communicating and giving orders to every single terrori...

Anatomy of Terror
  • 26 March 2017
  • Paperback
  • 384 pages
  • 0393355888
  • Ali H. Soufan
  • Anatomy of Terror