The War Against America: Saddam Hussein and the World Trade Center Attacks: A Study of Revenge - Softcover

Mylroie, Laurie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006009771X ISBN 13: 9780060097714

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks, 2001

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Laurie Mylroie is the co-author, with New York Times journalist Judith Miller, of Saddam Hussein and the Crisis in the Gulf, a #1 New York Times Bestseller and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. A well-known expert on terrorism and Iraqi affairs, she has written articles for the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Newsweek, and many other publications. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Review:

"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

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 006009771X
• ISBN 13: 9780060097714
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352