The alqaida triple agent who infiltrated the cia in december 2009, an alqaida mole believed to be a cia informant detonated a suicide bomb inside a fortified military base in pakistan, killing. Extensive, colourful and important book, showing us at first hand the secret mindwar that lies at the heart of the fight against al qaeda the sunday times 20040718 a fascinating and important guardian 20050430 sincere and convincing. Now, for the first time, the al qaeda reader gathers together the essential texts and documents that trace the origin, history, and evolution of the ideas of alqaeda founders ayman alzawahiri and osama bin laden. Us interrogator in iraq says torture policy has led to deaths. Thousands of displaced syrians, iraqis and afghans wait in deteriorating conditions to enter at a reception center on the island of lesbos on oct. The following excerpts are from a document found by the police in manchester, england, during a search of an al qaeda members home. The questioning of alqaida prisoners held at guantanamo bay in cuba has descended into farce, with inexperienced interrogators routinely outwitted by. He and journalist miller take readers inside the prison cells and interrogation rooms, where interrogators choreograph elaborate mind games and fight epic battles of will with their often. An education, which describes his involvement in the interrogation of a man at the time believed to be one of the top members of alqaida. Except for history and military buffs, few americans today read tabers book in english. Al qaeda al qaeda training manual inside the terror. His story about interrogating the supposed number 4 in the al qaeda hierarchy, a man carle determined to be innocent, is fascinating and harrowing. Al qaeda in yemen and the interrogator season 2012 episode.
Ali soufan, one of the fbis secret weapons in its fight against al qaeda, talks about the tactics he used against osama bin ladens men in an interview with lara logan. A cia agent is given the task of interrogating a prisoner who is believed to be a highranking member of al qaeda and could lead the u. Alqaida inmates outwitting interrogators world news. Memorandum regarding interrogation of al qaeda operative.
Carle spent 20 of those cia years working undercover and from 1997 through to 2001 his focus was trying to detain or assassinate osama bin laden. In his revealing and timely new book, anatomy of terror, the former f. Soufan was the fbis most knowledgeable special agent dealing with al qaeda s activities and became the source of the most useful actionable intelligence on this terrorist organization. Inside the secret war against al qaeda mackey, chris, miller, greg on. An interrogator writes the inside story of 911 wbur news. Getting al qaeda members to talk, he demonstrates, is rarely difficult for a skilled interrogator who uses rapportbased approaches and who understands their language, culture, and religion. The inside story of 911 and the war against al qaeda, former fbi agent and interrogator ali soufan says that the government missed key opportunities to prevent. In the process, he discloses a great deal about the renditions process and the agencys reticence to acknowledge or act on its own mistakes. The pseudonymous mackey was an interrogator at military prisons in afghanistan, tasked with sussing out the secrets of suspected taliban and alqaeda members.
Carle to speak to midshipmen at the us naval academy multiple times, both in large and small settings. Faceless bureaucrats sacrificed the core values that made the united states a great country, while ignoring the counsel of experts on the ground. Width in pixels px height in pixels px copied to your clipboard unable to copy. Inside the secret war against alqaeda greg miller, author, chris mackey, author, chris mackey, joint author. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Far from trying to draw us in, ksm said that alqaeda expected the united states to respond to 911 as we had the 1983 bombing of the marine barracks in beirut. Breaking alqaeda in afghanistan new edition by chris mackey, greg miller isbn. Us interrogator in iraq says torture policy has led to deaths of thousands of american soldiers. Memorandum regarding interrogation of al qaeda operative author. This is an incomplete list of books about al qaeda. As an interrogator with unique skills, soufan gained firsthand, reliable information about many al qaeda operatives. Our nation remains engaged in a global armed conflict with isis, alqaeda, the taliban, and other. The enduring conflict between america and alqaeda glenn carle writes with great verve and lyricism about a decidedly unlyrical moment in the history of the u. The true story of radical islam 2rev ed by burke, jason isbn.
This fascinating memoir reports from one of the most crucial and controversial fronts in the war on terror. But no one knows what transpired in those interactions between prisoner and interrogator until now. The jihadi threat isis, al qaeda, and beyond robin wright united states institute of peace woodrow wilson center j. Nov 23, 2016 in an explosive new book, cia contractor james mitchell talks of his time as an interrogator of al qaeda leaders and alleges that their plan was not to destroy the u. In the interrogators, chris mackey, the senior interrogator at bagram air base and in kandahar, where al qaeda and taliban prisoners were first detained and questioned, lifts the curtain. He writes in a new book, called american radical, about infiltrating terrorist groups at home and abroad. Alexander, a pseudonymous air force officer, and writer bruning house to house, collaborate to tell the strangerthanfiction story of the intelligence operation that located and ultimately killed abu musab al zarqawi, the head of alqaeda in iraq. Here are the confessions of a senior cia operative who ran the interrogation of one of the highest profile alqaeda captives. The pseudonymous mackey was an interrogator at military prisons in afghanistan, tasked with sussing out the secrets of suspected taliban and al qaeda members.
Nov 28, 2016 far from trying to draw us in, ksm said that alqaeda expected the united states to respond to 911 as we had the 1983 bombing of the marine barracks in beirut when, ksm told mitchell, the. He was ubiquitous and palpable, both in a physical and a cyberspectral form, to the extent that his death took on something of the feel of an exorcism. Alexander is the former senior military interrogator who led the interrogation team in iraq that found abu musab al zarqawi, the former al qaeda leader, who was killed in a subsequent air strike. Shrouded as he was for a decade in an apparent cloak of anonymity and obscurity, osama bin laden was by no means an invisible man. Task force 500 and americas secret war against al qaeda 9780316011532 by mackey, chris and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. An air force investigator turned interrogator, alexander was trained in the postabu ghraib interrogation techniques that replace fear and control with respect, rapport, hope, cunning and deception. Jul 19, 2011 the alqaida triple agent who infiltrated the cia in december 2009, an alqaida mole believed to be a cia informant detonated a suicide bomb inside a fortified military base in pakistan, killing. The al qaeda handbook 1677t 1d is a computer file found by police during a search of the manchester home of anas al liby in 2000. The most powerful thrillerlike passages of an impressive book. Glenn carles book the interrogator is a disturbing tale of the extremes to which the bush administration was prepared to go in its global war on terror.
A cia interrogator gives inside look at the war on terror. Carles journey is a tale of international intrigue, deceit, and betrayalit is also an extraordinary and intimate portrait of our war on. Us interrogator in iraq says torture policy has led to. Soldiers specially trained in the art of interrogation went facetoface with the enemy. The longest war also draws on these interviews and looks at al qaeda after 911, but most of the text focuses on u.
An education, carle describes his struggle against the lethargy and selfprotective instincts of the u. Berger international centre for counterterrorism the hague william braniff start consortium, university of maryland cole bunzel incepr ton univ ersity daniel byman brookings institution and georgetown university jennifer cafarella. Carles journey is a tale of international intrigue, deceit, and betrayaland an extraordinary and intimate portrait. Jun 14, 2009 the most successful interrogation of an al qaeda operative by u.
Like other totalitarian movements, the movements leaders have rationalized their brutality in a number of published treatises. Jan 26, 2017 al qaeda interrogator on cia black sites. Glenn carle is an american writer and former intelligence officer. Most notably, his team coaxed intelligence from sources that led to the successful u. Khalid sheikh mohammed reveals al qaedas plan to destroy u. May 29, 2017 in his revealing and timely new book, anatomy of terror, the former f. Glenn carle was interrogating a top alqaeda operative when he started to have doubts. All it took to soften up abu jandal, who had been closer to osama bin laden than any other terrorist ever captured, was a handful of sugarfree cookies. The pseudonymous mackey was an interrogator at military prisons in afghanistan, tasked. Transcript for the frontline film the interrogator. The document, which has since been described by the fbi as the. What to read on bin laden and al qaeda foreign affairs. The techniques were the same as those used on our own people in the sere program. Al qaedas 911 mastermind khalid sheik mohammed was held at secret cia interrogation jails or black sites like this one in.
Alexander is the former senior military interrogator who led the interrogation team in iraq that found abu musab alzarqawi, the former alqaeda leader, who was killed in a subsequent air strike. In the interrogators, chris mackey, the senior interrogator at bagram air base and in kandahar, where alqaeda and taliban prisoners were first detained and questioned, lifts the curtain. The inside story of 911 and the war against alqaeda, former fbi agent and interrogator ali soufan says. Here are the confessions of a senior cia operative who ran the interrogation of one of the highest profile alqaeda captures in the last decade. A translation has been provided by the american federal bureau of investigation.
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