Blowback: How the Feud Between the FBI and CIA Led to 9-11
This book begins with a detailed summation of what the author calls the Terror Timeline, a series of events that led up to the attacks on 9-11. Among the events covered are the attack on the USS Cole in Yemen and the investigation led by FBI agent John O'Neill; the Beirut bombings which left hundreds of US Marines dead; the 1998 East African embassy bombings by Al Qaeda; the Oklahoma City bombing and the Middle Eastern connection; the destruction of Pan Am 193 over Scotland; the Black Hawk Down incident in Somalia; and more. Kross gives a detailed description of the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993 and the role played by Ramzi Yousef. He discusses the New York cell which was connected to bin Laden, and the FBI's failure to connect the dots as to its real purpose in New York; also the role of the blind Sheik Rahman who spewed anti-western rhetoric out of his Mosque in Brooklyn and his plans to destroy certain New York landmarks. The book describes the secret relationship between the US and the Pakistani intelligence service, the ISI, and the US-Saudi connection. It also covers the role of the CIA's secret unit to find bin Laden, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Able Danger program, the failures of intelligence-sharing between the FBI and CIA which directly led to the 9-11 attack, the role of mobster Gregory Scarpa and his jail-cell talks with Ramzi Yousef regarding threats to blow up American airplanes.
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Blowback: How the Feud Between the FBI and CIA Led to 9-11
This book begins with a detailed summation of what the author calls the Terror Timeline, a series of events that led up to the attacks on 9-11. Among the events covered are the attack on the USS Cole in Yemen and the investigation led by FBI agent John O'Neill; the Beirut bombings which left hundreds of US Marines dead; the 1998 East African embassy bombings by Al Qaeda; the Oklahoma City bombing and the Middle Eastern connection; the destruction of Pan Am 193 over Scotland; the Black Hawk Down incident in Somalia; and more. Kross gives a detailed description of the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993 and the role played by Ramzi Yousef. He discusses the New York cell which was connected to bin Laden, and the FBI's failure to connect the dots as to its real purpose in New York; also the role of the blind Sheik Rahman who spewed anti-western rhetoric out of his Mosque in Brooklyn and his plans to destroy certain New York landmarks. The book describes the secret relationship between the US and the Pakistani intelligence service, the ISI, and the US-Saudi connection. It also covers the role of the CIA's secret unit to find bin Laden, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Able Danger program, the failures of intelligence-sharing between the FBI and CIA which directly led to the 9-11 attack, the role of mobster Gregory Scarpa and his jail-cell talks with Ramzi Yousef regarding threats to blow up American airplanes.
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Blowback: How the Feud Between the FBI and CIA Led to 9-11

Blowback: How the Feud Between the FBI and CIA Led to 9-11

by Peter Kross
Blowback: How the Feud Between the FBI and CIA Led to 9-11

Blowback: How the Feud Between the FBI and CIA Led to 9-11

by Peter Kross

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This book begins with a detailed summation of what the author calls the Terror Timeline, a series of events that led up to the attacks on 9-11. Among the events covered are the attack on the USS Cole in Yemen and the investigation led by FBI agent John O'Neill; the Beirut bombings which left hundreds of US Marines dead; the 1998 East African embassy bombings by Al Qaeda; the Oklahoma City bombing and the Middle Eastern connection; the destruction of Pan Am 193 over Scotland; the Black Hawk Down incident in Somalia; and more. Kross gives a detailed description of the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993 and the role played by Ramzi Yousef. He discusses the New York cell which was connected to bin Laden, and the FBI's failure to connect the dots as to its real purpose in New York; also the role of the blind Sheik Rahman who spewed anti-western rhetoric out of his Mosque in Brooklyn and his plans to destroy certain New York landmarks. The book describes the secret relationship between the US and the Pakistani intelligence service, the ISI, and the US-Saudi connection. It also covers the role of the CIA's secret unit to find bin Laden, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Able Danger program, the failures of intelligence-sharing between the FBI and CIA which directly led to the 9-11 attack, the role of mobster Gregory Scarpa and his jail-cell talks with Ramzi Yousef regarding threats to blow up American airplanes.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781939149206
Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press
Publication date: 12/01/2020
Pages: 388
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Peter Kross is a native of the Bronx, New York. He has a BA in history from the University of Albuquerque. He is the author of nine previous non-fiction books, including Tales From Langley: The CIA from Truman to Obama, and The Vatican Conspiracy: Intrigue in St. Peter's Square. He has also written for various military and history publications. He lives with his family in New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Introduction i

Chapter 1 The Terror Timeline 1

Chapter 2 The Law of Unintended Consequences 57

Chapter 3 Blowback: The CIA, Afghanistan, and the Rise of bin Laden 81

Chapter 4 The Saudi-US 9-11 Connection 121

Chapter 5 Pakistan's ISI 149

Chapter 6 The FBI's Long Road to 9-11 159

Chapter 7 The Iraq Connection? 211

Chapter S Warning Signs and Secret Meetings 245

Chapter 9 Able Danger 311

Chapter 10 Mohamed Atta in Florida 337

Appendix 1 The Day of 9-11 359

Appendix 2 The Escape 367

Bibliography 376

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