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upthescene's review
5.0
This book was fascinating, and well written. I couldn't put it down. It's kind of hard to believe that many of the claims made by Soufan are true, although he gives plenty of support for them, I don't want to believe that the FBI could have prevented attacks if the CIA had shared a few tidbits of information. Definitely a must-read if you're interested in al-Qaeda and the story behind 9/11.
sbarrettbooster's review against another edition
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informative
medium-paced
4.5
very interesting and informative
allisonthurman's review against another edition
5.0
Recommended because it's the most thorough history of the FBI's pursuit of Al-Qaeda both before and after 9/11. The author is a former FBI interrogator, who gained valuable intelligence from detainees by "getting into their heads" based on carefully researched personal histories. Also a sobering story of the turf wars between the FBI and CIA, and that if communication between the two had been better perhaps 9/11 could have been prevented.
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