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A review by rbixby
The Black Banners (Declassified): How Torture Derailed the War on Terror After 9/11 by Ali H. Soufan
5.0
This book is fantastic, brimming with information that clearly explains how politics and ignorance mixed to make a shitty situation worse. If you want to understand why 9/11 happened and how our government fucked up its response to Islamic Terrorism, read this book.
Then, read The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright for further insights into the attacks. Finish up your studies with Legacy of Ashes by David Weiner, a definitive history of the CIA and how it became the incompetent pile of shit it has been in the last 30 years. Well, it was always incompetent, the stakes were higher now than they were when the CIA was first formed.
So, yeah. Read this book.
Then, read The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright for further insights into the attacks. Finish up your studies with Legacy of Ashes by David Weiner, a definitive history of the CIA and how it became the incompetent pile of shit it has been in the last 30 years. Well, it was always incompetent, the stakes were higher now than they were when the CIA was first formed.
So, yeah. Read this book.