Second Wave: Inside Al Qaeda's Post-9/11 Attack Plan and America's Secret Effort to Stop It - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Michael LebowitzTheme:Chronological Period/21st Century, Cultural Region/AsianPublish date:8/11/2026Pages:320
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Diversion BooksISBN-13:9798895151655UPC:9798895151655Book Category:True Crime, Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Espionage, Political Freedom, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Afghan War (2001-2021)Size:9.10 x 6.30 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.545Product ID:SC9QTWEB0D
A deadlier sequel to 9/11--and the race inside the CIA, FBI, and pentagon to stop it. In 2003, US intelligence uncovered evidence that al Qaeda had acquired nuclear materials, plotting to smuggle them into American ports. The "Second Wave" threat triggered one of the most urgent and secretive manhunts in US history. With the cinematic intensity of Zero Dark Thirty and the investigative depth of The Looming Tower, Michael Lebowitz captures post-9/11 chaos and drama: agents risking everything to prevent another catastrophe, families torn apart, and the ethical fault lines still dividing US intelligence. Readers meet Pakistani-American industrialist Saifullah Paracha, whose import- export business concealed ties to al Qaeda; Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, architect of 9/11; Majid Khan, a Baltimore gas-station clerk turned jihadist who mapped US targets; an FBI interrogator who broke suspects faster than any waterboard; and an Orthodox Jewish garment importer whose betrayal helped avert disaster. On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Lebowitz's account reveals a global pursuit that tested America's moral limits and asks: Are we as prepared today as we were then?
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Diversion BooksISBN-13:9798895151655UPC:9798895151655Book Category:True Crime, Political Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Espionage, Political Freedom, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Afghan War (2001-2021)Size:9.10 x 6.30 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.545Product ID:SC9QTWEB0D
Mike Lebowitz is one of America's few war-crimes prosecutors with front-line counterterrorism experience. A former senior attorney at the Department of Justice's National Security Division, he spent nearly a decade prosecuting cases at Guantanamo Bay, including the 9/11, USS Cole, and top Al Qaeda commander trials. A US Army combat veteran and former Pathfinder unit paratrooper officer, Lebowitz also served as a senior legal advisor to US Army Cyber Command. He has been featured or quoted by the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, NPR, Associated Press, and the Atlantic. He lives in Washington, DC.
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