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Loading... The War Against America: Saddam Hussein and the World Trade Center Attacks: A Study of Revengeby Laurie Mylroie
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The destruction of the twin towers of the World Trade Center and the attack on the Pentagon -- all within one hour on September 11, 2001 -- demonstrated America's shocking vulnerability to terrorism. Yet terror had already emerged on America's shores eight years earlier, when the mysterious terrorist mastermind, Ramzi Yousef (arrested after a botched attempt to down a dozen U.S. airlines) bombed the World Trade Center in an attempt to fell the buildings. His attacks were viewed as the harbinger of a new terrorism, carried out by an elusive enemy driven by religious fanaticism to unprecedented hatred of the United States. But is that perception accurate? A real-life detective story, The War Against America engages the reader in a gripping examination of the evidence regarding Yousef and his terrorism. It reveals the split between New York and Washington that emerged during the investigation and tells a terrifying tale of America left exposed and vulnerable following the mishandling of what was once the most ambitious terrorist attack ever attempted on U.S. soil. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)303.6250973Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Social Processes Conflict and conflict resolution ; Violence Civil disorder TerrorismLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |