Losing Bin Laden: How Bill Clinton's Failures Unleashed Global Terror
by Richard Miniter
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"If Clinton had fought back, the attacks on September 11, 2001, might never have happened."Years before the public knew about bin Laden, Bill Clinton did. Bin Laden first attacked Americans during Clinton's presidential transition in December 1992. He struck again at the World Trade Center in February 1993. Over the next eight years the arch-terrorist's attacks would escalate, killing hundreds and wounding thousands - while Clinton did his best to stymie the FBI and CIA, and refused to wage show more a real war on terror. Why?The answer is here in investigative reporter Richard Miniter's stunning expose that includes exclusive interviews with both of Clinton's National Security Advisors, Clinton's counter-terrorism czar, his first Director of Central Intelligence, his Secretary of State, top CIA and FBI agents, lawmakers from both parties and foreign intelligence officials from France, the Middle East and Egypt, as well as on-the-scene coverage.Losing bin Laden takes you inside the Oval Office, the White House Situation Room and some of the deadliest terrorist cells that America has ever faced. It is a riveting account of a terror war that bin Laden openly declared, but that Clinton left largely unfought. show lessTags
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Read from the perspective of 10 years after the US invaded Afghanistan and "lost" Bin Laden, possibly for good, this makes especially good reading. Clearly the author is no fan of Clinton but this seems to be a fair evaluation of what happened. What it does show is how events of an office that turns over often every 4 years are filled with small details of getting starting so important things fall by the way. The lesson is pay more about foreign affairs during and immediately the tranistion.
Early book placing blame for Bin Laden's terrorist attack on 9/11 on Clinton. This is obvious now but at the time Clinton's feigned ignorance belied his refusal to have Bin Laden shot while in Africa by CIA men tracking him and locating him (Billy Waugh). Gives blame to Clinton for the Mogadishu failed raid and subsequent withdrawal.
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Formerly editor of the weekly "Business Europe" column at The Wall Street Journal Europe, Richard Miniter is currently a freelance writer for the London Sunday Times. He resides in Brussels, Belgium
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- Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Politics and Government
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- 973.929 — History & geography History of North America United States 1901- Cold War, Vietnam War, Digital Age (1953-2001) Bill Clinton (1993-2001) North American Free Trade Agreement, Impeachment of Bill Clinton, Balanced Budget Surplus Era
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- HV6432 .B55 .M55 — Social sciences Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Crimes and offenses
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