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Two former members of the National Security Council trace the evolution of present-day terrorist activities and the history of the radical Islamic movement that led to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda, describing various aspects of the September 11th attack, why the American public was caught unprepared, and the U.S. government's efforts to stop further threats.
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STEVEN SIMON, assistant director and senior fellow for U.S. Security Studies at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, served on the National Security Council staff as director for global issues from 1994 to 1998 and senior director for counterterrorism from 1998 to 1999. Prior to entering the administration, he held several positions at the U.S. Department of State dealing with regional security and nonproliferation. He holds degrees from Harvard, Columbia, and Princeton and was an international-affairs fellow at Oxford University.
DANIEL BENJAMIN, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, served as director for counterterrorism on the National Security Council staff from 1998 to 1999 and as special assistant and foreign-policy speechwriter for President Clinton from 1994 to 1997. Prior to entering the administration, he was Berlin bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal and has been a foreign correspondent for Time. He holds degrees from Harvard and Oxford, where he was a Marshall Scholar.
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DANIEL BENJAMIN, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, served as director for counterterrorism on the National Security Council staff from 1998 to 1999 and as special assistant and foreign-policy speechwriter for President Clinton from 1994 to 1997. Prior to entering the administration, he was Berlin bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal and has been a foreign correspondent for Time. He holds degrees from Harvard and Oxford, where he was a Marshall Scholar.
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- Año de publicación2002
- ISBN 10 0553756923
- ISBN 13 9780553756920
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The Age of Sacred Terror: Radical Islam's War Against America
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Descripción audioCD. Condición: new. Abridged. Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon began working on this book shortly after leaving the National Security Council where as director and senior director for counterterrorism they watched the rise of alQaeda and helped coordinate Americas fight against Usama bin Laden and his organization They warned in articles and interviews about the appearance of a new breed of terrorists who were determined to kill on the grand scale More than a year before September 11 2001 they began writing The Age of Sacred Terror to sound the alarm for a nation that had not recognized the gravest threat of our timeOne of their books original goals has remained to provide the insights to understand an enemy unlike any seen in living memoryone with an extraordinary ability to detect weakness and exploit it one with a determination to inflict catastrophic damage one that will not be deterred But after September 11 a second equally crucial goal was added to understand how America let its defenses down how warnings went unheeded and how key parts of the government failed at vital tasks The Age of Sacred Terror also describes the road ahead where the terrorists will look to draw strength and what the United States must do at home and abroad to stop them For a year after the attacks that redefined terrorism and devastated the publics sense of security America has been searching for answers about those responsible for one of the darkest days in our history and explanations for the glaring gaps in our defenses The Age of Sacred Terror provides both with unique authority It is the book that Americans must read to understand the foremost challenge we faceFrom the Hardcover edition. Nº de ref. del artículo: DADAX0553756923
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