More than 3,000 prisoners in the war on terrorism have been captured, held, and interrogated in afghanistan alone. The inside story of 911 and the war against al qaeda, former fbi agent and interrogator ali soufan says that the government missed key opportunities to prevent terrorism attacks and find osama bin laden sooner because of mismanaged interrogations and dysfunctional relationships within the governments counterterrorism agencies. Cambridge core ethics confronting evils by claudia card. How to interrogate terrorists treating terrorists with. Army official touts wwiis nisei interrogators sfgate. The enduring conflict between america and al qaeda. In the context of a partially secret detention and interrogation program. Task force 500 and americas secret war against al qaeda book an unprecedented look at the front line of the war against terror. The war against alqaeda georgetown university press. The techniques were the same as those used on our own people in the. Inside the secret war against al qaeda from the worlds largest community of readers. Al qaeda manual had its own description of torture techniques.
But no one knows what transpired in those interactions between prisoner and interrogator until now. Alqaeda is believed to have been formally created toward the later years of the sovietafghan war 19791989, sometime in 1988. The united states seized a leader of al qaeda nazih abdulhamed alruqai, better known as abu anas allibi outside his threestory house in. Reading habit all over the world can be said as the means for people to know world better then how they react. The secret history of americas extraordinary rendition. Inside the secret war against al qaeda by chris mackey. By this code, lying, theft, perjury, assassination, were not only pardonable but commendable, when they. The interrogators by chris mackey overdrive rakuten. Here, al qaeda s many official accusations against the west are meticulously delineated, from standard complaints such as the palestinian issue and. In august 1996, bin laden was forced to leave sudan and arrived in jalalabad, afghanistan. Extensive, colourful and important book, showing us at first hand the secret mindwar that lies at the heart of the fight against alqaeda the sunday timesa fascinating and important book sunday telegrapha vivid, gritty look at the pressures and compromises attendant on this unconventional war starred publishers weeklyfascinating study of the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the interrogators.
A personal account by the cias key field commander ebook written by gary berntsen, ralph pezzullo. The inside story of 9 11 and the war against alqaeda ali h. Dec 10, 2014 al qaeda chapter describing alleged torture techniques. The techniques were the same as those used on our own people in the sere program. I did not find chris mackey to be boastful or full of his own self importance. How do interrogators make a captured terrorist talk. He won a pulitzer prize for national reporting in 1971 and.
Inside the secret war against al qaeda has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Top military commanders often matched the fbis restraint, however. Click here if your download doesnt start automatically. The questioning of alqaida prisoners held at guantanamo bay in cuba has descended into farce, with inexperienced interrogators routinely outwitted by detainees, sources on the island said yesterday. Al nipkow, one of the few people still alive who interrogated japanese prisoners of war in world war ii at the contra costa prison camp in byron, sits for a portrait in his home on monday january. Using such a method against an alqaida jihadist, by contrast, would be branded a serious humanitarian breach. We should not torture an al qaeda prisoner as a general rule. An unprecedented look at the front line of the war against terror. But under this blameless exterior the most criminal and deadly purposes were often concealed.
But the greater value may be measured more in what the 49yearold al qaeda leader and computer expert can reveal about what is going on today. Apr 25, 2005 now, for the first time, the inside story is uncovered by chris mackey, a senior us army interrogator in afghanistan, who interviewed thousands of al qaeda and taliban suspects, many of whom went to guantanamo bay. An interrogator writes the inside story of 911 kbia. Pdf on jan 1, 2005, steven kleinman and others published the acme of skill. Sheikh mohammed was a member of osama bin ladens alqaeda organization, leading alqaedas propaganda operations from around 1999 until late 2001. When the syrian civil war broke out in 2011, and as the u. Al qaeda al qaeda al qaeda is the most notorious islamic terrorist group in existence today. It was a fundamental principle of the order that the end justifies the means. Greg miller shares the stories of five american interrogators at the front lines of the war against terror, revealing the mental and psychological battles waged between the soldiers and their al.
The manual was found in a computer file described as the military series related to the declaration of jihad. The base, the foundation, alternatively spelled alqaida and alqaida is a transnational extremist salafist militant organization founded in 1988 by osama bin laden, abdullah azzam, and several other arab volunteers during the sovietafghan war. Cia interrogators sought truth serum for 911 prisoners. Moderate muslim voices and a debate within the tradition conclusion. Tonight, an unprecedented interview with an undercover fbi operative who secretly lives and works among the terrorists of isis and al qaeda. In this contribution to philosophical ethics, claudia card revisits the theory of evil developed in her earlier book the atrocity paradigm 2002, and expands it to consider collectively perpetrated and collectively suffered atrocities. In the decades since 911 the west has employed unprecedented and controversial methods, drone attacks, secret prisons and torture. Nestled among lush, green paddies and swaying banana trees, an hours drive outside the chaotic capital city of jakarta, cijeruk consists of a single twolane road lined by a row of wellkept cottages. Inside the secret war against al qaeda chris mackey, greg miller. The al qaeda reader by raymond ibrahim overdrive rakuten. In afghanistan the interrogators faced an enemy who, with tactics like sleeper cells and suicide bombers, were unlike any other.
Task force 500 and americas secret war against al qaeda. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The inside story of 9 11 and the war against al qaeda ali h. Alqaedas longterm objective is the same as the islamic states. Inside the secret war against alqaeda, new york, little, brown and company.
Cia interrogation from the cold war to the war on terror, new york, metropolitan books. In the interrogators, chris mackey, the senior interrogator at bagram air base and in kandahar, where al qaeda and taliban prisoners were first detained and questioned, lifts the curtain. Soldiers specially trained in the art of interrogation went facetoface with the enemy. The attached manual was located by the manchester england. Mohammed, al qaedas alleged leader of terrorist operations against the u. Inside the minds and motives of the islamic terrorists trying to destroy america by james mitchell is one gigantic, if informative, axe that is being ground. Based on extensive, on the ground interviews on the front lines and in d. In 2006, president bush publicly defended cia actions against al qaeda. The fight against terrorism by military means continues, with the aim of preventing. Sep 23, 2002 for someone interested in quietly leading a terrorists life, the rainy indonesian hamlet of cijeruk is a nice place to settle down. Extensive, colourful and important book, showing us at first hand the secret mindwar that lies at the heart of the fight against alqaeda the sunday times 20040718 a fascinating and important guardian 20050430 sincere and convincing.
That was a terrific book filled with insight and inside sources within the cia. Based on extensive, ontheground interviews on the front lines and in d. A brief summary of the soviet invasion of afghanistan in 1979, of the us invasion of iraq in 2003, and how these historic events were related to terrorism, and more specifically to al qaeda and the islamic state. After the 911 attacks, the senate report says dr mitchell proposed using a concept called learned helplessness in interrogating alqaeda suspects to. Ali soufan, one of the fbis secret weapons in its fight against al qaeda, talks about the tactics he used against osama bin ladens men in an interview with lara logan. Soufan, daniel freedman a book that will change the way we think about alqaeda, intelligence, and the events that forever changed america. But to torture the one who knows where the hijacked, airborne boeing 737 is beaded is an exemption to the rule, buckley observed, though it is not one we would wish to codify. Chris mackey a pseudonym was in the army reserves for most of the 90s, having joined the army at 17 and learned first german, then arabic, and been trained as an interrogator. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The secret history of americas extraordinary rendition program, the. We are taken into hideouts and interrogation rooms. For ten years western intelligence has fought a secret war against al qaeda, the most deadly and sophisticated terrorist organization the world has ever faced. Soufan, daniel freedman a book that will change the way we think about al qaeda, intelligence, and the events that forever changed america. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read jawbreaker. The handbook, which was seized in 2000 in the manchester, england home of anas al liby, a student at the time. The story of a marine grunt in the first battle of khe sanh april 1967 duration. The inside story of 911 and the war against al qaeda, former fbi agent and interrogator ali soufan says that the government missed key opportunities to prevent terrorism attacks and find osama bin laden sooner because of mismanaged interrogations and dysfunctional relationships within the governments counterterrorism.
Im not going to say that in real life he isnt, i dont know him, so cannot say, but in this book he is humble. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The interrogators inside the secret war against al qaeda. The inside story of 911 and the war against alqaeda. The secret history of the german bomb 1993, intelligence wars. Inside the secret war against al qaeda mackey, chris, miller, greg on. He had founded al qaeda in the late 1980s to support the mujahideens war against the soviets but became disillusioned by infighting among warlords. The al qaeda manual the attached manual was located by the manchester england metropolitan police during a search of an al qaeda members home. Inside the secret war against alqaeda greg miller, author, chris mackey, author, chris mackey, joint author. He is a regular commentator on intelligence matters for the new york times, the financial times, national journal, the associated press, cbs news, national public radio, and many others. Inside the secret war against al qaeda kindle edition by mackey, chris, miller, greg. In an interview, almarri told mee that during an interrogation on 11 march 2004 interrogators stuffed a pair of socks into his mouth and then wrapped duct tape around his face, causing almarri. The secret wars of the 1980s gave way to the dirty.
Isis is a political extremist actor, while al qaeda has become an extremist po litical actor. The interrogators july 19, 2004 edition open library. The interrogators should be read alongside the author is decidedly pro american interventionism in afghanistan and iraq, and thus is willing to rationalize and defend actions of the american army that range from careless mistakes to geneva conventiondefying torture. The interrogators inside the secret war against al qaeda by chris mackey. Cia interrogators sought a truth serum to use on alqaeda prisoners in addition to waterboarding and other torture techniques after the september 11, 2001 attacks, according to formerly top secret. American secret history from hitler to alqaeda 2002. In his book the author recounted incidents that occurred between. Us interrogators made threats against detainees family in. The book provides an inside look at methods used to extract information from prisoners in afghanistan. He grew close to mullah omar and moved al qaeda s operations to eastern afghanistan. Task force 500 and americas secret war against al qaeda mackey, chris, miller, greg on.
When mitchell was under a nondisclosure agreement working as a contractorinterrogator at cia. Holy war, inc inside the secret world of osama bin laden. First calling themselves alqaeda in iraq, then islamic state of iraq and syria, or isis, his followers sought refuge in unstable, ungoverned pockets on the iraqsyria border. Some acts of warfare, like some intelligence, are works of art, not articles of war. It was ridiculous the things we couldnt do, recalls an army interrogator. Isis, the cast of characters, the politics involved within the mideast countries, and how the u. In the years since it orchestrated the devastating september 11, 2001 attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon, its leaders, primarily osama bin laden and his secondincommand, ayman al zawahiri, have become internationally. Watch full episodes of the interrogators and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Shares the stories of five american interrogators at the front lines of the war against terror, revealing the mental and psychological battles waged between the soldiers and their al qaeda and taliban prisoners. Task force 500 and americas secret war against al qaeda, new york. From war ii to the wars of national liberation 208 gerard chaliand and arnaud blin part iii terrorism since 1968 11 from 1968 to radical islam 221 gerard chaliand and arnaud blin 12 the roots of islamic radicalism 255 philippe migaux al qaeda 314 philippe migaux 14 the future of the islamist movement 349. This is also an eyeopening book for all of us who have difficulty sorting out alqaeda vs. In the interrogators, chris mackey, the senior interrogator at bagram air base and in kandahar, where alqaeda and taliban prisoners were first detained and questioned, lifts the curtain.
Inside the secret war against al qaeda as want to read. Those who champion the effort to embrace the potential of strategic interrogation should be. The secret terrorists the united states is in more danger today than she has ever been. A secret terrorist organization has been working within to destroy america, its constitution, and everything for which she stands. The war on terrorism waged by the united states is in its 17th year. In addition to laying bare al qaeda s ultimate motives, the al qaeda reader includes the organizations propagandist speeches, which are directed primarily at americans, europeans, and iraqis. The al qaeda network today also comprises semiautonomous or self radicalized actors, who often have only peripheral or ephemeral ties to either the core cadre in pakistan or affiliated groups elsewhere.
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