The Cell: Inside the 9/11 Plot, and Why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It

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September 11, 2001 marked the beginning of a new era in history, but the forces that triggered those attacks have been in place for years and continue to operate within the United States and abroad. Experts estimate that as many as 500 terrorist cells exist in America today. ABC News journalist John Miller has been tracking this story since his coverage of the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993. He was the first American journalist to interview Osama Bin Laden, and he has a sophisticated knowledge of the structure and workings of extremist organizations. The Cell contains information gleaned from sources within the FBI, CIA, and the local law enforcement communities currently conducting the investigation into the September 11 attacks.

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ISBN-13:	9780786869008
Publisher:	Hyperion
Publication date:	08/14/2002
Edition description:	1ST
Pages:	348
Sales rank:	142,241
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.88(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

John Miller is an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, co-host of ABC's 20/20 with Barbara Walters, and one of the few Western reporters ever to have interviewed Osama bin Laden. He lives in New York City. This is his first book.

Michael Stone is a veteran journalist who has covered many of New York's most notorious stories, including John Gotti, Robert Chambers and the Central Park jogger assault, and is the author of Gangbusters. He lives in New York City.

Chris Mitchell is a senior editor at The Week. His previous collaboration, Jack Maple's The Crime Fighter, inspired the television drama The District.

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ABC News journalist John Miller has been tracking the story of international terrorism ever since he covered the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. In 1998, he became the first American journalist to interview terrorist leader Osama bin Laden. Now Miller, with veteran journalist Michael Stone -- and the cooperation of several intelligence officials -- uncovers the covert forces that triggered the horrific events of September 11th.

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A riveting, frightening, and illuminating book.

Boston Globe

It asks the tough questions.

USA Today

[The authors] bring high credibiltiy to this streetwise, gritty police procedural . . . an important addition to the growing literature . . .

New York Times Book Review

[Has] the feel of a true crime documentary.

Washington Post Book World

When the horror of September 11th was still fresh, nearly everyone craved for a basic and simple explanation of why the unthinkable had suddenly happened to the nation; a book or some sort of thoughtful article that would make everything clear. This book might not do that, but at least it illuminates the chaotic nature of the root situation, and the anarchic mindset that it spawned. Like all conspiracy books, this one presents an impressive scenario, full of revelations, finger pointing, and "what-ifs?" The tale begins ten years ago when one of the authors investigated a small, semi-disorganized Arab hate group. As time went on and events in the Middle East began to boil over, this group; this cell; eventually ended up morphing into Osama bin Laden's New York organization. The authors; professional journalists all; patch together numerous stories, names, anecdotes, and historical vignettes to create an exciting and fast-moving tale of deception and discovery. One of the book's highlights is the account of a clandestine interview that an author had with Osama bin Laden himself. Talking in a small cave in Afghanistan, the terrorist reveals that the Arab world lost all fear of the U.S. after its hasty withdrawal from Somalia. The book's strengths are also its weaknesses. As exciting and convincing as the narrative is, it seems to be a little too much so. The authors know how to ferret out facts and trace people down, but none has any sort of official connection with any police or government agency. Following the new "literary nonfiction" style of writing, they re-create lengthy conversations of years ago, and the inner thoughts and emotions of important characters are freely presented as ifin a screenplay. Surely this book is the first among a long line of titles that will be published on the subject in years to come. It is a good one for the interested reader to begin with, and it will be interesting to see what influence it will have. KLIATT Codes: SA;Recommended for senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 2002, Hyperion, 370p. notes. index., Puffer

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9/11 The accusatory books about how the September 11 attacks could have been prevented are being published at a pace not seen since the assassination of JFK. These three reporters combine their considerable expertise and offer a better insight than most, owing to their familiarity with Islamic terrorist groups and Miller's incredible face-to-face interview with Osama bin Laden. They do well in laying the foundation for placing the blame on FBI and CIA officials, going back as far as the PanAm accident in Lockerbie, Scotland, and up to the attack on the U.S.S. Cole in Yemen Harbor. Unfortunately, listening to their account of the myriad leads to who was actually behind the various attacks is often confusing. Perhaps the unabridged version would do a better job of separating the various players with similar sounding names. That aside, the authors do manage to pinpoint moments in time when events might have been different if agencies cooperated, the departments of State and Defense were not always at odds, and the age-old practice of self-preservation were not so prevalent in the U.S. government. Read by Miller, this highly intelligent and challenging book sheds light on what culminated in the worst terrorist attack in history. Recommended for all public library and military collections.-Joseph L. Carlson, Lompoc P.L., CA Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

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