Joshua Sinai offers a review
of Ali Soufan’s Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of Bin Laden to the Rise of
the Islamic State in the Washington Times.
Al Qaeda’s horrendous attacks
on Sept. 11, 2001 represented a transformative moment in the history of
international terrorism, with a foreign terrorist group daring to deploy its
operatives from its training camps in Afghanistan to inflict catastrophic
damage on its adversary’s soil, and with America deciding to counter this
terrorist threat with all means necessary, including pursuing such terrorists
wherever they operate.
With the 9/11 tragedy
commemorated this week, we are fortunate to have Ali Soufan’s “Anatomy of
Terror,” a comprehensive and interesting account of al Qaeda’s history and the
emergence of its equally genocidal offshoot, the Islamic State (ISIS). Mr.
Soufan is a highly regarded former FBI special agent who was one of the first
to investigate al Qaeda prior to 9/11. He is currently head of The Soufan
Group, a consultancy on these issues in New York City.
There is much to commend in
this important account, beginning with the author’s discussion of the key
individuals responsible for the evolution and current state of al Qaeda and ISIS.
You can read the rest of the
review via the below link:
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