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100 1 _aPosner, Gerald L.
245 1 0 _aWhy America slept :
_bthe failure to prevent 9/11 /
_cGerald Posner.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bRandom House,
_cc2003.
300 _axii, 241 p. ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [219]-226) and index.
505 0 _aChapter 1. The takeover -- Chapter 2. The intelligence war -- Chapter 3. Birth of a terrorist -- Chapter 4. The first shot -- Chapter 5. The secret deal -- Chapter 6. Allies at war -- Chapter 7. Shelter in Sudan -- Chapter 8. "Who the hell is seeing him?" -- Chapter 9. Jihad in America -- Chapter 10. Rush to judgment -- Chapter 11. Safe haven in Afghanistan -- Chapter 12. The money trail -- Chapter 13. Campaign of terror -- Chapter 14. "We got it covered" -- Chapter 15. Enter the hijackers -- Chapter 16. "None of this is ever going to happen" -- Chapter 17. The German connection -- Chapter 18. "We could have gotten lucky" -- Chapter 19. The interrogation.
520 _aExamines the terrorist attacks of September 11th and why the disaster was not prevented, discussing how breakdowns in intelligence and political infighting allowed terrorists to carry out an unprecedented attack on American soil.
650 0 _aSeptember 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
650 0 _aTerrorism
_zUnited States
_xPrevention.
650 0 _aIslamic fundamentalism
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aNational security
_zUnited States.
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