war on terrorism, 2001-2009

Drawing on over twenty years of active military and government service, the author presents a detailed overview of the plans of the terrorists and insurgents who target Americans; and the U.S. tactics needed to stop them.

Critiques the Unites States' preemptive strategy for fighting the War on Terrorism; argues that the tactics have made America less safe; and suggests alternative preventive measures for fighting terrorism.

Examines responses to terrorism around the world, both before and after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, arguing that the international community has missed key opportunities to cooperate against trans-national terrorism and develop a strong stance against terrorist activity.

Examines the inner logic of al-Qaida and other like minded extremist groups that was used to justify terrorist attacks around the world, including the September 11, 2001, attack.

Reveals the role doctors, nurses, and medics at U.S. military hospitals in the Middle East played in the torture of Arab and Muslim prisoners by American military personnel during the War on Terror.

Discusses the effects of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 on life in the United States, looking at scares in the aftermath of the attacks, attempts to secure the safety of Americans, repercussions in the Muslim American community, and protests against the war on terrorism.

This work is a dramatic account of the hunt for and defeat of Osama bin Laden draws on unprecedented access to primary sources to trace how key decisions were made, revealing events from the perspectives of an adept President Obama and an increasingly despondent bin Laden. After masterminding the attacks of September 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden managed to vanish. Over the next ten years, as the author shows, America found that its war with al Qaeda, a scattered group of individuals who were almost impossible to track, demanded an innovative approach. Step by step, the author describes the development of a new tactical strategy to fight this war, the fusion of intel from various agencies and on the ground special ops. After thousands of special forces missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, the right weapon to go after bin Laden had finally evolved. By Spring 2011, intelligence pointed to a compound in Abbottabad; it was estimated that there was a 50/50 chance that Osama was there. The author shows how three strategies were mooted: a drone strike, a precision bombing, or an assault by Navy SEALs. In the end, the President had to make the final decision. It was time for the finish.

The author tells the stories of a number of detainees at Guantanamo Bay as she provided supervised legal counsel and helped them find evidence that would prove their innocence.

Details the experiences of Captain Jason Amerine and his ten-man Special Forces team--Green Berets--after they were sent into Afghanistan to use guerrilla warfare tactics to destroy the Taliban and prevent a civil war from erupting weeks after the 2001 terrorist attack on the United States.