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In the end, the central question that remained was what did American intelligence and law enforcement know and what did they ignore? What mistakes were made along the way on the ground by police, FBI and CIA, and in Washington and state capitals by policy makers? While hunting for those answers, there were unexpected discoveries about some American allies, and what they might have known, and not told anyone, before 9/11. The result is a far more infuriating book than originally expected. The failure to have prevented 9/11 was a systematic one. It is not just that investigators failed to get a lucky break early on, nor is it really even dependent on a series of blunders in the immediate run-up to the attack. The seeds for failure were sown repeatedly in almost twenty years of fumbled investigations and misplaced priorities. After a while, the revelations of ineptitude presented in this book no longer cause surprise, but only anger.
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In the end, the central question that remained was what did American intelligence and law enforcement know and what did they ignore? What mistakes were made along the way on the ground by police, FBI and CIA, and in Washington and state capitals by policy makers? While hunting for those answers, there were unexpected discoveries about some American allies, and what they might have known, and not told anyone, before 9/11. The result is a far more infuriating book than originally expected. The failure to have prevented 9/11 was a systematic one. It is not just that investigators failed to get a lucky break early on, nor is it really even dependent on a series of blunders in the immediate run-up to the attack. The seeds for failure were sown repeatedly in almost twenty years of fumbled investigations and misplaced priorities. After a while, the revelations of ineptitude presented in this book no longer cause surprise, but only anger.
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A MUST Read!!!!, November 13, 2003
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I have been reading many books on Bin Laden, Al Quada, Muslim extremist and also on the above in relation to law enforcement (CIA, FBI, INS, NSA, etc.), Our Presidential Administrations and to Congress (law makers) as it all relates to 9-11. Those books include Catastrophe by Chris Ruddy and Carl Linbacher, Jr., Breakdown by Bill Gurtz, The Sword Of the prophet by Serge Trifkovic, American Jihad by Steve Emerson, among others; and I must say this book; Why America Slept by Gerald Posner, is one of the best. It is completely documented and thoroughly sourced. It centers on the History of major terrorists attacks on the USA, and our allies in relation to the response of our intelligence agency's, State department, and the all our presidential Administration's dating from the Carter years (1976-80) to Now (2003). In Why America Slept by Gerald Posner, He details both the Political and Law enforcement's responses to Islamic based terrorism and what mistakes were made all along the way. the book does not make wild charges but details the mistakes so that we can learn from them. This book documents all of Al Quada's attacks on the US and American citizens all over the world; Documents the History of this declared war on US; and How each attack was handled my the FBI, CIA, INS And by the administrations. He shows how weak responses to terrorism emboldened the terrorists and He also documents some of the missed opportunities to get Bin Laden and Stop his organization long before 9-11. There is also a great chapter on the capture and interrogation of Abu Zubaydah which is must reading. Yes, the Book is critical; but not in any political way, there is no ax to grind hear, against any one individual or administration, its sober and reflective and is a must read for anyone and everyone who wants to know how 9-11 happened.

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The Posners add to our understanding of 9/11, September 26, 2003
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Gerald Posner and his wife, Trisha, have wonderfully collaborated in revealing how our nation was surprised by the attacks of the Muslim extremists on 9/11. Which major political party deserves most of the blame? Sadly, both the Republicans and Democrats have much to answer for. Even Ronald Reagan deserves a lot of criticism for appointing the grossly inept William Webster as head of the CIA. Moreover, Reagan pulled our troops out of Beirut after a terrorist bombing murdered 241 American soldiers. This action greatly emboldened Osama bin Ladin to carry out his future deeds of massive destruction. And yes, the Posners do take to task the irresponsible and pacifist inclined Bill Clinton. The former president's political guru, Dick Morris, asserts "In Bill Clinton's epoch, terror was primarily a criminal justice problem which must not be allowed to get in the way of the `real' foreign policy issues." The first World Trade Center attack in 1993 shockingly barely got any attention from the Clinton White House. The Posners also mention the mind boggling damage caused by liberal Democrat congressman Barney Frank (and implicitly the American Civil Liberties Union) who "led a successful effort to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act so that membership in a terrorist group was no longer sufficient to deny a visa." I strongly contend that a whole chapter should have been devoted to this particular subject. The ACLU and its fellow travelers may have the best intentions---but the results of their efforts often leave a lot to be desired. After all, the United States Constitution is not a suicide pact!

The Posners legitimately blast the CIA and FBI for their childish bureaucratic confrontations. Those supposedly defending our lives and freedoms are often too distracted in fighting each other. Is Saudi Arabia truly a friend? Did our European allies always fully cooperate with us? The Posners do not avoid these disturbing questions. In regards to the Saudi royal family, a number of them might remind you of Thomas Wolfe's 1971 "Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers." One is cynically hard pressed to believe that such wealthy and extravagant folks really desire to live in a backward and impoverished cultural milieu. Do they merely desire to loosely associate with those more adventuresome and violent than themselves? The evidence provided by the Posners suggest that this may be so.

Gerald and Trisha Posner are once again to be congratulated for this fine work. You also may wish to read the highly recommended Daniel Pipes' "Militant Islam Reaches America" and Steven Emerson's "American Jihad: The Terrorists Living Among Us." The radical Muslim threat is not going away anytime in the near future. Thus, it behooves us to increase our knowledge concerning our unrelenting and vicious foes.

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A carefully balanced book - just what we need post 9/11, September 29, 2003
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This book does not blame any one political party - and its very political balance shows how carefully it has been constructed. Sad to say it - but this book is all too true. People forgot that religion has become a major player in why people do terrible things, and September 11, 2001 showed us that all too clearly. We can't afford to ignore such extremism in the future. We must also do something, as many specialists in DC and elsewhere are now realising, about the way in which Saudi Arabia fuels the kind of extremism that caused 9/11. Let's keep looking at the real reasons behind 9/11 - as these authors are trying to do - and learn the right lessons for the future. Christopher Catherwood, author of CHRISTIANS, MUSLIMS AND ISLAMIC RAGE (Zondervan, 2003)

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