Ghost Wars
Dec 3rd, 2006 by Dave
If you’re like me and still have questions about the spectacular failure of our nations intelligence services to anticipate 9/11, this book goes a long ways towards answering those questions.
There were professionals who understood the Bin Laden problem way before anyone else did. Why were they marginalized, reassigned or ignored for so long? The CIA was formed to prevent another Pearl Harbor but failed at anticipating the events of 9/11 that are deeply rooted in the violent history of Afghanistan.
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001