Kessler, Ronald, 1943-

The terrorist watch : inside the desperate race to stop the next attack / Ronald Kessler. - 1st ed. - New York : Crown Forum, c2007. - viii, 260 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes index.

"We're at war" -- Double whammy -- "The wall" -- Cross-examining agents -- Risk aversion -- Pocket litter -- Second wave -- KSM -- Stirring up librarians -- "Spying on Americans" -- Eavesdropping on bin Laden -- The terrorist mind-set -- An American MI5 -- Dumb cops -- "You okay, Dad?" -- Leaks -- An assassination attempt -- Saddam's friend -- Threat matrix -- Neutralizing bin Laden -- Preempt, disrupt, defeat -- Dr. Strangelove -- On the hunt -- Countering spin -- 10,000 threats -- Pulling off a nuclear attack -- The CEO of the war on terror.

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Terrorism--Prevention.
Terrorism--Government policy--United States.
Intelligence service--United States.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

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