Losing Bin Laden: How Bill Clinton's Failures Unleashed Global Terror

Losing Bin Laden: How Bill Clinton's Failures Unleashed Global Terror

by Richard Miniter

Narrated by Alan Sklar

Unabridged — 9 hours, 58 minutes

Losing Bin Laden: How Bill Clinton's Failures Unleashed Global Terror

Losing Bin Laden: How Bill Clinton's Failures Unleashed Global Terror

by Richard Miniter

Narrated by Alan Sklar

Unabridged — 9 hours, 58 minutes

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Overview

"If Clinton had fought back, the attacks on September 11, 2001, might never have happened."

Years before the public knew about bin Laden, Bill Clinton did. Bin Laden first attacked Americans during Clinton's presidential transition in December 1992. He struck again at the World Trade Center in February 1993. Over the next eight years the arch-terrorist's attacks would escalate, killing hundreds and wounding thousands - while Clinton did his best to stymie the FBI and CIA, and refused to wage a real war on terror. Why?

The answer is here in investigative reporter Richard Miniter's stunning exposé that includes exclusive interviews with both of Clinton's National Security Advisors, Clinton's counter-terrorism czar, his first Director of Central Intelligence, his Secretary of State, top CIA and FBI agents, lawmakers from both parties and foreign intelligence officials from France, the Middle East and Egypt, as well as on-the-scene coverage.

Losing bin Laden takes you inside the Oval Office, the White House Situation Room and some of the deadliest terrorist cells that America has ever faced. It is a riveting account of a terror war that bin Laden openly declared, but that Clinton left largely unfought.

Editorial Reviews

Washington Post

... based on direct, on-the-record quotes from participants.... Miniter has written a bitter indictment of the American president. —Robert D. Novak

Washington Times

...remarkably well-researched.... "Losing bin Laden" is a valuable history that should serve as a training manual in how not to run a foreign policy. — Caspar Weinberger

The Wall Street Journal

...Miniter's investigative reporting on the eve of the second anniversary of the terror at the World Trade Center makes for provocative reading. — James Taranto

Forbes Magazine

Chronicles in grim, eye-popping detail how the Clinton Administration mortally bungled our pre-9/11 efforts against global terrorism. The author tapped an extraordinary array of sources to piece this sorry tale together. This book delivers a devastating blow to the former President's reputation. When Clinton took office, Osama bin Laden was a two-bit player in global terrorism. By the time George W. Bush took office, bin Laden was a master of that hideous universe, with cells in 55 countries and a record of numerous successful attacks against U.S. targets. Read this book and you won't wonder why bin Laden thought the U.S. was a paper tiger that, despite its strength, lacked the will to effectively fight Islamic fanaticism. (15 Sep 2003)
—Steve Forbes

Product Details

BN ID: 2940170898015
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Publication date: 04/01/2004
Edition description: Unabridged
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