Nine Lives: My Time As MI6's Top Spy Inside al-Qaeda
As one of al-Qaeda’s most respected bomb-makers, Aimen Dean rubbed shoulders with the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden.

As a double agent at the heart of al-Qaeda’s chemical weapons programme, he foiled attacks on civilians and saved countless lives, brushing with death so often that his handlers began to call him their spy with nine lives.

This is the story of how a young Muslim, determined to defend his faith, found himself fighting on the wrong side – and his fateful decision to work undercover for his sworn enemy. From the killing fields of Bosnia to the training camps of Afghanistan, from running money and equipment in Britain to dodging barrel bombs in Syria, we discover what life is like inside the global jihad, and what it will take to stop it once and for all.
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Nine Lives: My Time As MI6's Top Spy Inside al-Qaeda
As one of al-Qaeda’s most respected bomb-makers, Aimen Dean rubbed shoulders with the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden.

As a double agent at the heart of al-Qaeda’s chemical weapons programme, he foiled attacks on civilians and saved countless lives, brushing with death so often that his handlers began to call him their spy with nine lives.

This is the story of how a young Muslim, determined to defend his faith, found himself fighting on the wrong side – and his fateful decision to work undercover for his sworn enemy. From the killing fields of Bosnia to the training camps of Afghanistan, from running money and equipment in Britain to dodging barrel bombs in Syria, we discover what life is like inside the global jihad, and what it will take to stop it once and for all.
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Nine Lives: My Time As MI6's Top Spy Inside al-Qaeda

Nine Lives: My Time As MI6's Top Spy Inside al-Qaeda

Nine Lives: My Time As MI6's Top Spy Inside al-Qaeda

Nine Lives: My Time As MI6's Top Spy Inside al-Qaeda

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Overview

As one of al-Qaeda’s most respected bomb-makers, Aimen Dean rubbed shoulders with the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden.

As a double agent at the heart of al-Qaeda’s chemical weapons programme, he foiled attacks on civilians and saved countless lives, brushing with death so often that his handlers began to call him their spy with nine lives.

This is the story of how a young Muslim, determined to defend his faith, found himself fighting on the wrong side – and his fateful decision to work undercover for his sworn enemy. From the killing fields of Bosnia to the training camps of Afghanistan, from running money and equipment in Britain to dodging barrel bombs in Syria, we discover what life is like inside the global jihad, and what it will take to stop it once and for all.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781786075406
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication date: 07/09/2019
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 480
Sales rank: 869,234
Product dimensions: 5.10(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Aimen Dean now consults on security and counter-terrorism for governments and the private sector with a focus on counter-terrorist finance.

Paul Cruickshank is CNN’s Terrorism Analyst and Editor-in-Chief of CTC Sentinel, the flagship publication of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point.

Tim Lister is a British producer and reporter who has covered international news for the BBC and CNN for more than thirty years. They wrote the international bestseller Agent Storm with Morten Storm.

Read an Excerpt

'As I looked for fighters who might be wounded but still alive, I heard someone wailing for help in Arabic from inside one of the abandoned Serb bunkers. As I went to investigate, I felt something catch and wrap around my legs.

“Stop! Stop!” yelled the Arab fighters behind me.

My legs were entangled in wire. I had dragged up no fewer than four land mines the Serbs had planted as booby-traps. Things seemed to move in slow motion: I saw the Arab fighters throwing themselves to the ground, bracing for the explosion.

I stood motionless, expecting to be cut down by a sniper’s bullet at any second but knowing that one step in any direction would bring the certainty of death.'

What People are Saying About This

author of The Looming Tower Lawrence Wright

‘A compelling and invaluable account of life inside al-Qaeda through the eyes of a first-rate spy. This unique narrative throws open the shutters of the secret world of terror.’

Dr Magnus Ranstorp

"Nine Lives provides a stunning inside account of the making of a senior al-Qaeda operative, who trained with the organization’s master bomb-maker and WMD-specialist, who turned into an MI6 spy, foiling terrorist plots and uncovering al-Qaeda networks. The story of Aimen Dean is as close as you you’ll ever get to the real thing. The book provides unique intelligence insights into the inner workings of al-Qaeda before and after 9/11. It also reveals how MI6 used him as one of its most valuable intelligence weapons in the global war on terrorism."

Richard Walton

"One of the most extraordinary, captivating and insightful accounts of involvement in the violent global jihad. For many years, Aimen Dean risked his life time and time again, penetrated the leadership of al-Qaeda and saved many lives. Britain owes him a debt of gratitude. A seminal book."

former FBI Special Agent and author of Anatomy of Ali Soufan

‘This captivatingreal-lifespy-thriller is a must-readto understandtheenduring threat of global terror. It provides a fascinating account of one of the most lethal terrorist groups, from theuniqueperspective of a courageousdouble agent– an excellent read all round.’

bestselling author of The Looming Tower Lawrence Wright

“A compelling and invaluable account of life inside al-Qaeda through the eyes of a first-rate spy. This unique narrative throws open the shutters of the secret worlds of terror.”

author of “We Love Death As You Love Life&rd Raffaello Pantucci

"Aimen Dean has been on most of the major jihadist battlefields of the past three decades and met many of the most significant figures… Not only a gripping page-turner, but also an extraordinary contemporary history of the global terror threat."

Dr Vince Houghton

"A must-read for anyone interested in the inside story of the last two decades of the so-called War on Terror. This book defies easy classification. Is it an insightful book on intelligence tradecraft? Certainly so. Is it an important primer on the evolution of radical jihadism? Without question. Is it a key resource for our understanding of counter-terrorism policy and practice in the twenty-first century? Absolutely."

Professor Bruce Hoffman

"An incisive history of the war on terrorism and a riveting true-life thriller… An important book that sheds new light on al-Qaeda’s violent trajectory and its continued, stubborn resilience."

author of Al-Qaida in Afghanistan and Al-Qaida&rsq Anne Stenersen

‘This is the most fascinating book about al-Qaeda I’ve read in a long time. It is a realistic and down-to earth account of al-Qaeda’s chemical weapons programme, told by one of its insiders. It’s a must-read for everyonewho wants to understandal-Qaeda andthe evolution of internationalterrorism.’

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