Mastermind, Richard Miniter
Mastermind, Richard Miniter
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Mastermind
The Many Faces of the 9/11 Architect, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed

Author: Richard Miniter

Narrator: Richard Miniter

Unabridged: 7 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/04/2011

Synopsis

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the architect of the 9/11 attacks, has carried out many of the biggest terrorist plots of the past twenty years, including the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the Millennium Plots, and the beheading of Daniel Pearl. As the world awaits his trial, bestselling author and investigative journalist Richard Miniter brings to life his shocking true story.

Based on more than one hundred interviews with government officials, generals, diplomats, and spies—from the United States, Europe, the Arab world, and Afghanistan—and on-the-ground reporting from Morocco, Egypt, Israel, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Guantánamo Bay, Miniter reveals never-before-reported Al Qaeda plots and surprising new details about the 9/11 attacks. He also shows how Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was radicalized in America and takes us inside terrorist safe houses, CIA war rooms, and the cages of Guantánamo Bay.

While thoroughly reported and strongly sourced, this is a pounding narrative that reads like a thriller.

About Richard Miniter

Richard Miniter is a Washington, D.C., writer whose work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, The Washington Post, the New Republic, National Review, Reader's Digest, the Atlantic Monthly, and other publications. He is the author of The Myth of Market Share and several books on the war on terrorism, including Shadow War and Disinformation. Richard is also the national security columnist for Forbes.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Doug on December 21, 2012

Not quite as good as I thought it may be, there actually wasn't too much in the way of interrogation conversations...I hoped to learn more about that. But it was interesting hearing about KSM's exploits and education in the US and about his upbringing. I felt that I learned a good deal about him I j......more

Goodreads review by Matt on January 09, 2013

This book was very interesting. It gave me a lot of facts about the terrorists and the planning of September 11, 2001. It went into great detail about how the terrorists went about the attacks. It was very interesting and easy to read. I would recommend it to anyone with an interest in September 11,......more

Goodreads review by Anang on March 31, 2014

You won't find any "rosebud" explanations nor romantic exploration of a mass murderer's psyche. Miniter minces no words when he defines KSM as an intelligent manipulator who wants nothing more than to be a rockstar terrorist. Everything else is an act.......more

Goodreads review by Doyle on August 02, 2013

This is a very well written story of KSM, based off of the available facts and research from open sources(including interviews). Reads like a journalistic novel but does have some author opinions. The opinions are not to be discounted by any way shape or form.......more

Goodreads review by Christopher on February 24, 2013

Some many books that have been written about the 9/11 attacks and it's perpetrators are impressive for their level of research and attention to detail. KSM is one of the most fascinating figures of the 9/11 story but this book seems to add little to the profile. The information presented in this boo......more

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