Description
Book SynopsisFormer CIA Deputy Director of Counterterrorism and FBI Senior Intelligence Adviser Philip Mudd recounts his involvement in the fight against Al Qaeda, revealing how intelligence analysts understand and evaluate potential terror threats and communicate with political leaders.
Trade Review"A riveting, behind-the-scenes account of the world of counterterrorism. Mudd has been at the heart of the chase for the world's most dangerous people and makes us feel we are there with him." * Tina Brown, editor-in-chief of
The Daily Beast/
Newsweek *
"
Takedown is a must read for anyone who needs to understand terrorism, intelligence or the inner workings of the government's national security apparatus" * John Miller, Senior Correspondent at
CBS News *
"Philip Mudd is an intelligence officer whose analysis is rarely wrong, and a public servant whose moral compass is always right. Mudd has the unique ability to not only find meaning out of chaos, but also the ability to clearly pass on that information to the policy makers who need it." * George J. Tenet, Former Director of Central Intelligence *
"This gripping narrative effectively conveys the breadth of the challenges confronted by counterterrorism analysis. Philip Mudd's perspective-that of someone who sought to understand the unintelligible-is a valuable addition to extant histories of 9/11 and what followed." * Richard H. Immerman, Temple University *
Table of ContentsPreface
Chapter 1: The 9/11 Aftermath
Chapter 2: A Return to Langley
Chapter 3: The Spreading Threat: Moving Beyond the Core of Al Qaeda
Chapter 4: The Second War: The Intelligence Problem of Iraq
Chapter 5: A New View at CIA: Deputy Director of the Counterterrorist Center
Chapter 6: The Years of Threat
Chapter 7: Watching Threats at Home: The FBI Calls
Chapter 8: One More Transfer: Intelligence at the Department of Homeland Security
Index
