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Book SynopsisNew York Police Department terrorism expert Mitchell D. Silber examines sixteen Al Qaeda associated plots and attacks against the West, from the 1993 World Trade Center bombing through to today, applying a series of questions to determine the involvement of Al Qaeda's core in each.
Trade Review"Mitch Silber reveals how a police officer analyzes a terrorist threat. The empirical and pragmatic approach in the
Al Qaeda Factor provides a guide to how detectives on the street prioritize their resources in order to protect the city. A must read for anyone interested in terrorism." * Marc Sageman, author of
Understanding Terror Networks and
Leaderless Jihad *
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The Al Qaeda Factor is a lucid and deeply researched account of the group's plots in the West and the degree to which they were directed or inspired by the core of Al Qaeda. Silber brings real analytical rigor to a field that needs his cogent voice." * Peter Bergen, author of
The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict Between America and Al Qaeda *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Part I. Al Qaeda "Command and Control" Plots
1 9/11 (New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, 2001)
2 Shoe Bombers' Plot (Paris-Miami, 2001)
3 Operation Overt (United Kingdom-United States, 2006)
Part II. Al Qaeda "Suggested/Endorsed" Plots
4 Millennium Plot (Los Angeles, 1999)
5 Operation Rhyme (London, 2004)
6 Operation Crevice (United Kingdom, 2004)
7 Operation Theseus (London, July 7, 2005)
8 Operation Vivace (London, July 21, 2005)
9 Operation Dagger (Copenhagen, 2007)
10 Operation Highrise (New York, 2009)
Part III. Al Qaeda "Inspired" Plots
11 Tradebom Plot (World Trade Center, New York, 1993)
12 Madrid Train System (March 11, 2004)
13 Hofstad Group Plots (Netherlands, 2004-5)
14 Operation Pendennis (Australia, 2005)
15 Operation Osage (Canada, 2006)
16 The Al Qaeda Non-Plot: The Lackawanna Cluster (2002)
Conclusion
Afterword, by Raymond W. Kelly
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
