{"product_id":"the-al-qaeda-factor-9780812244021","title":"The Al Qaeda Factor","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mitch Silber reveals how a police officer analyzes a terrorist threat. The empirical and pragmatic approach in the \u003ci\u003eAl Qaeda Factor\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Terror Networks\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLeaderless Jihad\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Al Qaeda Factor\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Longest War: The Enduring Conflict Between America and Al Qaeda\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Al Qaeda \"Command and Control\" Plots\u003cbr\u003e 1 9\/11 (New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, 2001)\u003cbr\u003e 2 Shoe Bombers' Plot (Paris-Miami, 2001)\u003cbr\u003e 3 Operation Overt (United Kingdom-United States, 2006)\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Al Qaeda \"Suggested\/Endorsed\" Plots\u003cbr\u003e 4 Millennium Plot (Los Angeles, 1999)\u003cbr\u003e 5 Operation Rhyme (London, 2004)\u003cbr\u003e 6 Operation Crevice (United Kingdom, 2004)\u003cbr\u003e 7 Operation Theseus (London, July 7, 2005)\u003cbr\u003e 8 Operation Vivace (London, July 21, 2005)\u003cbr\u003e 9 Operation Dagger (Copenhagen, 2007)\u003cbr\u003e 10 Operation Highrise (New York, 2009)\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Al Qaeda \"Inspired\" Plots\u003cbr\u003e 11 Tradebom Plot (World Trade Center, New York, 1993)\u003cbr\u003e 12 Madrid Train System (March 11, 2004)\u003cbr\u003e 13 Hofstad Group Plots (Netherlands, 2004-5)\u003cbr\u003e 14 Operation Pendennis (Australia, 2005)\u003cbr\u003e 15 Operation Osage (Canada, 2006)\u003cbr\u003e 16 The Al Qaeda Non-Plot: The Lackawanna Cluster (2002)\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Afterword, by Raymond W. Kelly\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405718626647,"sku":"9780812244021","price":40.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812244021.jpg?v=1730493384","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-al-qaeda-factor-9780812244021","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}