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Author:   Mitchell D. Silber
Publisher:   University of Pennsylvania Press
Imprint:   University of Pennsylvania Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.649kg
ISBN:  

9780812244021

ISBN 10:   0812244028
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   10 January 2012
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction 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"

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<p> 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 the protect the city. A must read for anyone interested in terrorism. --Marc Sageman, author of Understanding Terror Networks and Leaderless Jihad

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 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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Mitchell D. Silber is Director of Intelligence Analysis for the New York Police Department.

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