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    The Age of Sacred Terror: Radical Islam's War Against America
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    The Age of Sacred Terror: Radical Islam's War Against America
    Audiobook (abridged)6 hours

    The Age of Sacred Terror: Radical Islam's War Against America

    Written by Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simons

    Narrated by Philip Bosco

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    About this audiobook

    Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon began working on this book shortly after leaving the National Security Council, where, as director and senior director for counterterrorism, they watched the rise of al-Qaeda and helped coordinate America's fight against Usama bin Laden and his organization. They warned in articles and interviews about the appearance of a new breed of terrorists who were determined to kill on the grand scale. More than a year before September 11, 2001, they began writing The Age of Sacred Terror to sound the alarm for a nation that had not recognized the gravest threat of our time.

    One of their book's original goals has remained: to provide the insights to understand an enemy unlike any seen in living memory-one with an extraordinary ability to detect weakness and exploit it, one with a determination to inflict catastrophic damage, one that will not be deterred. But after September 11, a second, equally crucial goal was added: to understand how America let its defenses down, how warnings went unheeded, and how key parts of the government failed at vital tasks. The Age of Sacred Terror also describes the road ahead, where the terrorists will look to draw strength, and what the United States must do, at home and abroad, to stop them. For a year after the attacks that redefined terrorism and devastated the public's sense of security, America has been searching for answers about those responsible for one of the darkest days in our history and explanations for the glaring gaps in our defenses. The Age of Sacred Terror provides both, with unique authority. It is the book that Americans must read to understand the foremost challenge we face.


    From the Hardcover edition.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateOct 1, 2002
    ISBN9780553756937
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    The Age of Sacred Terror: Radical Islam's War Against America
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    Daniel Benjamin

    Daniel Benjamin is a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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    • 4/5
      This is an excellent recounting of the birth of Al Qaeda and Al Quaeda's message and how it relates to Muslims. In this case, the history is much more strange than any fictional account could be. It is well researched and documented. It really helps to read this book to understand what is going on with Al Quaeda. I reccommend this book to everyone.
    • 4/5
      I actually had to read this book for one of my undergraduate classes on terrorism and I must say, I really liked this book. It is important to read since this is the age we are all living in. It did get a little dry from time to time but still a great read.