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C o n t e n t s Introduction 1 Part I. Al Qaeda “Command and Control” Plots 1 9/11 (New York, Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, 2001) 11 2 Shoe Bombers’ Plot (Paris–Miami, 2001) 24 3 Operation Overt (United Kingdom–United States, 2006) 36 Part II. Al Qaeda “Suggested/Endorsed” Plots 4 Millennium Plot (Los Angeles, 1999) 57 5 Operation Rhyme (London, 2004) 68 6 Operation Crevice (United Kingdom, 2004) 83 7 Operation Theseus (London, July 7, 2005) 107 8 Operation Vivace (London, July 21, 2005) 128 9 Operation Dagger (Copenhagen, 2007) 144 10 Operation Highrise (New York, 2009) 153 vi Contents Part III. Al Qaeda “Inspired” Plots 11 Tradebom Plot (World Trade Center, New York, 1993) 169 12 Madrid Train System (March 11, 2004) 184 13 Hofstad Group Plots (Netherlands, 2004–5) 206 14 Operation Pendennis (Australia, 2005) 224 15 Operation Osage (Canada, 2006) 245 16 The Al Qaeda Non-Plot: The Lackawanna Cluster (2002) 260 Conclusion 273 Afterword, by Raymond W. Kelly 299 Notes 301 Index 345 Acknowledgments 359 ...

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