Takedown: Inside the Hunt for Al Qaeda

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Copyright © 2013 university of pennsylvania press all rights reserved. except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. published by university of pennsylvania press philadelphia, pennsylvania 19104-4112 www.upenn.edu/pennpress printed in the united states of america on acid-free paper 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 library of Congress Cataloging-in-publication data Mudd, philip. takedown : inside the hunt for al Qaeda / philip Mudd. — 1st ed. p. cm. includes bibliographical references and index. isBn 978-0-8122-4496-0 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. united states. Central intelligence agency—officials and employees—Biography. 2. united states, federal Bureau of investigation—officials and employees—Biography. 3. Qaida (organization) 4. intelligence officers—united states—Biography. 5. War on terrorism, 2001–2009. 6. terrorism—united states—prevention. 7. terrorism— Government policy—united states. i. title. [dnlM: 1. Mudd, philip. ] JK468.i6M83 2013 363.325’163092—dc23 [B] 2012038313 this book is for my father. i suppose it is the way of most sons never to tell their fathers that they love them. But perhaps they can write it. thank you, papa, for everything you gave us, and everything you taught us. Break out a deck of cards. This page intentionally left blank ...