Description
In this revelatory new account, national security expert Timothy Naftali relates the full story of America's decades-long attempt to fight terrorism. On September 11, 2001, a long history of failures and missteps came to a head, with tragic results. But, explains Naftali, it didn't have to be so. Blind Spot traces the long history of American efforts to thwart terrorism, from World War II to the Munich Games hostage-taking to the first attack on the World Trade Center in 1993. In riveting detail, based on original research and interviews with the key participants, Naftali describes why our early successes in counterterrorism did not translate into success against Osama bin Laden later in the 1990s, and why, until 9/11, the domestic threat of terrorism was the largest blind spot in United States national security.
Author: Tim Naftali
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 05/01/2006
Pages: 428
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.36w x 1.13d
ISBN13: 9780465092826
ISBN10: 0465092829
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | History & Theory | General
- Political Science | Security (National & International)
- Political Science | Terrorism
About the Author
Timothy Naftali is Associate Professor and Director of the Presidential Recordings Program and Kremlin Decision-Making Project at the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.