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The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al‐Qaeda

Ali H. Soufan

A former FBI special agent offers an insider's account of how the September 11th attacks could have been prevented, as well as his role in the war on terror, including his highly effective interrogation efforts.

War & MilitaryWar & Military · high confidenceWar & Military81 signalsLlm Classifier: War & Military -> War & MilitaryOpen Library: War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -> War & MilitaryKeyword Classifier: Race & Ethnicity -> Race & EthnicityBlack History & CulturePresidency & Executive PowerWar & Military Strategy

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Ridenhour Book Prize2012WinnerSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The September 11th attacks could have been prevented, and the narrator’s interrogation efforts were highly effective as part of the war on terror.

    Model confidence 66%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 44%.