Five years after 9/11, Al Qaeda was frustrated. The group had failed to fundamentally undermine America and its allies--the time was ripe for another spectacular mega-plot. Fresh from masterminding the London Underground carnage, one veteran operative set in motion a new operation to destroy passenger aircraft over the Atlantic Ocean—and kill thousands of people in the process. Why don’t you know about this?
Join us to find out about the foiled plot from Aki J. Peritz. His book Disruption Inside the Largest Counterterrorism Investigation in History tells the story of that conspiracy and the heroic efforts by the intelligence services of the United States, Great Britain, and Pakistan to uncover and crush it. From the streets of London to the training camps of Pakistan to the corridors of power in Washington DC, the story unfolds with murders, double-crosses, jailbreaks, and explosions. Dr. Alexis Albion Spy Museum Curator of Special Projects, will discuss the race to stop a terrorist conspiracy with Peritz, a former counterterrorism analyst. He is also the coauthor of Find, Fix, Finish: Inside the Counterterrorism Campaigns that Killed Bin Laden and Devastated Al Qaeda and is a frequent commentator on national security issues for CNN, Fox, MSNBC, and NPR.
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