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THE SILENT HUNT

A NOVEL BY MARK JAMESON

Mark Jameson hopes you enjoy this chapter ofThe Silent Hunt,a thriller based on his real experiencesin the CIA after 9/11.

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Copyright Mark Jamesonl 2011

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and characters, with the exception of some well-known historical

and public figures, are products of the authors imagination and

are not to be construed as real. Where real-life historical or public

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PROLOGUE

Through the Eyes of the EnemyPortland, Maine (September 10th 2001)

Wal-Mart, McDonalds, Holiday Inn. As

he turned onto Gorham Road from I-295, he

stared at the corridor of gaudy neon signs

with awe and contempt. This is the real

America. Not the steel towers of Manhattan,

or the Roman architecture of Washington. And

I should know. Ive been in this country for

the better part of two years, all over this

country, and this is what I have seen

everywhere.

Wendys, Home Depot, Starbucks. These

were the things that America contributed to

the worlds society. Lots of money and power

and instant access to material possessions.But this was a Godless way, and a soulless

place. He looked forward to leaving it.

Then he thought about his journey planned for

the next day. He should be scared, but he

really wasnt. Maybe it was ego, knowing

that he would take an important place in

history. But that wasnt it, although he did

enjoy the fact that he was the missions

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commander, and in the last several months had

become responsible for so much more than

that. Tonights meeting was proof of that.But no, it was the vision of the journey

itself that held the fear at bay. He

pictured himself soaring straight into the

gates of Heaven.

Muhammad, iwa! screamed the man in

the passenger seat as he instinctively threw

his arm across Muhammads chest. Muhammad

instantly saw that he was about to run a red

light and slammed on the brakes. A brief

instant of anger flashed through Muhammads

mind at Abdul, but then just as quicklyshifted back to him.

Thank you Abdul. Im sorry, he said

in English, then switched to Arabic, my

thoughts were not where they should be.

Of course, Muhammad. There is much to

think about right now, Abdul returned inArabic.

That was stupid, Muhammad silently

cursed at himself. Abdul didnt know it, but

not that long ago Muhammad had been stopped

for speeding in Florida. He had put

everything at risk, for nothing. And even

more so now, coming all the way here to

Maine, putting everything in jeopardy on the

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eve of the attack. But tonight will be worth

it. Focus.

He put his mind back on the route. Heand Abdul had been at it for over three

hours. Theyd been shopping at Wal-Mart and

a few other places, had dinner at Pizza Hut,

and made a couple of ATM stops, all with

absolutely no signs of surveillance.

Muhammad made one last circle of Maine Mall,

then merged back onto I-295 and headed east

to their destination. A few miles later he

pulled into a gas station and filled up his

rented Nissan, while really using the vantage

point to scan the parking lot of the BestWestern across the street. Everything looked

calm and normal. It was, after all, a Monday

night. Muhammad looked at Abdul and nodded.

Abdul pulled a cell phone out of his coat

pocket and dialed the number that Muhammad

had charged him to memorize a few weeksearlier.

This is John, is Peter home? Abdul

turned off the phone and nodded at Muhammad.

He had received the right response. Muhammad

finished refueling the car, one less thing to

worry about a few hours from now, and drove

across the street to the Best Western parking

lot.

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Room 217, said Abdul as they arrived.

Muhammad pulled into a spot next to some

bushes that was slightly obscured from thelobby and the road.

I am going to have you go first,

Muhammad said to Abdul in Arabic. When you

are done, I want you to come back to the car

and get as much sleep as you can. I will

need you to be alert in the morning and make

sure I make no mistakes. I do not think I

will sleep tonight. Muhammad had drilled

Abdul on tomorrows timeline during the drive

from Boston. I picked you for this task,

and the work in Boston, because you are thesmartest man on my team.

T h a n k y o u M u h a m m a d . I a m

honored . . . and I will not let you down. I

am ready for tonight, and tomorrow.

Muhammad took a moment to focus on the

immediate task. He quickly reviewed whowould be in the room and whether they would

oppose him. They did not all see eye to eye.

Muhammad took a deep breath and thought to

himself with assurance, I carry the word of

Muhktar, which as good as word from the

Shaykh himself. I cannot fail tonight. It

is as important as what I do tomorrow.

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Muhammad exited the car and pulled a large

duffel bag from the trunk.

Muhammad and Abdul headed upstairscasually and Abdul knocked on the door for

room 217. A man with long hair in his early

30s, likely a Saudi judged Muhammad, opened

the door and shut it behind them. Muhammad

passed him and guessed that he was Abasi from

Denver. Muhammad approached the far side of

the room and quickly scanned its occupants.

Sitting on the small couch was an older,

diminutive Pakistani. He must be the Imam

from Toronto. Across from the Pakistani,

sitting in a swivel chair at a small desk wasanother Arabic looking man with short hair

and a small beard. If the man at the door

was Abasi, then this man must be Dumari, the

Bahraini. All three were dressed in un-

alerting Western clothes.

Muhammad turned back to the Pakistaniand bowed his head in deference, Imam.

Inshallah, Muhammad, the Imam said as

he rose of the couch.

Muhammad unslung the duffel bag and

placed it on the bed. He looked at the other

two men and asked in English, We are all

here?

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The man at the desk did not rise. Who

is this? He said with suspicion and a rough

Arabic accent as he pointed behind Muhammadat Abdul.

He is one of my soldiers and he will

fly with me, Muhammad said, and paused

intentionally for effect. Tomorrow.

The Saudi behind Muhammad and Abdul

spoke for the first time. His English was

clear and he sounded educated. So this is

why we meet. He walked in front of

Muhammad, put a hand on each shoulder and

kissed Muhammad on each cheek. Then he broke

into a wide smile. You are Gods warrior,Muhammad. Allah Uh Akbhar! I am Abasi. You

met my man from San Diego.

Muhammad returned the smile. Yes, in

Las Vegas. He was smart, and very helpful.

Salem alekum. Muhammad turned to the other

Arab, still sitting. You are Dumari Al-Bahraini. I am told you have done much good

work here, Muhammad offered as a peaceful

gesture.

Dumari stared a hard stare at Muhammad

and said, This is not the plan. I was with

Atef in the camps, only a few weeks ago. He

told me that August was the original plan,

but that there were problems and that you

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would need more time. I was counting on

this. He looked betrayed.

Brother, please. We all work for thesame goal. You will have your chance to

fight. But Muhktar says our time is now, and

he speaks with the Shaykhs blessing. Atef

is very important of course. But he runs the

war. There. Muhktar knows America and he

plans the war here.

And you speak for Khalid Shaykh

Muhammad? Dumari asked with doubt. How can

this be?

Yes. My closest brother, Ramzi, sits

with Muhktar, said Muhammad with pride.Ramzi was to pilot, with me. But he could

not get a visa to here. I meet him in

Europe, and we speak often. Muhammad

paused.

Dumari looked at the others. Both the

Imam and Abasi nodded their agreement withMuhammad.

Muhammad continued to Dumari. I know

you were just there my brother, but many

things have been happening. I have four

groups ready to go now. Muhktar wants me to

proceed. The Shaykh agrees. We go tomorrow.

On this, there will be no more talk.

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But what about all of our work,

Dumari pleaded. We are ready.

The Imam, with a rough Pakistani clip,counseled Dumari harshly. No, we do need

more time. And so do you. You just said you

were counting on it. If he is ready, we must

stand aside. He turned to Muhammad with

excitement. Tomorrow, where do you strike?

Please, slow down, Muhammad said

motioning the men to sit. Muhammad sat on

the bed. Abdul followed suit and sat next to

him. Abasi sat on the desk and the Imam on

the couch. Dumari looked around at all of

them. A look passed on his face, firstfrustration, then resignation. He sat in the

chair and stared at Muhammad.

Mutsakkir. He thanked them, then

looked at the Imam. First, I am sorry Imam,

but I cannot say where we go tomorrow. I can

tell you though, that I am not taking awayfrom your work, and your people will not be

in danger. He turned back to Dumari and

Abasi. Muhktar knows you have all done good

work. It will not go to waste. We all must

coordinate our work and make a plan for the

future. It is Muhktar and the Shaykhs wish

that just as the Americans think they are

recovering from what we do tomorrow, he

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touched Abdul on the shoulder and looked at

the others, that you will hit them again.

Very hard.How long must we wait, Dumari asked,

clearly still frustrated.

A year, maybe more, Muhammad replied.

Muhktar says we can decide together, and

then report back to him.

How will we do this? the Imam asked.

I have men that can go back, he offered.

Muhammad had prepared for this moment.

I think Dumari should go back. We have all

worked hard, but the Shaykh recognizes that

Dumari has been a faithful soldier sinceBosnia. Longer than me. And he has just

been to the camps. He will have the easiest

time going back. Muhammad saw that some of

the rigidness left Dumaris face and he

straightened up a little. Muhammad had just

nominated Dumari to be the de facto leader ofthe next attack. Potentially a bigger one.

Muhammad saw instantly that it had worked.

Abasi spoke. I agree. Because of my

family, I cannot go to the camps. There is

also the risk that I will not be able to

reenter the U.S. if I leave. Imam, you could

go, but after tomorrow, you may have a hard

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time coming back to the U.S. from Canada to

pass orders.

Dumari rose. Yes. I wish to finishthe work that Muhammad will start tomorrow.

Imam?

The Imam simply nodded his approval.

Good, said Muhammad, greatly

relieved. Let us get to work. Muhammad

stood, turned to the duffel bag, and

methodically emptied its contents on the bed.

I have maps, files, target information. I

brought you all paper to take notes. Make

sure you do not write in English. I brought

some money, what we have left.I want Abdul to speak with us first, so

he can rest for tomorrow. We are here, in

this place, because of him.

Muhammad sat on the bed and nodded to

Abdul, who pulled an 11x14 envelope out of

Muhammads duffel bag. I have been inBoston with some brothers. One of them works

at this place, Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant,

he pointed to a photograph. This brother has

collected much information on this place,

including how the air space is protected.

There are ways to defeat it, which I will

show you. There is also another plant, near

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Toronto, that was built by the same company

and is very similar.

* * *

Forty minutes later Abdul left the room

and the others refocused on Muhammad. Let

us look at the map. He spread a road map of

the 48 states and southern Canada across the

bed. The others stood and gathered around

the bed. Muhktar has told my brother Ramzi

of the work each of you, and your people, has

done. Ramzi told this to me. I have also

met with brother Issa Al-Hindi. He has donemuch target work. Muhammad looked at

Dumari. You have met with brother

Shukrijumah, yes?

Dumari nodded. He has also done much

target work.

Yes, we will discuss this too. First,there is something you must know. One of my

pilots is missing. He was in Minneapolis for

training and we have not heard from him for

almost a month. I do not think he was ready

anyway, but this is still serious. I am

worried that another of my pilots is not

ready to be a martyr, but his pilot skills

are good, so I must use the tools that Allah

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provides. Muhktar is concerned that if we do

not strike now, we may miss our chance. My

missing pilot does not know details and doesnot know that tomorrow is our attack. He

put a hand on Dumaris shoulder. This, my

brother, is why we cannot wait. Muhktar

wanted to hit America much harder. Ten

planes, both coasts. The biggest cities.

Muhammad moved his hand from Dumaris

shoulder to a stack of files on the bed.

Hindi and Shukrijumah have good information

on targets for planes, beyond what we will

use tomorrow, in New York, Chicago, Seattle,

Los Angeles. My men and Abasis haveinformation on Navy targets in San Diego.

Abasis men have gathered information on the

power grid in the Western U.S. and the Imams

men on the power grid in the Eastern U.S.

Now we have the nuclear plants in Boston and

Toronto. And, perhaps, the Imam has aspecial group in Detroit that may finally give

us the bomb. Muhammad gestured to the Imam,

giving him the floor.

Yes, responded the Imam, but as you

say, things are not ready. They have a safe

place to work. They can make a radiation

bomb. But they need detailed plans for a

real nuclear bomb. They need at least a year

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to collect all the materials without raising

suspicion. Perhaps longer. They are not

sure how long it will take them to build areal bomb, and of course that matters not, as

they are waiting for the uranium, and the

design. We await word from Muhktar.

I bring word. A shipment is on the

way. It will arrive in Quebec on a container

ship in 10 weeks. Muhammad handed the Imam

a folder. It is a small amount, but enough

to start. Muhktar is still working on

obtaining more detailed bomb plans. Im

afraid I have no news for this.

This is still wonderful news. We havelooked at ways to get this material to

Detroit. We will be ready.

Muhammad looked at his watch. Time is

short. We must review targets, balance them

against our assets, and make a plan for

Muhktar. Muhammad pointed at the map.Imam, we will need to understand how far

along your pilots and men are in Toronto and

Atlanta. And the Americans in Portland and

Detroit. How much more training do they

require? He completed the rhetorical

thought and turned to Dumari. The same for

your pilots and men in Phoenix, Indiana, and

Buffalo. He turned again to Abasi. Your

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men in Denver and San Diego will continue

their support roles as long as they can. He

turned back to Dumari. Your support men inIndiana will report back to Abasi after you

attack.

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Key Terms and Acronyms

AK TheAK-47is a7.62mmassaultrifle first developed in theSoviet Union byMikhailKalashnikov. It is also known as aKalashnikov, an"AK.

Allah Uh Akbhar Arabic for "God is Great", it is a

commonIslamicArabic expression, used as both aninformal expression of faith and as a formal

declaration.

AN/PAQ-1 Infrared laser designator used by

forward observers to obtain target range and designate

targets. Lightweight, handheld, and battery operated.

AN/PRC117F Man-portable, tacticalcombat-netradiofor the transmission of voice and data traffic upto theTop SecretlevelAN/PVS-7 Standard U.S. Army night vision

goggles in the 1980s-90s

Arty Artillery

ASAC Assistant Special Agent in Charge

AWACS Airborne Warning and Control

System

BTF Balkan Task Force

B-52 Long range strategic bomber in

service with U.S. Air Force since 1955

COS CIA Chief of Station

CIA Central Intelligence AgencyC/O CIA Case Officer or Operations

Officer

COLT Combat Observation and Lasing

Team

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COPS Chief of Operations. Key position

within the CIAs headquarters divisions.

CT Counterterrorism

CTC CIAs Counterterrorism Center

CTC/UBL CTC team dedicated to analysis

of / operations against Usama Bin Ladin

CTC/USA CTC team dedicated to analysis

of / operations against Al-Qaida inside the U.S.

C-17 (Globemaster) Largemilitarytransport aircraft in service with the U.S. Airforcefromthe early 1990s

CH-47 (Chinook) A twin-engine,tandemrotorheavy-lifthelicopter in service with the U.S.Army since the 1960s. AKA Shithook.

DAGR GPS Defense Advanced GPS (Globaly

Positioning System) Receiver(colloquially,"dagger") isa handheldGPSreceiver used by U.S. forces.DCI Director of Central Intelligence.

CIA Director and unofficial chief of U.S. intelligence

community until creation of Director or National

Intelligence post after 9/11.

DEA U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency

DI CIAs Directorate of Intelligence

DOCIAs Directorate of OperationsDi di U.S. Army Vietnam era slang

meaning Lets get the hell outta here.

Dragunov 7.62mm sniper rifle developed in

the Soviet Union

The Farm The CIAs primary training

facility, located in southern Virginia

FBI U.S. Federal Bureau ofInvestigation

FISA Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978

p r e s c r i b e s p r o c e d u r e s f o r t h e p h y s i c a l a n d

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electronicsurveillance and collection of "foreign intelligence

information" between "foreign powers" and "agents of

foreign powers" (which may include American citizens and

permanent residents suspected of being engaged in espionage

and violating U.S. law on territory under United States

control).

Force Recon U.S. Marine Corps'sspecialoperations forcesthat conduct deep reconnaissanceand intelligence operations

FRAGO U.S. Army slang for

Fragmentation Order. Shortened version of Armysstandard Operations Order, typically abbreviated by

changing / dangerous situations.

F/A-18 (Hornet) Supersonic, carrier-

capable,multirole fighterjet, designedtodogfightandattack ground targets. In service withU.S. Navy since the late 1980s.

GITMO Slang for Guantanamo Bay,location of U.S. Marine Corps base and Al-Qaida

detention facility on the island of Cuba.

Glynco U.S. Law Enforcement Academy

(Glynco, Georgia)

GPS Global Positioning System

G-3 German 7.62mm assault rifle

developed in the 1950sHallway File CIA slang for rumors / mistakes

that are unshakable and follow an Agency employee

throughout their career

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Han P U.S. Army slang for Han Pijesak,

Bosnian mountain town that was headquarters of

General Ratko Mladic (the Butcher of Srebrenica)

HUMINT Human Intelligence

ICE/INS Immigration and Customs

Enforcement. Post 9/11 merger of the Immigration

and Naturalization Service (INS) and the Customs

Service.

IMU Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan

IRA Irish Republican Army

IRS U.S. Internal Revenue Service

ISI Pakistans Directorate for

Interservices Intelligence (primary intelligence agency)

JT Jamaat al Tabligh. Non-violent

Muslim missionary group, often used by Al-Qaida for

travel cover.

JTTF Joint Terrorism Task Force

Kalashnikov See AK

Karzai Hamid Karzai, became President

of Afghanistan in 2002 with U.S. backing

KLA Kosovo Liberation Army. Also

known by Albanian acronym UCK.

Klick U.S. Army slang for kilometer

KRLKhan Research LaboratoriesKSM Khalid Shaykh Muhammad, a.k.a

Muhktar

LT U.S. Army slang for Lieutenant

LTD Laser Target Designation

operations, see AN/PAQ-1

LZ Landing Zone

METT-T U.S. Army planning acronym:Mission, Equipment, Troops, Terrain, Time

MI-5 U.K.s counter-intelligence and

security agency (internal service)

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MI-6 U.K.s Secret Intelligence Service

(external service)

Mogadishu Site of 1993 Blackhawk Down

incident during which a U.S Army Special Forces/

Rangers operation went awry, resulting in hours of

bloody street battles

MP Military Police

Muhj Muhjahidin. Interchangeable for

Muslim holy warriors, Afghan freedom fighters. CIA

slang for Islamic terrorists/insurgents.

M-1 Abrams main battle tank, in

service with the U.S. Army since early 1980s

M-4 Shorter, lighter version of U.S.

Armys primary assault rifle, M-16A2. M-4 was widely

used by U.S. Special Forces in 1990s and began

replacing M-16s as the Armys primary weapon after

9/11.

NCO Non Commisioned Officer

NE CIAs Near East Division

Northern Alliance United Islamic Front, known in

the West as the Afghan Northern Alliance, was a

military-politicalumbrella organizationuniting Tajiksand other ethnic groups against the Taliban during

the Afghan Civil War in the 1990s.NSA U.S. National Security Agency

NSC U.S. National Security Council

NWFP Pakistans Northwest Frontier

Province

OP Observation post

OPCON U.S. Army acronym for

Operational Control, indicating when a unit istemporarily put under control of another unit

OSS Office of Strategic Services the

CIAs WWII predecessor

PDB Presidents Daily Brief

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PFC Private First Class

PKM 7.62 mmgeneral purposemachine gundesigned in theSoviet Union in the1960s

PLO Palestine Liberation Organization

QRF Quick Reaction Force

Quantico FBIs primary training facility,

located on Quantico Marine Corps base in Virginia

ROE Rules of Engagement

RPG-7 Widely-produced, low cost,

portable,shoulder-launched,anti-tankrocket-propelled grenadelauncher. Originally developed inthe Soviet Union in the 1960s.

SAC Special Agent in Charge

SAR Search and Rescue

SATCOM Satellite Communications

SECDEF U.S. Secretary of Defense

SINCGARS Single Channel Ground and

Airborne Radio System, the primary combat net radio

used by U.S. military forces

SF Special Forces

Snags U.S. Army (derogatory) slang for

locals in Bosnia

SOGCIAs Special Operations GroupSrebrenica Site of 1995 massacre of

Bosnians Muslims by Bosnian Serbs

STU Secure Telephone Unit. Family of

U.S. Government securetelephones. Latest, STU III,was introduced in 1987 by theNSA.Thuraya A regionalsatellite phoneproviderwidely used in the Middle EastTop U.S. Army slang for the senior

NCO in a unit (term of respect)

UBL Usama Bin Ladin, a.k.a. The

Shaykh

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UCK See Kosovo Liberation Army

UHF Ultra High Frequency designates

theradio frequencyrange between 300MHzand3GHz(3,000MHz)VHF Very High Frequency designates

the radio frequency range between 30MHzand300MHzVil U.S. Army Vietanam era slang for

Village

WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction

105s Slang for artillery, 105mm being

one of the most widely used artillery munition calibers

in the world.

10TH Mountain U.S. Armys 10th Mountain

Division

101st U. S. Army 101st Air Assault

Division

Authors note: The author chose to follow the

practice of depicting Arabic words without the English

letters e and o, a common Lebanese practice. (E.g.

Usama vs. Osama, Al-Qaida vs. Al-Qaeda)

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September 11th 2001 Hijacker

Teams

AA Flight 11

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UA Flight 175

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AA Flight 77

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UA Flight 93

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About The Author

The author captures over fourteen years of

unique government experience in this thriller

about hunting Al-Qaida. He started as a U.S.

Army officer with two tours in Bosnia. During theArmys initial deployment to Bosnia, he led a

scout platoon that tracked the number two war

criminal in the Balkans and kept the Serbs most

dangerous units from reigniting the war.

In 1999, the author joined the CIA as a

military analyst and was immediately put to work

on the Agencys premier analytical unit, the

Balkan Task Force. For the next three years he

was part of a small team that tracked Balkan

insurgent groups in minute detail, wrote daily

intelligence analysis for the White House and

senior Washington policy makers, and forward

deployed to the Balkans to aid CIA operationsofficers, the U.S. military, and NATO allies in

turning off several brewing Balkan crises. The

author received several citations for critical

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warning memos to senior policy makers and for

his role in averting new Balkan wars.

Shortly before 9/11, the author became a

CIA operations officer. After the attacks he

deployed across the U.S., Canada, and the Middle

East to assist the FBI in piecing together its

multitude of cases related to the attacks. In 2003

he received a commendation from the Director of

the FBI for his role in combating terrorism inside

the U.S. In 2006 the author left CIA for thedefense industry. He has a Masters Degree in

Security Policy Studies from George Washington

University and lives in the St. Louis area with his

wife and two children.

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