{"product_id":"second-wave-inside-al-qaedas-post-9-11-attack-plan-and-americas-secret-effort-to-stop-it-hardcover-2","title":"Second Wave: Inside Al Qaeda's Post-9\/11 Attack Plan and America's Secret Effort to Stop It - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Lebowitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deadlier sequel to 9\/11--and the race inside the CIA, FBI, and pentagon to stop it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2003, US intelligence uncovered evidence that al Qaeda had acquired nuclear materials, plotting to smuggle them into American ports. The \"Second Wave\" threat triggered one of the most urgent and secretive manhunts in US history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the cinematic intensity of \u003ci\u003eZero Dark Thirty\u003c\/i\u003e and the investigative depth of \u003ci\u003eThe Looming Tower\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Lebowitz captures post-9\/11 chaos and drama: agents risking everything to prevent another catastrophe, families torn apart, and the ethical fault lines still dividing US intelligence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders meet Pakistani-American industrialist Saifullah Paracha, whose import- export business concealed ties to al Qaeda; Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, architect of 9\/11; Majid Khan, a Baltimore gas-station clerk turned jihadist who mapped US targets; an FBI interrogator who broke suspects faster than any waterboard; and an Orthodox Jewish garment importer whose betrayal helped avert disaster. On the 25th anniversary of 9\/11, Lebowitz's account reveals a global pursuit that tested America's moral limits and asks: Are we as prepared today as we were then?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Lebowitz \u003c\/b\u003eis one of America's few war-crimes prosecutors with front-line counterterrorism experience. A former senior attorney at the Department of Justice's National Security Division, he spent nearly a decade prosecuting cases at Guantanamo Bay, including the 9\/11, USS \u003ci\u003eCole\u003c\/i\u003e, and top Al Qaeda commander trials. A US Army combat veteran and former Pathfinder unit paratrooper officer, Lebowitz also served as a senior legal advisor to US Army Cyber Command. He has been featured or quoted by the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post, Wall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003eNPR, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAssociated Press, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48875173216505,"sku":"9798895151655","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/yWhMWQHuRU9798895151655_c3735357-15ac-4de3-a52d-1b12d5e04a79.webp?v=1787333264","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/second-wave-inside-al-qaedas-post-9-11-attack-plan-and-americas-secret-effort-to-stop-it-hardcover-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}