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The Black Banners (Declassified) audiobook
- By: Ali H. Soufan
- Narrator: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Category: 21st Century, History, United States
- Length: 19 hours 14 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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The Black Banners (Declassified) Audiobook Summary
The definitive account of an FBI special agent’s al-Qaeda story, unredacted for the first time.
Widely heralded on publication as a “must-read” (Military Review) and “important window on America’s battle with al-Qaeda” (Washington Post), Ali Soufan’s revelatory account of the war on terror as seen from its front lines changed the way we understand al-Qaeda and how the United States prosecuted the war–and led to hard questions being asked of our leaders.
When The Black Banners was published in 2011, significant portions of the text were redacted. After subsequent review by the Central Intelligence Agency, those redactions have been lifted. Their removal corrects the record on how vital intelligence was obtained from al-Qaeda suspects and brings forth important new details on the controversial use of enhanced interrogation techniques (torture) to extract information from terror suspects. For many years, proponents of the use of these techniques have argued that they produced actionable intelligence in the war on terror. This edition of The Black Banners explodes this myth; it shows Soufan at work using guile and intelligent questioning–not force or violence–to extract some of the most important confessions in the war, and it vividly recounts the failures of the government’s torture program. Drawing on Soufan’s experiences as a lead operative for the FBI and declassified government records, The Black Banners (Declassified) documents the intelligence failures that lead to the tragic attacks on New York and Washington, DC, and subsequently how torture derailed the fight against al-Qaeda. With this edition, eighteen years on from the first sanctioned enhanced interrogation technique, the public can finally read the complete story of what happened in their name after the events of 9/11.
The Black Banners (Declassified) includes a new foreword from Ali Soufan that addresses the significance of the CIA’s decision to lift the redactions.
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The Black Banners (Declassified) Audiobook Narrator
Fajer Al-Kaisi is the narrator of The Black Banners (Declassified) audiobook that was written by Ali H. Soufan
Fajer Al-Kaisi is an actor for the stage and screen as well as an accomplished voice-over artist and narrator with over a hundred audiobook credits.
Fajer is currently the voice of Shazzan on Jellystone (HBO Max) as well as cohost of the podcast BardQuest Empire. His TV appearances include Law & Order, Future Man, The Code, 30 Rock, Nurse Jackie, The Blacklist, The Onion News Network, Person of Interest, Delocated, Search Party, Madam Secretary, and Deadbeat. His film credits include “Karim” in I’ll Come Running, “Ali Soufan” in The Report, and as “the interpreter” in Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.
His theatrical credits include: Tareq in the Guthrie’s production of Nora, Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, Aeneas in Troilus and Cressida at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Grahm/2 in the world premiere of Informed Consent at Cleveland Playhouse, and Shahid the translator in the NYTW world premiere of Aftermath and the subsequent Arktype World tour. His additional regional credits include: The Humans, Disgraced, and The Invisible Hand.
Fajer has been nominated for a Drama Leagues Award (Aftermath, Best Ensemble 2011) as well as a finalist for best male performance at the Audies (Fives and Twenty-Fives, 2015). He has also received several AudioFile Earphones Awards.
About the Author(s) of The Black Banners (Declassified)
Ali H. Soufan is the author of The Black Banners (Declassified)
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The Black Banners (Declassified) Full Details
| Narrator | Fajer Al-Kaisi |
| Length | 19 hours 14 minutes |
| Author | Ali H. Soufan |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Release date | April 18, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9781799933373 |
Subjects
The publisher of the The Black Banners (Declassified) is Blackstone Publishing. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is 21st Century, History, United States
Additional info
The publisher of the The Black Banners (Declassified) is Blackstone Publishing. The imprint is Blackstone Publishing. It is supplied by Blackstone Publishing. The ISBN-13 is 9781799933373.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
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