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Citizens from more than 80 countries died that day – innocent men, women
and children from across the globe. Within hours of the tragedy,
coalitions involving many nations assembled to fight terrorism –
literally hundreds of countries have contributed in a variety of ways –
some militarily, others diplomatically, economically and financially.
Some nations have helped openly; others prefer not to disclose their
contributions.
The United States began building the coalition on September 12, 2001,
and there are currently 70 nations supporting the global war on
terrorism. To date, 21 nations have deployed more than 16,000 troops to
the U.S. Central Command’s region of responsibility. This coalition of
the willing is working hard every day to defeat terrorism, wherever it
may exist.
In Afghanistan alone, our coalition partners are contributing nearly
8,000 troops to Operation Enduring Freedom and to the International
Security Assistance Force in Kabul – making up over half of the 15,000
non-Afghan forces in Afghanistan. The war against terrorism is a
broad-based effort that will take time. Every nation has different
circumstances and will participate in different ways. This mission and
future missions will require a series of coalitions ready to take on the
challenges and assume the risks associated with such an operation.
Coalition forces have made important contributions in the war against
terrorism across the spectrum of operations. Particular contributions
include, but are not limited to, providing vital intelligence,
personnel, equipment and assets for use on the ground, air and sea.
Coalition members also have provided liaison teams, participated in
planning, provided bases and granted over-flight permissions – as well
as sizable contributions of humanitarian assistance.
 Shadow
War
The major media has missed some of the biggest developments in the War
on Terror—we get only headlines, sound bites, and snapshots. No record
of victories, defeats, or draws. No big picture. Shadow War brings the
big picture to life: The unreported story of the War on Terror is that
we can win it, and that victories are being won every single day.
Richard Miniter is the author of the New York Times bestseller Losing
bin Laden: How Bill Clinton’s Failures Unleashed Global Terror. Losing
bin Laden was cited on NBC’s "Meet the Press," when host Tim Russert
read from the book and questioned former secretary of state Madeleine
Albright. It was also featured in columns by Robert Novak, George F.
Will, and many others.
 Holy
War
Nearly three years after 9/11, the war on terror is far from over. In
fact, a leading terrorism expert argues that despite the wars in Iraq
and Afghanistan and the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security,
we’re not really any safer at all.
Harvey Kushner, a respected adviser to the FBI, the FAA, the INS, and
other government agencies, offers frightening new evidence of a unified
Islamic terrorist network that is operating inside the United States and
planning new opportunities to strike.
Kushner identifies and assesses the violent plans of these Islamic
organizations and individuals who take advantage of our reluctance to
engage in ethnic profiling. He supports his claims with
never-before-seen documents from top-level government sources, exposing
a secret network of Arab intelligence agencies, terrorists, university
professors, corrupt imams and other religious leaders, and violent
criminals.
Some members of this network are recent immigrants; others have been
American citizens for years. Some are laundering money from abroad
through seemingly innocuous charities and mosques. Some have even
infiltrated our military as Arabic translators and Muslim chaplains.
Finding and stopping these conspiracies will require drastic changes in
the way Americans think about terrorism. Kushner’s proposals will spark
a lively but essential debate about homeland security, civil liberties,
immigration, law enforcement, and our nation’s most basic values and
ideals.
 Breakdown
From the bestselling author of a scathing indictment of Clintonian
foreign policy, Betrayal, comes an unbalanced but revealing expose on
the mistakes, misdirections and blunders behind "the most damaging
intelligence failure since Pearl Harbor." Gertz supports his argument
that the intelligence community has "lost sight of its purpose and
function" with interviews, news clips and almost 100 pages of government
documents, some partially classified (a National Security Agency report
reproduced within contains little but the date and the designation "TOP
SECRET UMBRA"-the rest is "withheld at the request of U.S. intelligence
officials"). He points a very stern finger at the FBI, the NSA and the
CIA, "where preservation of the agency's budget takes precedence over
its performance." In one confounding case, Gertz writes, veteran CIA
field agent Robert Baer was investigated and nearly prosecuted by the
FBI for planning an assassination of Saddam Hussein; when the CIA
discovered their jig was up, they left Baer out to dry. But while the
insights into a government overrun by bureaucracy can be fascinating
(and infuriating), Gertz seldom assigns any blame toward either George
H.W. or George W. Bush's policies in the Middle East. He saves his
condemnation, instead, for the Clinton administration (again). This
one-sided portrayal may leave the critical reader feeling as if only
half the story is being told, as Gertz's strong conservative bent
distorts what could have been an important and well-informed look at the
terrorist disaster.
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