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The Cell: Inside the 9/11 Plot, and Why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It Paperback – May 14, 2003

by John C. Miller (Author), Michael Stone (Author), Chris Mitchell (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 149 ratings
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September 11, 2001 marked the beginning of a new era in history, but the forces that triggered those attacks have been in place for years and continue to operate within the United States and abroad. Experts estimate that as many as 500 terrorist cells exist in America today. ABC News journalist John Miller has been tracking this story since his coverage of the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993. He was the first American journalist to interview Osama Bin Laden, and he has a sophisticated knowledge of the structure and workings of extremist organizations. The Cell contains information gleaned from sources within the FBI, CIA, and the local law enforcement communities currently conducting the investigation into the September 11 attacks.
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    May 14, 2003
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    8 and up
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  6. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.96 x 8.5 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0786887826
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"[An] eye-opening investigation...Miller, Stone, and Mitchell connect a lot of dots in this frightening and important book."

"[Has] the feel of a true crime documentary."

"[The authors] bring high credibility to this streetwise, gritty police procedural...The Cell crackles like a police radio, racing along with tabloid urgency...An important addition to the growing literature on al Qaeda."

"A riveting, frightening, and illuminating book."

About the Author

John Miller is an Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, co-host of ABC's 20/20 with Barbara Walters, and one of the few Western reporters ever to have interviewed Osama bin Laden. He lives in New York City. This is his first book.

Michael Stone is a veteran journalist who has covered many of New York's most notorious stories, including John Gotti, Robert Chambers and the Central Park jogger assault, and is the author of Gangbusters. He lives in New York City.

Chris Mitchell is a senior editor at The Week. His previous collaboration, Jack Maple's The Crime Fighter, inspired the television drama The District.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hachette Books; Reprint edition (May 14, 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 370 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0786887826
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0786887828
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 years and up
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 8 and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.13 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.96 x 8.5 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sleeping Giants
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2006
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The authors of "The Cell" provide the reader with a step-by-step on how the terrorist's cells evolved and developed. The terrorist cells had its beginnings not in Pakistan or Iran but in the United States of America in the heart of the city of New York!

The authors write in detail about the catastrophe of the World Trade Center on September 26, 1993. They provide inside information on the worst tragedy of September 11, 2001. The authors show how all could have been averted if it had not been for the sleeping giants, the FBI, NYPD, JTTF (Joint Terrorism Task Force) and the CIA. Not only were those powerful agencies asleep, but they were, in every way, trying to be the number one and all-powerful individual agency. This was mistakenly done by not sharing important and critical information. Moreover, the different agencies failed to act on the clandestine information, each one had about the Muslim immigrants from Pakistan. The agencies knew ahead of time a large group of immigrant Muslims were busy gathering bomb-making materials and being trained in American soil to bring the twin towers down and kill as many American people as well.

I compare the way the authors of "The Cell" present the reader the story much like paint-by-number's painting. Once the reader finishes painting all the numbered pieces the reader wind up with an extremely disturbing painting of how the terrorists managed to accomplish doing the inconceivable in the heart of America.

As American's we continue to believe in the fallacy that we are a giant that cannot be touched. We see ourselves as a giant elephant and the terrorist as a gnat buzzing on our giant elephants' ear. We fail to give that gnat more attention and instead gently try to swat it off our ear.

The reader might have seen the incidents of the World Trade Center tragedy on TV. The reader might have witnessed the pulverizing of the twin towers on 9/11 on TV is well, but the authors of "The Cell" provide the inside story never seen and or witnessed by the public at large, and they paint the catastrophically numbered slots in a factual, but disturbing way.

"The Cell" is necessary read for everyone.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 911 Re-visited
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2024
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Excellent history of the events leading up to 911.
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Terry Fritts
4.0 out of 5 stars Sobering, Peter Principle at Work -
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2002
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I was actually disappointed in this book after seeing Miller interviewed on TV. I suppose that's why he's on TV. Still I recommend this book to anyone interested in US capabilities to prevent terrorist attacks and the terrorists who hate us most.
The style of the book is not exactly galvanizing and it is particularly difficult to keep track of the characters. The Arabic names are so often similar that it would have been nice if a device had been employed to help present the characters and I kept wanting some sort of pronunciation aid, too. But even the Anglo characters were hard for me to follow. A time line graphic or aid would have been nice. I felt like things were hurried perhaps to meet the anniversary.
The content itself and the big picture of the terrorist attack is definitely communicated and moreover has the clear ring of truth. While the characterizations of the participants on both sides leaves one yearning for clearer pictures; those, too, are sufficient to communicate a definite impression of both good guys and bad guys.
I couldn't help but think of Laurence Johnston Peter's famous principle: "employees within an organization will advance to their highest level of competence and then be promoted to and remain at a level at which they are incompetent." This certainly seems to be true with the FBI which comes across much better than the CIA. Generally individual agents within the organization seem to be constantly betrayed by idiotic bureaucratic regulations administered by sophisticated and practiced incompetents. But this seems more to be in the area of confirmation of what so many already suspect than revelatory.
However, the terrorist themselves, despite numerous and irritating declarations to the contrary throughout the book, appear, if anything, to be even worse. I suppose this is fitting for an even more hierarchical organization than the CIA. It appears that the pool for terrorist talent consists pretty much of lazy candidates for dumb and dumber movies but seasoned with particularly high amounts of personality dysfunction. The exceptions, which are notable by degree more than substance, only serve to emphasize such a sad impression
The terrorists are portrayed in a way that seems to indicate they have no appreciation for American individualism, resolve, and character. But they are also portrayed as very communal with almost no individualism themselves and that may indeed be an underlying factor. I believe the book does a reasonable job of cursorily examining the hatred of the terrorists especially considering that is not the primary intent. It is hopeful in that while the disaffection appears to be widespread among the Muslim community, only a few actually are motivated to real violence.
The most hopeful impression I retain however is that individual US citizens and agents will continue the search for these terrorists until all are eliminated and the threat removed regardless of the time or resources necessary.
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H. F. Miglino
5.0 out of 5 stars Required Reading
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2004
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Just finished reading The Cell. If anyone wants to know what went wrong on 9/11 just read this book. To try and blame one person or organization, except for the terrorists, for the death and destruction on 9/11 would be foolish. If the Towers were brought down in 1993 and toppled over each other, the death count would have been well over 100,000. John Miller, Stone and Mitchell do an incredible story detailing the events leading up to 9/11. I don't know the party affliation with any of these men but the story they present is fascinating. The book is summed up the best on page 332; Terrorism is cyclical, left alone it always comes back, usually bolder and more lethal. Additionally the fight against terrorism can't be conducted from afar, it requires in your face old fashion investigation. No matter how many lasers we have, smart bombs, stealth fighters,etc. what we need is 100 Louie Napoli, Don Sadowy and John O'Neils. Book should be required reading for all high school students, never to forget or let your guard down.
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Charlie
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Read/Listen
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2017
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I listened to the book on Audible while working in my wood shop. It was an interesting and informative book. I had read bits and pieces of the information about the September 11 attack in past years. However, Miller tied things together in a way that more clearly explained the events leading up to the attack and the failures of our various government agencies to identify the threat early enough to possibly intervene in the attack on the twin towers as well as earlier attacks. It seems pretty clear that our concerns about political correctness are major roadblocks to dealing effectively with terrorism. It really is about radical Islamist ideology.
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T. Mealey
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 6, 2019
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Second purchase of this book, Lent the original and it was not returned some 6 years ago, very sad reading after watching The Looming Towers TV series.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Fab
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Very interesting and informative on how the tragedy could have been avoided.
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