Description
An Afghan resistance fighter of the 1980s, once on the CIA payroll, has come back to haunt the agency. Kareem has become an enemy, a killer working closely with al-Qaeda and the Taliban, involved in drug trafficking and other crimes. He has arranged the murder of an American CIA agent in Pakistan, which may mean that an intricate, long-planned CIA operation to capture Osama bin Laden has been compromised.CIA officer Paul Patterson, who had run Kareem as an agent during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, sets out to track him down. Patterson navigates a shadow land of intrigue in England, Africa, the Middle East, and the US, where truth and lies seem to merge.Meanwhile, Muhammad Atta and the other September 11 conspirators prepare their attack on the World Trade Center. Seeking Kareem, Patterson comes closer and closer to Atta. The climax is a stunning reversal of everything that Patterson's quest has led him to expect.
About the Author
Colin MacKinnon was chief editor of Middle East Executive Reports. While living in Iran, he taught at Tehran University and the University of Jondi Shapur in Ahwaz. In the mid-1970s, he was director of the American Institute of Iranian Studies in Tehran. He has a PhD in Near Eastern Languages from UCLA and a master of science in Journalism from Columbia University. He has taught Persian at Columbia University and at Georgetown. From 1995-1997, he was Iran Country Coordinator for Amnesty International USA. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland with his wife Diane.
Book Information
ISBN 9780312355777
Author Colin MacKinnon
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.
Publisher Griffin Publishing
Weight(grams) 386g
Dimensions(mm) 222mm * 130mm * 20mm
About the Author
Colin MacKinnon was chief editor of Middle East Executive Reports. While living in Iran, he taught at Tehran University and the University of Jondi Shapur in Ahwaz. In the mid-1970s, he was director of the American Institute of Iranian Studies in Tehran. He has a PhD in Near Eastern Languages from UCLA and a master of science in Journalism from Columbia University. He has taught Persian at Columbia University and at Georgetown. From 1995-1997, he was Iran Country Coordinator for Amnesty International USA. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland with his wife Diane.
Book Information
ISBN 9780312355777
Author Colin MacKinnon
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.
Publisher Griffin Publishing
Weight(grams) 386g
Dimensions(mm) 222mm * 130mm * 20mm
