About this episode

The episode discusses Ali Soufan's early career at the FBI and his efforts to identify al-Qaeda as a significant threat to the United States before the 9/11 attacks.

Ali Soufan is a rookie FBI agent convinced that an almost unknown terror group called al-Qaeda, and its leader Osama Bin Laden, are a threat to America. When the naval destroyer USS Cole is attacked by suicide bombers, he knows it’s al-Qaeda. But now he has to prove it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guest: Ali Soufan

Topics covered

• terrorism
• FBI
• al-Qaeda
• 9/11
• national security
• intelligence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI, al-Qaeda

Places: USS Cole

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