The New Jackals

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On 26th February 1993, a massive bomb devastated New York's World Trade Center, resulting in unprecedented hospital casualties in the U.S. since the Civil War. The attack was masterminded by Ramzi Yousef, a Kuwaiti-born terrorist aiming to topple the twin towers and inflict mass fatalities. This event was linked to Osama bin Laden, a Saudi dissident. Tragically, Yousef's goal was realized on 11 September 2001 when two hijacked planes were flown into the towers, while a third struck the Pentagon, and a fourth crashed in Pennsylvania, avoiding further loss of life. Investigations revealed that Yousef was funded by bin Laden, whose extremist group began to dominate international terrorism in the mid-1990s. Following the 1998 bombings that killed 224 people, the U.S. launched missile strikes against bin Laden's organization. This book offers a detailed yet engaging account of the FBI's investigation, highlighting the networks capable of executing such attacks. Reeve warns that Yousef and bin Laden represent a new breed of terrorist, motivated to maximize casualties without restriction. He also raises concerns about the potential for these groups to possess chemical and nuclear weapons, suggesting that the world may soon face unprecedented threats from terrorists armed with weapons of mass destruction.