The Convenient Terrorist : Two Whistleblowers' Stories of Torture, Terror, Secret Wars, and CIA Lies

**An insider's tell-all account of one of the darkest chapters of the War on Terror: "A must-read for anyone trying to understand our post-9/11 world" (J. Malcolm Garcia, author of__The Khaarijee__).**__The Convenient Terrorist__is the definitive inside account of the capture, torture, and detention of Abu Zubaydah, the first "high-value target" captured by the CIA after 9/11. But was Abu Zubaydah, who is still being indefinitely held by the United States under shadowy circumstances, the blue-ribbon capture that the Bush White House claimed he was?Authors John Kiriakou, who led the capture of Zubaydah and, years later, was prosecuted by the Obama administration for blowing the whistle on the CIA's "enhanced interrogation" program, and Joseph Hickman, who took custody of incoming prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and wrote a book about the mysterious deaths of three Arab prisoners at the base, are uniquely qualified to shine a light on this disturbing case. They draw a far more complex portrait of the al-Qaeda "mastermind" and symbol of modern US torture. The one-time American collaborator became a "convenient terrorist"--a way for US authorities to sell their War on Terror to the American people."This disturbing book . . . should enlighten anyone who thinks that '1984' did not arrive in the United States until the Age of Trump."**--**Mark Crispin Miller, bestselling author of__Fooled Again__and__The Bush Dyslexicon__ An insider’s tell-all account of one of the darkest chapters of the War on Terror: “A must-read for anyone trying to understand our post-9/11 world” (J. Malcolm Garcia, author of The Khaarijee). The Convenient Terrorist is the definitive inside account of the capture, torture, and detention of Abu Zubaydah, the first “high-value target” captured by the CIA after 9/11. But was Abu Zubaydah, who is still being indefinitely held by the United States under shadowy circumstances, the blue-ribbon capture that the Bush White House claimed he was? Authors John Kiriakou, who led the capture of Zubaydah and, years later, was prosecuted by the Obama administration for blowing the whistle on the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation” program, and Joseph Hickman, who took custody of incoming prisoners at Guantanamo Bay and wrote a book about the mysterious deaths of three Arab prisoners at the base, are uniquely qualified to shine a light on this disturbing case. They draw a far more complex portrait of the al-Qaeda “mastermind” and symbol of modern US torture. The one-time American collaborator became a “convenient terrorist”—a way for US authorities to sell their War on Terror to the American people. “This disturbing book . . . should enlighten anyone who thinks that ‘1984’ did not arrive in the United States until the Age of Trump.” —Mark Crispin Miller, bestselling author of Fooled Again and The Bush Dyslexicon A startling spotlight on the darkest corners of America's “War on Terror," where nothing is quite what it seems. The Convenient Terrorist is the definitive inside account of the capture, torture, and detention of Abu Zubaydah, the first “high-value target" captured by the CIA after 9/11. But was Abu Zubaydah, who is still being indefinitely held by the United States under shadowy circumstances, the blue-ribbon capture that the Bush White House claimed he was? Authors John Kiriakou, who led the capture of Zubaydah, and Joseph Hickman, who took custody of him at Guantanamo, draw a far more complex and intriguing portrait of the al-Qaeda “mastermind" who became a symbol of torture and the “dark side" of US security. From a one-time American collaborator to a poster boy for waterboarding, Abu Zubaydah became a “convenient terrorist"—a way for US authorities to sell their “War on Terror" to the American people. A startling spotlight on the darkest corners of America's "War on Terror," where nothing is quite what it seems. The Convenient Terrorist is the definitive inside account of the capture, torture, and detention of Abu Zubaydah, the first "high-value target" captured by the CIA after 9/11. But was Abu Zubaydah, who is still being indefinitely held by the United States under shadowy circumstances, the blue-ribbon capture that the Bush White House claimed he was' Authors John Kiriakou, who led the capture of Zubaydah, and Joseph Hickman, who took custody of him at Guantanamo, draw a far more complex and intriguing portrait of the al-Qaeda "mastermind" who became a symbol of torture and the "dark side" of US security. From a one-time American collaborator to a poster boy for waterboarding, Abu Zubaydah became a "convenient terrorist" a way for US authorities to sell their "War on Terror" to the American people "The Convenient Terrorist is the definitive inside account of the capture, torture, and detention of Abu Zubaydah, the first "high-value target" captured by the CIA after 9/11. But was Abu Zubaydah, who is still being indefinitely held by the United States under shadowy circumstances, the blue-ribbon capture that the Bush White House claimed he was? Authors John Kiriakou, who led the capture of Zubaydah, and Joseph Hickman, who took custody of him at Guantanamo, draw a far more complex and intriguing portrait of the al-Qaeda "mastermind" who became a symbol of torture and the "dark side" of US security. From a one-time American collaborator to a poster boy for waterboarding, Abu Zubaydah became a "convenient terrorist"--A way for US authorities to sell their "War on Terror" to the American people."-- Publisher's website A startling spotlight on the darkest corners of America's #x93;War on Terror," where nothing is quite what it seems. The Convenient Terrorist is the definitive inside account of the capture, torture, and detention of Abu Zubaydah, the first #x93;high-value target" captured by the CIA after 9/11. But was Abu Zubaydah, who is still being indefinitely held by the United States under shadowy circumstances, the blue-ribbon capture that the Bush White House claimed he was? Authors John Kiriakou, who led the capture of Zubaydah, and Joseph Hickman, who took custody of him at Guantanamo, draw a far more compl Cast of characters Author's note Introduction Foreword Chapter one: The takedown Chapter two: Born without a country Chapter three: The true meaning of Jihad Chapter four: Life as a Jihadist Chapter five: The Peshawar seven Chapter six: The millennium bomb plot Chapter seven: Will the real Abu Zubayadah please stand up? Chapter eight: The dead pool Chapter nine: The road to torture Chapter ten: Life in Guantanamo Endnotes.