A review by zazen
The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against Al-Qaeda by Ali H. Soufan

3.0

Lots of great information here unfortunately marred by a couple things, the first being the CIA redacts. Some sections were impossible to read,and led to some hilariously ridiculous lines like "[58 words redacted] It worked. [12 words redacted]." These aren't Soufan's fault of course, and hopefully, eventually, we'll have a complete version of The Black Banners. The other fault was the way Soufan told his story. For me personally, I didn't care for his recreating certain conversations or adding in events that were irrelevant. He also never criticizes himself, and often brings up how he was one of the few guys who knew what was going on, almost an FBI paragon or something. It honestly made me more suspicious than anything.

Still, there's a lot in the book that's worth reading, and if the subject is one you're interested in, check it out.