A review by long218
The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against Al-Qaeda by Ali H. Soufan

5.0

What an incredible read. The content from an important insider like Ali Soufan is vast and eye-opening, even 22 years after the fact. What's even more interesting is comparing the classified edition and the unclassified edition to see just how petty the CIA's redactions were. CIA's redactions include redacting "I" [Ali] to reduce Ali's accomplishments, redacting Ali's criticisms of the CIA, and redacting the word 'chief' when mentioning [CIA Chief] in to cover up for the CIA Station Chief in Sana'a, Yemen at the time. Couldn't find the CIA Yemen Chief's name anywhere online so I think he's still in the CIA.