How to Break a Terrorist : The U. S. Interrogators Who Used Brains, Not Brutality, to Take down the Deadliest Man in Iraq
Bruning, John R., Alexander, Matthew
ISBN 10: 1416573151 ISBN 13: 9781416573159
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In the wake of the torture scandals at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo, the government has rushed to Iraq a new breed of interrogator. Matthew Alexander, a former criminal investigator and head of a crack interrogation team, tells the story of how he and his team used psychological warfare to track down Abu Musab Zarqawi, the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq.
The interrogator's job is simple: get the right information in a timely fashion. Finding Abu Musab Zarqawi had long been the US military's top priority--even trumping the search for Osama Bin Laden. No brutality was spared in trying to squeeze information from detainees. But when the Military brought in Matthew the exertions of Special Forces had yielded exactly nothing.
So Matthew and his team decided to sit down and get to know their opponents. Who were these monsters so impervious to violence? Who were they fighting for? What were they trying to protect? The intelligence coup that enabled the June 7, 2006 air strike on Zarqawi's rural safe house northeast of Baghdad was the result of a painstaking and dramatic manhunt, but it was not the result of what Matthew calls "force on force" interactions.
First featured in an Atlanticcover story by Mark Bowden, this is more of a true-crime or psychological suspense story than a war memoir.
About the Author:
Matthew Alexander spent fourteen years in the U.S. Air Force and is now part of the U.S. Air Force Reserves. He has personally conducted more than 300 interrogations in Iraq and supervised more than 1,000. Matthews was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his achievement in Iraq, has two advanced degrees, and speaks three languages. When he's not chasing the world's most wanted, he goes surfing.
John R. Bruning is a prolific military and aviation historian who is the author and collaborator of many bestselling books.
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Publisher: Free Press
Publication Date: 2008
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How to Break a Terrorist : The U. S. Interrogators Who Used Brains, Not Brutality, to Take down the Deadliest Man in Iraq
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How to Break a Terrorist : The U. S. Interrogators Who Used Brains, Not Brutality, to Take down the Deadliest Man in Iraq
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How to Break a Terrorist The U. S. Interrogators Who Used Brains, Not Brutality, to Take Down the Deadliest Man in Iraq
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HOW TO BREAK A TERRORIST: The U.S. Interrogators Who Used Brains, Not Brutality, To Take Down The Deadliest Man In Iraq.
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grey & black hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks brand new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~first edition. first printing ( # 1 in # line). b&w photo frontis. xiii+288p.+ "about the authors". glossy b&w photo illustrations. b&w diagrams. epilogue. world history. american history. war with iraq. politics. psychology. espionage. counter~intelligence. ~Finding Abu Musab al Zarqawi, the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, had long been the U.S. military's top priority~trumping even the search for Osama bin Laden. No brutality was spared in trying to squeeze intelligence from Zarqawi's suspected associates. But these "force on force" techniques yielded exactly nothing, and, in the wake of the Abu Ghraib scandal, the military rushed a new breed of interrogator to Iraq. Matthew Alexander, a former criminal investigator and head of a handpicked interrogation team, gives us the first inside look at the U.S. military's attempt at more civilized interrogation techniques ~ and their astounding success. The intelligence coup that enabled the June 7,2006, air strike on Zarqawi's rural safe house was the result of several keenly strategized interrogations, none of which involved torture or even "control" tactics. Matthew and his team decided instead to get to know their opponents. Who were these monsters? Who were they working for? What were they trying to protect? Every day the" 'gators" matched wits with a rogues' gallery of suspects brought in by Special Forces ("door kickers"): egomaniacs, bloodthirsty adolescents, opportunistic stereo repairmen, Sunni clerics horrified by the sectarian bloodbath, Al Qaeda fanatics, and good people in the wrong place at the wrong time. With most prisoners, negotiation was possible and psychological manipulation stunningly effective. But Matthew's commitment to cracking the case with these methods sometimes isolated his superiors and put his own career at risk. This account is an unputdownable thriller~more of a psychological suspense story than a war memoir. And indeed, the story reaches far past the current conflict in Iraq with a reminder that we don't have to become our enemy to defeat him. Matthew Alexander and his ilk, subtle enough and flexible enough to adapt to the challenges of modern, asymmetrical warfare, have proved to be our best weapons against terrorists all over the world. Seller Inventory # 7171201
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Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. Inscribed by Matthew Alexander on title page. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. *Autographed by author.* A U.S. military interrogator describes his work in Iraq and his innovative approach that replaces torture with empathy, a procedure that he used to gain the intelligence information required to bring down Abu Musab Zarqawi, the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq. Signed. Seller Inventory # 2509260015