The Black Banners (Declassified): How Torture Derailed the War on Terror After 9/11基本信息Format:Paperback 640 pagesImprint:W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN:9780393343496Published:22 Sep 2020Classifications:HistoryWeight:840gDimensions:209 x 140 (mm)Language:English页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准书籍简介Widely heralded on publication as a "must-read" (Military Review) and "important window on America"s battle with al-Qaeda" (Washington Post), Ali Soufan"s revelatory account of the war on terror as seen from its front lines ... 展开完整描述 ▼
The Black Banners (Declassified): How Torture Derailed the War on Terror After 9/11
基本信息
Format:Paperback 640 pages
Imprint:W. W. Norton & Company
I SB N:9780393343496
Published:22 Sep 2020
Classifications:History
Weight:840g
Dimensions:209 x 140 (mm)
Language:English
页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准
书籍简介
Widely heralded on publication as a "must-read" (Military Review) and "important window on America "s b attle with al-Qaeda" (Washington Post), Ali Soufan"s revelatory account of the war on terror as seen from its front lines changed the way we understand al-Qaeda and how the United States prosecuted the war-and led to hard question s b eing asked of our leaders.
When The Black Banners was published in 201 1, s ignificant portions of the text were redacted. After subsequent review by the Central Intelligence Agency, those redactions have been lifted. Their removal corrects the record on how vital intelligence was obtained from al-Qaeda suspects and brings forth important new details on the controversial use of enhanced interrogation techniques (torture) to extract information from terror suspects. For many years, proponents of the use of these techniques have argued that they produced actionable intelligence in the war on terror. This edition of The Black Banners explodes this myth; it shows Soufan at work using guile and intelligent questioning-not force or violence-to extract some of the most important confessions in the war, and it vividly recounts the failures of the government"s torture program. Drawing on Soufan"s experiences as a lead operative for the FBI and declassified government records, The Black Banners (Declassified) documents the intelligence failures that lead to the tragic attacks on New York and Washington, DC, and subsequently how torture derailed the fight against al-Qaeda. With this edition, eighteen years on from the first sanctioned enhanced interrogation technique, the public can finally read the complete story of what happened in their name after the events of 9/11.
The Black Banners (Declassified) includes a new foreword from Ali Soufan that addresses the significance of the CIA"s decision to lift the redactions.
阿里·苏凡(Ali Soufan)从反恐战争前线的视角，对这场反恐战争进行了揭露性的描述，这改变了我们对基地组织的理解，以及美国起诉这场战争的方式，也给我们的领导人带来了一些棘手的问题。
当《黑色旗帜》在2011年出版时，文本的很大一部分被编辑。经过美国中央情报局(Central Intelligence Agency)随后的审查，这些删改已被解除。这些文件的删除纠正了从基地组织嫌疑人那里获得重要情报的记录，也带来了关于使用强化审讯技术(酷刑)从恐怖分子嫌疑人那里获取情报的有争议的重要新细节。多年来，支持使用这些技术的人一直认为，它们为反恐战争提供了可操作的情报。这一版的《黑色旗帜》打破了这个神话;书中展示了苏凡运用狡诈和机智的审讯手段——而不是武力或暴力——从战争中榨取了一些最重要的供词，并生动地叙述了政府酷刑计划的失败。根据Soufan作为联邦调查局的主要特工和解密政府档案的经验，《黑旗》(解密)记录了导致纽约和华盛顿特区遭受悲剧性袭击的情报失误，以及后来酷刑是如何破坏了对基地组织的打击。有了这个版本，从第一个被批准的强化审讯技术18年后，公众终于可以读到在9/11事件后以他们的名义所发生的事情的完整故事。
《黑色旗帜》(解密)包括了阿里·苏凡(Ali Soufan)的新前言，强调了中央情报局解除编撰决定的重要性。
评论
"Unfortunately, we only have one Ali Soufan. Had American intelligence listened to him, 9/11 might never have happened. No one did more to unravel the story of al-Qaeda than Ali Soufan. Thankfully, he"s left another legacy in thi s b ook. Anyone who wants to know what really happened should read it. It"s an inspiring but wrenching story told from the heart of a great American." -- Lawrence Wright, author of The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11
"Paints a devastating picture of rivalry and dysfunction inside the government"s counterterrorism agencies...The account offered by the agent, Ali H. Soufan is the most detailed to date by an insider." -- Scott Shane - New York Times
"Soufan knows exactly what he is talking about, and does us all a service by having it set down in The Black Banners." -- Glenn L. Carle - Foreign Policy
“不幸的是，我们只有一个阿里·苏凡。如果美国情报部门听了他的话，9/11可能永远不会发生。在揭开基地组织的面纱方面，没有人比阿里·苏凡做得更多。值得庆幸的是，他在这本书中还留下了另一笔遗产。想知道到底发生了什么事的人应该读一读。这是一个从一个伟大的美国人的内心讲述的鼓舞人心但又令人痛苦的故事。”——劳伦斯·赖特(Lawrence Wright)，《若隐若现的塔:基地组织和通往9/11之路》(The Looming Tower: The Road to 9/11)的作者
“描绘了一幅政府反恐机构内部敌对和功能障碍的毁灭性画面……这名名叫阿里·h·苏凡(Ali H. Soufan)的特工提供了迄今为止最详尽的内部消息。”——斯科特·谢恩《纽约时报》
“苏凡很清楚他在说什么，他把这句话写在黑色横幅上，这对我们所有人都是一种帮助。”——格伦·卡尔《外交政策》
作者简介
Ali Soufan, a former FBI special agent and the lead investigator on some of the world"s most complex international terrorism cases, gained an international reputation as a top counterterrorism operative. He is the chairman and CEO of The Soufan Group, founder of The Soufan Center, and ha s b een featured in books, films, television series, newspaper articles, and documentaries across the globe.
前美国联邦调查局(FBI)特工、世界上一些最复杂国际恐怖主义案件的首席调查员阿里·苏凡(Ali Soufan)作为优秀反恐特工获得了国际声誉。他是苏凡集团的董事长兼首席执行官，苏凡中心的创始人，并在世界各地的书籍、电影、电视剧、报纸文章和纪录片中担任主角。
