The two whistleblowers' stories of torture, terror, secret wars, and CIA liesHickman, Josephcreatorauthor.Kiriakou, Johnauthor.textbibliographynyu20172017monographicengspa

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xix, 128 pages ; 24 cm"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."--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.Joseph Hickman & John Kiriakou.Includes bibliographical references.n-us---ʻAbd al-Majīd, Zayn al-ʻĀbidīn Muḥammad ḤusaynGuantánamo Bay Detention Camp.United States.Central Intelligence Agency.Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp.United States.Central Intelligence Agency.War on Terrorism (2001-2009) 2001-2009 fast TortureGovernment policyUnited StatesDetention of unlawful combatantsUnited StatesMilitary interrogationUnited StatesPrisoners of warAbuse ofUnited StatesWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009Intelligence serviceUnited StatesEvaluationDetention of unlawful combatantsIntelligence serviceEvaluationMilitary interrogationPrisoners of warAbuse ofTortureGovernment policyTorturaPolítica de gobiernoEstados UnidosGuerra contra el terrorismo, 2001-Servicio de inteligenciaEstados UnidosUnited StatesHV 8599 T328c 2017364.67097315107116279781510711624YDXCP09051520230411090114.0eng