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“A compelling and invaluable account of life inside al-Qaeda through the eyes of a first-rate spy. This unique narrative throws open the shutters of the secret worlds of terror.â€â€•Lawrence Wright, bestselling author of The Looming Tower
As one of al-Qaeda’s most respected scholars and bomb-makers, Aimen Dean rubbed shoulders with the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden himself. His job was already one of the most dangerous in the world. But what the others didn’t know was that he was working undercover for MI6.
This is the story of a young Muslim determined to defend his faith, even if it meant dying for the cause, the terrible disillusionment that followed when he realised he was fighting on the wrong side, and the fateful decision to work undercover with his sworn enemy. In a career spanning decades in some of the most lethal conflicts of the past fifty years, we discover what it’s like to be at the heart of the global jihad, and what it will take to stop it once and for all.
Ebook Nine Lives My time as the West top spy inside alQaeda Aimen Dean Paul Cruickshank Tim Lister Books
"Best story about the Mideast.... very well written...compelling.
Best book this year!"
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Nine Lives My time as the West top spy inside alQaeda Aimen Dean Paul Cruickshank Tim Lister Books Reviews
- I heard the author's interview on NPR and was intrigued enough to immediately buy this book. I'm drawn to non-fiction espionage (Kim Philby, John Walker, the Rosenbergs, Robert Ames) and Dean's book didn't disappoint. His insightful perspective on how the radical Islamic jihadist mindset developed from localized conflicts in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Chechnya to the global phenomenon it is today, is by far the best explanation I've read on the subject. His internal conflict during the course of his involvement with the jihadi from an early age, through his time with KSM and OBL, to risking life and limb multiple times as a double-agent for Britain's MI6 (hence the title), is a testament to Dean's courage and ethic. Britain and its allies owe this brave and sensitive man a huge debt of gratitude, and his story is not to be missed.
- An excellent read. The author is courages, intelligent, perceptive and disheartend by the misinterpretation of his religion for the purpose of cruelty and bloodshed. Aimen knew all the whos who within the terrorist camp and came through it with honour and respect.
- “Nine Lives My Time as MI 6’s Top Spy Inside al Qaeda,†is a compelling walk through jihadist life by “Aimen Dean†(not his true name) and well worth a review. This exceptionally well-written account by Mr. Dean and his co-authors, Tim Lister and Paul Cruickshank, both of whom have distinguished themselves in their highly knowledgeable reporting on behalf of CNN, takes us from Dean’s original home town of Khobar, Saudi Arabia to Jalalabad, Bosnia, the Philippines, and, of course, Afghanistan, where he functioned as the deputy director of the Darunta camp. Darunta, the smallest of the jihadist camps in Afghanistan, was a major counterterrorism focus by the United States and our allies, for it was in Darunta that al Qaeda conducted so much of its research into chemical and biological weapons.
Along the way, Mr. Dean personally pledged his loyalty to Usa’ama bin Ladin, the head of al Qaeda. He also had personal interface with other senior al Qaeda leaders to include Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the principal architect of the “9-11†attacks on America.
Like many of his jihadist brethren, Dean sought to give his life as a martyr in the service of al Qaeda. He saw much of the gore and endless violence which disproportionately took Muslim lives, and he began to question. Following the massive loss of Muslim lives in the twin 1998 US Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, his loyalty to al Qaeda fully evaporated.
Dean eventually offered his services in-place to British intelligence in an effort to destroy al Qaeda. For an extended period, he risked torture and death to function undercover in the most dangerous environment in the world, and, in so doing, proved to have the proverbial nine lives. After being outed, he escaped al Qaeda and now lives under an assumed name while always looking over his shoulder.
“Nine Lives†is the singular best book I’ve read that chronicles life on the inside of al Qaeda, the now resurgent terrorist group that has claimed many American lives and so many more Muslim victims. - As a Muslim dedicated to the Koran, Aimen Dean collaborates with the British to try to save his authentic Muslim religion. Well documented, the story explains inside networks of al-Qaeda and ISIS - sometimes coalesced and often fractured. The authors describe background events for jihadi terrorism in the headlines. Aimen Dean condemns ruthlessness in the name of Islam. Dangerous people have usurped the Muslim religion. If youth seek identity and find it in jihad, the world faces serious trouble.
- I bought the e-book version, but I then I felt the need to get the print version for reference. Thank you for writing this book. It opened my eyes to the logic and thinking of Jihadist terror. If Aimen Dean happens to read this, I am impressed and humbled by the risks you took to get the information to the West. I am also surprised you took the time to write a book. If I ever get the honor of meeting you in person (extremely doubtful, but you never know ;-) ), it would be my privilege to buy you a Diet Coke. )
- Best story about the Mideast.... very well written...compelling.
Best book this year! - Well done and very interesting!!
- Maybe more a treatise on why he is entitled to admiration from fellow Muslims and westerners, still he weaves a well explained path through the jihadi world illuminating its ideology and motivation and, if he is right, the problems still facing the world.
