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"The Looming Tower" traces the rising threat of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida in the late '90s and how a rivalry between the FBI and CIA during the time period may have inadvertently set the path for the attacks of 9/11. The series follows members of the I-49 Squad in New York and Alec Station in Washington, D.C. -- the counterterrorism divisions of the FBI and CIA, respectively -- as they travel around the world, fighting for ownership of information while seemingly working toward a common goal of preventing an imminent attack on American soil. The drama is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book of the same name by Lawrence Wright.
This is a drama based on actual events. It was produced by Ali Soufan, one of the agents involved in the FBI's counter-terrorism program and a main player/character in this story.
The first comprehensive inside look at the investigation into Al Qaeda, and at John O'Neill, the FBI counter–terrorism agent who warned that an attack like September 11 was imminent.
For many people, September 11 was the day the unimaginable happened. But one FBI agent, John O'Neill, had repeatedly warned the US Government that such an attack was possible. Ironically, O፥ill lost his own life on September 11, just days after beginning a new job as head of security for the World Trade Center.
As one of the FBI's foremost counter–terrorism experts, John O'Neill played a leading role in almost every major investigation of terrorism against Americans in the past decade. O፥ill was a dashing, larger–than–life character who irritated many members of US and foreign governments with his aggressive, hands–on tactics and his insistent, repeated warnings about the possibility of an attack on US soil.
Disillusioned by his experiences with the FBI, O'Neill left governmental service to assume the position of chief of security for the Twin Towers in August 2001. Full of twists and turns, John O፥ill's tragic story reveals how one man's unheeded warnings came back to haunt the country he worked so hard to defend.
My Take:
At times eye opening, and infuriating, it is an engrossing factual account about what happened.
This is a drama based on actual events. It was produced by Ali Soufan, one of the agents involved in the FBI's counter-terrorism program and a main player/character in this story.
The first comprehensive inside look at the investigation into Al Qaeda, and at John O'Neill, the FBI counter–terrorism agent who warned that an attack like September 11 was imminent.
For many people, September 11 was the day the unimaginable happened. But one FBI agent, John O'Neill, had repeatedly warned the US Government that such an attack was possible. Ironically, O፥ill lost his own life on September 11, just days after beginning a new job as head of security for the World Trade Center.
As one of the FBI's foremost counter–terrorism experts, John O'Neill played a leading role in almost every major investigation of terrorism against Americans in the past decade. O፥ill was a dashing, larger–than–life character who irritated many members of US and foreign governments with his aggressive, hands–on tactics and his insistent, repeated warnings about the possibility of an attack on US soil.
Disillusioned by his experiences with the FBI, O'Neill left governmental service to assume the position of chief of security for the Twin Towers in August 2001. Full of twists and turns, John O፥ill's tragic story reveals how one man's unheeded warnings came back to haunt the country he worked so hard to defend.
My Take:
At times eye opening, and infuriating, it is an engrossing factual account about what happened.
