Crush the Cell demolishes, with simple logic, the edifice offalse “terror punditry” that has been laid, brick by brick,since 9/11. A veteran of special ops, international diplomacy,and bruising clasheswith federal lawenforcement agencies,Michael Sheehan delivers in this book a two-part message: First,thatwe’vewasted—and are continuing towaste—billions of dollarson thewrong protectivemeasures, and second, that knowingthe bad guys’nextmove is paramount. Here, Sheehan showswhydefensive fortresses don’t work, but offensive operational intelligencedoes. He peels back themystery surrounding terrorist cells,explains just how“terror experts”andmembers of themedia areplaying into the terrorists’ hands…and provides perhaps theclearest picture yet of what modern terror-fighting is all about.“Trenchant…scores some palpable hits…the depth and breadthof Sheehan’s experience give him an authority that is hard toassail.” —The Economist“Filled with startling insights...like its author, this book is smart,tough, brave, and relentlessly honest.”—Madeleine K. Albright,former U.S. Secretary of State Read Less