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Countdown to Terror
The Top-Secret Information that Could Prevent the Next Terrorist Attack on America--and How the CIA Has Ignored It
by Curt Weldon
ISBN: 0895260050
ISBN-13: 9780895260055
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Perseus Distribution Services
Published date: 2005
Size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 0.95 pounds
Pages: 245
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COUNTDOWN TO TERROR
Weldon, Curt
Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Regnery Pub, 2005 BLACK AND MAROON JACKET. 245 PAGSE. THE TOP-SECRET INFORMATION THAT COULD PREVENT THE NEXT TERRORIST ATTACK ON AMERICA..AND HOW THE CIA IGNORED IT. BOOK IS CLEAN, BRIGHT AND SECURE.. FIRST PRINT. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. POLITICAL. ( more information) Offered by Jacque Mongelli (United States)
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Countdown to Terror: The Top-Secret Information That Could Prevent the Next Terrorist Attack on America...and How the CIA Has Ignored It
Weldon, Curt
Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2005. First printing. 6.25" x 9.25" 245 pp. Tiny bit of shelf wear, binding is tight. Signed on the title page: 'Best Wishes, Curt Weldon, 2005.' Underneath this is a previous owner's gift inscription. "Could the next September 11 be nuclear? This is no theory, says Weldon. It is a fact as real as the arrest of Muslim terrorists who planned to crash a plane into the Seabrook nuclear power plant in Massachusetts in 2003. Weldon tried to warn American intelligence about the attack - but no one would listen.". Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good+. ( more information) Offered by The Book Case (United States)
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