The Black Banners

by Ali Soufan · 2011

Mentioned in 1 episodes across 1 podcast: Lex Fridman Podcast.

ISBN 9780241956168

About the book

A former FBI special agent offers an insider’s account of how the September 11th attacks could have been prevented, as well as his role in the war on terror, including his highly effective interrogation efforts.

Where it comes up

Lex Fridman Podcast

#473 – Iran War Debate: Nuclear Weapons, Trump, Peace, Power & the Middle East · 2025-06-26
“what now I'll tell you what I'll let you spawn you know Ali Sufah on the former FBI agent, counterterrorism agent. He wrote in his book The Black Banners that the bin Ladenites said to bin Laden we don't understand why you're so angry at America. They've been so good to us in Afghanistan”
▶ Listen from 2:47:18