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| '''Laurie Mylroie''' is a ] ] on ]. She is best known for her argument that Iraq under ] sponsored the ] ] and many subsequent ] attacks. She is one of the few commentators who believes that Iraq was directly complicit in the ]. Her views were very influential among ] during the buildup to the ]. | '''Laurie Mylroie''' is a ] ] on ]. She is best known for her argument that Iraq under ] sponsored the ] ] and many subsequent ] attacks. She is one of the few commentators who believes that Iraq was directly complicit in the ]. Her views were very influential among ] during the buildup to the ]. | ||
| Her views with respect to the ] are decidedly in the minority, and she has been criticized by many terrorism experts, including CNN terrorism analyst ] who went so far as to call her a "crackpot" due to her belief that "Saddam was not only behind the '93 Trade Center attack, but also every anti-American terrorist incident of the past decade, from the bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania to the leveling of the federal building in Oklahoma City to September 11 itself." | Her views with respect to the ] are decidedly in the minority, and she has been criticized by many terrorism experts, including CNN terrorism analyst ] who went so far as to call her a "crackpot" due to her belief that "Saddam was not only behind the '93 Trade Center attack, but also every anti-American terrorist incident of the past decade, from the bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania to the leveling of the federal building in Oklahoma City to September 11 itself." ], a senior fellow at the ], points out that "Mylroie's work has been carefully investigated by the CIA and the FBI.... The most knowledgeable analysts and investigators at the CIA and at the FBI believe that their work conclusively disproves Mylroie's claims.... Nonetheless, she has remained a star in the neoconservative firmament." (Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon, ''The Next Attack'' New York: Times Books, 2005, p. 145. ). | ||
| She has a ] in ] from ] and was employed in the Government Department there. She was an associate professor at the ], and advisor on Iraq to ] in his ]. | She has a ] in ] from ] and was employed in the Government Department there. She was an associate professor at the ], and advisor on Iraq to ] in his ]. | ||
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Laurie Mylroie is a U.S. specialist on Iraq. She is best known for her argument that Iraq under Saddam Hussein sponsored the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and many subsequent terrorist attacks. She is one of the few commentators who believes that Iraq was directly complicit in the September 11th Attacks. Her views were very influential among neoconservatives during the buildup to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Her views with respect to the Iraq-9/11 connection are decidedly in the minority, and she has been criticized by many terrorism experts, including CNN terrorism analyst Peter Bergen who went so far as to call her a "crackpot" due to her belief that "Saddam was not only behind the '93 Trade Center attack, but also every anti-American terrorist incident of the past decade, from the bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania to the leveling of the federal building in Oklahoma City to September 11 itself." Daniel Benjamin, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, points out that "Mylroie's work has been carefully investigated by the CIA and the FBI.... The most knowledgeable analysts and investigators at the CIA and at the FBI believe that their work conclusively disproves Mylroie's claims.... Nonetheless, she has remained a star in the neoconservative firmament." (Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon, The Next Attack New York: Times Books, 2005, p. 145. ).
She has a doctorate in Political Science from Harvard University and was employed in the Government Department there. She was an associate professor at the U.S. Naval War College, and advisor on Iraq to Bill Clinton in his 1992 campaign for President.
She is now an adjunct fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
Books
Saddam Hussein & the Crisis in the Gulf (with Judith Miller) Random House USA Inc (1990) ISBN 0099898608
Study of Revenge: Saddam Hussein's Unfinished War Against America. The AEI Press (2000). ISBN 0-84474127-2
Bush Vs the Beltway: How the CIA & the State Department Tried to Stop the War on Terror ReganBooks (2003) ISBN 0060580127
External links
- Biography
- Armchair Provocateur by Peter Bergen, Washington Monthly (December 2003).
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