Agent Storm by Morten Storm (9780241003770)

Description - Agent Storm by Morten Storm

He celebrated 9/11 with Al Qaeda. He plotted to destroy Europe with Bin Laden's inner circle. He moved to Yemen and named his first son Osama. But then - after a sudden loss of faith - Morten Storm made a life-changing decision. He became a CIA double agent.
Morten Storm was an unlikely Jihadist. A 6'1' red-haired Dane, Storm spent his teens with abiker gang or in jail. But after converting to Islam he embarked on a transformation that led from a militant madrassa in Yemen to a close friendship with Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born cleric who would emerge as al-Qaeda's greatest threat to the West.
Then Storm's story took another dramatic twist. He lost his faith and was recruited by the CIA, MI6 and MI5, becoming a double agent. His ultimate mission- to bring downhis mentoral-Awlaki.
This is the searing memoir of a man who sought purpose in a community of believers before rejecting their extremist ideology. In a quest for atonement he lived undercover for five years, travelling the world to complete high profile missions. As well as single-handedly thwarting multiple terrorist attacks, he led the intelligence services to some of al-Qaeda's most dangerous terrorists, all the while knowing his own life was expendable.
Agent Stormtakes readers inside the Jihadist world like never before, showing the daily life of zealous men set on mass murder- from dodging drones with al-Qaeda leaders in the Arabian desert to Jihadist gyms in Birmingham. It also gives a rare look inside the world's most powerful spy agencies, including their tradecraft, after-hours carousing - and their ruthless use of a beautiful blonde in a honey trap.
Filled with hair-raising close calls, coded messages and chilling duplicity,Agent Stormis a captivating real-life thriller.

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