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Editor-in-Chief CTC Sentinel ○ CNN Terrorism Analyst ○ Books: Nine Lives (June 2018) and Agent Storm which Guardian named one of top ten spy books of all time.

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    May 25

    Very kind words from the former head of UK Counter Terrorism Command. Our book "Nine Lives: My Time as the West's top spy inside al Qaeda" is due out on both sides of the Atlantic in early June. It tells the story of arguably the most important ever Western spy inside al Qaeda.

    One of the most extraordinary books about Al Qaeda ever published - a ‘must read’ for anyone who wants to understand the ideology that drives global violent jihad.
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    3 hours ago

    The UKs new Counter-terror strategy CONTEST

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  3. 3 hours ago

    Exactly!

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    Absolutely on target, Paul. We do and will need "James Bond" as well as bulk data analysis to prepare proper intelligence products. Interesting read nevertheless. 😉
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  4. 3 hours ago

    How should UK change its counter terror strategy? In our new book, publishing this week, former al Qaeda operative turned MI6 superspy Aimen Dean provides a compelling roadmap for decisively defeating the terrorists at home and overseas.

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    UK Home Sec :'we're recruiting 1900+ new staff in security + intel and raising counter-terror policing to £750bn+'. But worries persist over gaps in community policing.

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  6. 4 hours ago

    Many intel professionals would disagree with this headline. Big data will never replace value of human intel. Data however big without context and nuance about what really going on has limited value.

    Interesting read: "Good bye James Bond, hello big data" - MI6 head recounts how intelligence gathering has changed. …
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    May 29

    "... Aimen Dean risked his life time and time again, penetrated the leadership of al-Qaeda and saved many lives. Britain owes him a debt of gratitude. A seminal book." - Richard Walton, Head of Counter Terrorism Command (SO15), New Scotland Yard, 2011–2016

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    May 29

    "One of the most extraordinary, captivating and insightful accounts of involvement in the violent global jihad ..." - Richard Walton, Head of Counter Terrorism Command (SO15), New Scotland Yard, 2011–2016

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    May 29

    "An incisive history of the war on terrorism and a riveting true-life thriller… An important book." - Professor Bruce Hoffman, Georgetown University, and author of Inside Terrorism

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    24 hours ago

    The spirit of our country is strong. Extremists and terrorists may try and divide us, but we will never succumb. We will always reach out and look after one another.

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    May 29

    "This captivating real-life spy-thriller is a must-read to understand the enduring threat of global terror ... from the unique perspective of a courageous double agent."- Ali Soufan, former FBI Special Agent and author of Anatomy of Terror:

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    Jun 1

    's official media still a shadow of its former self: After short-lived uptick in Jan '18, its total output fell back to ≤140 audiovisual products per month in Mar/Apr/May. Also, just two provincial videos released in May '18, which is lowest number of videos per month ever.

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  13. Jun 2

    Terror plots are being thwarted “all the time” according to a senior British counter terror officer speaking a day before the anniversary of the London Bridge attack:

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    Jun 2

    Still think ISIS is defeated? Read this superb analysis by in the CTC Sentinel and you may revise your assessment. Plus, this fits an alarming pattern of recent, increasing terrorist threats to commercial aviation

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  15. Jun 1

    Interesting reading from

    US Officials Just Mislabeled a Syrian Terror Group as al Qaeda. Worse, They’re Missing a Far Bigger Threat …
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    Jun 1

    Same

    Had the pleasure of reading early drafts of this. A superb report by and .
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    May 31

    Since I wrote that in-depth study 5 months ago for , has cracked down on Al-Qaeda loyalists in NW , who in turn have repeatedly slammed HTS & its leaders for betraying AQ & Islam’s strict principals. They have literally fought & killed each other.

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    May 31

    As I outlined in depth back in February, //'s evolution - whether by design or not - has severed the group from Al-Qaeda’s command in . has acknowledged this repeatedly. AQ loyalists have publicly broken away in protest - creating their own units.

    NEW - My CTC Sentinel () cover story is out: - "How al-Qa`ida Lost Control of its Syrian Affilia…
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    May 29

    Thread: Our book with Aimen Dean, arguably the most important Western spy ever inside al Qaeda is out in just days on both sides of the Atlantic. We're starting to get reviews: cc:

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  20. May 30

    ISIS, offering zero evidence but no doubt having read news headlines, claim Liege attacker was a "soldier" of their group.

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  21. May 30

    "[...The book] also reveals how MI6 used [Aimen Dean] as one of its most valuable intelligence weapons in the global war on terrorism." - Dr Magnus Ranstorp, Swedish Defence University

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