C<i>rush the Cell </i>demolishes, with simple logic, the edifice of<br>false “terror punditry” that has been laid, brick by brick,<br>since 9/11. A veteran of special ops, international diplomacy,<br>and bruising clasheswith federal lawenforcement agencies,<br>Michael Sheehan delivers in this book a two-part message: First,<br>thatwe'vewasted—and are continuing towaste—billions of dollars<br>on thewrong protectivemeasures, and second, that knowing<br>the bad guys'nextmove is paramount. Here, Sheehan showswhy<br>defensive fortresses don't work, but offensive operational intelligence<br>does. He peels back themystery surrounding terrorist cells,<br>explains just how“terror experts”andmembers of themedia are<br>playing into the terrorists' hands…and provides perhaps the<br>clearest picture yet of what modern terror-fighting is all about.<br><br>“Trenchant…scores some palpable hits…the depth and breadth<br>of Sheehan's experience give him an authority that is hard to<br>assail.” —<i>The Economist<br><br></i>“Filled with startling insights...like its author, this book is smart,<br>tough, brave, and relentlessly honest.”—Madeleine K. Albright,<br>former U.S. Secretary of State