The podcast explores the 9/11 attacks, starting with the assassination of an extremist rabbi and the connection to a Brooklyn mosque. The hosts discuss the importance of understanding the events leading up to the attacks. The transformation of Abdullah Azam into a holy warrior is explored. Rabbi Meyer Kahana's inflammatory rhetoric and a moment of violence set the tone for the investigation. The complex Chinese language and its impact on technology are discussed. The aftermath of the shooting, hospital confrontation, and the revelation of a larger terror cell linked to Al-Qaeda are detailed. A behind-the-scenes look at the podcast production team is given, including a humorous anecdote about recording under quarantine.
The 9/11 attacks were the result of a decade-long conspiracy fueled by an emerging ideology of violent jihad.
The involvement of the United States in global events, such as the war in Afghanistan, played a role in the rise of Al-Qaeda and the subsequent terrorist attacks on September 11th.
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The Investigation and Pursuit of Terrorist Cells
The episode follows the joint efforts of law enforcement agencies to investigate and track down individuals linked to acts of terrorism. It specifically focuses on the case of Said No Sair, the assassin responsible for the killing of Rabbi Meir Kahane, and how this event foreshadowed the rise of extremist cells in America.
The 9/11 attacks were so much more than a bolt from the blue on a crisp September morning. They were more than a decade in the making. Our story starts in a Midtown Manhattan hotel ballroom in 1990. Shots ring out and the extremist rabbi, Meir Kahane, lies mortally wounded. His assassin, El-Sayyid Nosair, is connected to members of a Brooklyn mosque who are training to fight with Islamic freedom fighters in Afghanistan. NYPD Detective Louis Napoli and FBI Special Agent John Anticev catch the case, and start unraveling a conspiracy that is taking place in plain sight by blending into the tumult of the city. It is animated by an emerging ideology: violent jihad.
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