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4. THE BIRTH OF THE COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER Guest Mundy: Guest Mundy details the mid-1980s creation of the Counterterrorism Center (CTC), an undesirable, basement-level office that few male officers wanted to staff,. Analysts like Cindy Storer and Barbara
Season 8
Episode 736
Published 3 weeks, 1 day ago
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4. THE BIRTH OF THE COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER Guest Liza Mundy: Guest Mundy details the mid-1980s creation of the Counterterrorism Center (CTC), an undesirable, basement-level office that few male officers wanted to staff,. Analysts like Cindy Storer and Barbara Sude began connecting disparate data points, identifying a mysterious Saudi financier named Osama bin Laden. Mundy highlights how these women built the foundation for tracking global jihadists while the agency’s "James Bonds" remained focused on the Soviet Union,. Despite their growing expertise, these female analysts often struggled to have their voices heard or findings published within the agency’s rigid, male-dominated hierarchy. (5)
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