The Hunt for KSM
Local journalist Terry McDermott tells the inside story of the manhunt for 9/11’s mastermind Terry McDermott released his third book, “The Hunt for KSM,” on the hunt for the 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. McDermott will read at Pages bookstore in Manhattan Beach Friday night. Photo by Alene Tchekmedyian In 2002, journalist Terry McDermott was exploring the underworld of Karachi, Pakistan, a bustling city with a population of nearly 20 million. He was guided by a Pakistani intelligence agent who asked to be called George. McDermott was searching for the parents of Ramzi Ahmed Yousef, whose real name is Abdul Basit Abdul Karim. Basit was the terrorist responsible for the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Six people died in that attack, which involved a homemade bomb in a rental truck in the Center’s underground parking garage that managed to shake the towers but not bring them down. After Basit was caught in 1995, he was flown to New York. As his helicopter approached the twin towers, an FBI agent removed Basit’s blindfold and said, “They’re still standing.” Basit replied, “They wouldn’t be if I had had more money.” Basit’s uncle, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, had helped fund…
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