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Homeland Security Today

Why the Return of Tarnak Farm Matters

The rebuilding of a historic Al-Qaeda institution offers one of the clearest indicators of the organization’s resurgence.

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Television collaborationInside the CIA: Secrets & SpiesSarah Adams Library

Television collaboration

Inside the CIA: Secrets & Spies

Sarah contributed to the National Geographic series and its episode examining the search for Abu Anas al-Libi.

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Foreword

Whispers of Survival

Sarah wrote the foreword to this study of war, trauma, and the making of civilian rescuers.

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Oral history contributorHoover Afghanistan Research and Relief TeamSarah Adams Library

Oral history contributor

Hoover Afghanistan Research and Relief Team

An oral-history project preserving firsthand accounts from people who experienced the war, rebuilding efforts, withdrawal, and Taliban takeover.

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Know Thy Enemy

Abbey Gate: Know Thy Enemy 2.0

An expanded investigation into the attack at Abbey Gate, the network behind it, and the compressed plotting window that preceded it.

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Book contributorThe Gathering StormSarah Adams Library

Book contributor

The Gathering Storm

A Pineapple Press project examining Afghanistan, the withdrawal, and the people who carried its consequences.

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SOFREPThe Benghazi Mortar Team’s Identities Revealed for the First TimeSarah Adams Library

SOFREP

The Benghazi Mortar Team’s Identities Revealed for the First Time

An investigation identifying members of the mortar team responsible for the attack on the CIA Annex in Benghazi.

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Liza Mundy

The Sisterhood

Liza Mundy’s history of the women who transformed CIA operations, analysis, and modern targeting.

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SOFREPThe Hidden Truths of Benghazi: Lessons from September 10, 2012Sarah Adams Library

SOFREP

The Hidden Truths of Benghazi: Lessons from September 10, 2012

Lessons from the intelligence gaps and interconnected jihadist networks that shaped the Benghazi threat environment.

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In Print · ClearanceJobs

Know Thy Enemy: Former CIA Members Seeking Justice for Benghazi

An interview with Sarah Adams and Dave Benton about the investigation behind Benghazi: Know Thy Enemy and the continuing search for accountability.

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Book · Sarah Adams & Dave BentonBenghazi: Know Thy EnemySarah Adams Library

Book · Sarah Adams & Dave Benton

Benghazi: Know Thy Enemy

Sarah Adams and Dave “Boon” Benton reconstruct the Benghazi attacks, the network behind them, and the lessons that remain unfinished.

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SOFREPOn 9/11 We Should Also Remember the Benghazi Attack and the Planners Still at LargeSarah Adams Library

SOFREP

On 9/11 We Should Also Remember the Benghazi Attack and the Planners Still at Large

A call to remember the Benghazi victims by continuing the work of identifying and pursuing the planners responsible.

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