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Transitioning from the Cold War to the Long Chase for Osama bin Laden - Liza Mundy,
37 minutes Posted Aug 30, 2026 at 2:22 am.
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Liza Mundy, Part Two: Heidi August transitions from tracking Soviets in Europe to fighting emerging networks of global terrorism, eventually opening a station in the Mediterranean. In the 1990s, female analysts like Cindy Storer, Barbara Sude, and Gina Bennett work in the low-prestige Counterterrorism Center. At Alec Station, Storer and her team build the original organizational chart of al-Qaeda and track its financier, Osama bin Laden. Despite their persistent warnings, senior leadership frequently ignores their pre-9/11 reports. Following 9/11, these women pioneer modern data-sifting and targeting techniques, ultimately leading to the Abbottabad raid. (2)