Ali Soufan was born in Lebanon in 1971. His efforts to expose al-Qaeda terror plots are explored in Lawrence Wright’s book “The Looming Tower” and the Hulu series of the same name, for which Soufan was executive producer. He has been described as the man who came closest to preventing 9/11.
Playing with my toys in my grandparents’ house in Lebanon. I remember being barely able to walk, having a ruler in my hand, and trying to hit my aunt with the ruler.
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