The man who warned america the life and death of john oneill the fbis embattled counterterror warrior hardcover aug 1 2003 by murray weiss author 46 out of 5 stars 51 ratings see all formats and editions. Man who warned america the life and death of john oneill the fbis embattled counterterror warrior weiss murray white mary jo 9780756788117 books amazonca. Presents the life and death of john p oneill an fbi agent immersed in terrorist investigations who attempted to warn top officials of the growing terrorist threat and perished in the attacks on september 11th. This ny times best seller uncovered the gripping story behind americas number one counter terrorist john oneill who was the first fbi official to warn of the mounting threat of islamic radical terrorism against america as he chased usama bin laden and al qaeda around the globe and right up until his death tragically and ironically on 9 11 in the attack on the world. The first comprehensive inside look at the investigation into al qaeda and at john oill the fbi counter terrorism agent who warned that an attack like september 11 was imminent for many people september 11 was the day e unimaginableappened but one fbi agent john oill had repeatedly warned the us government that such an attack was possible