My book "Terrorism, Betrayal, and Resilience: My Story of the 1998 US Embassy Bombings" was released on October 1st. This is the story behind why I wrote this book. -------------------------- Three years before al Qaeda bombed our homeland in 2001 and forever … [Read more...] about Why I Wrote This Book
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Rattling Teacups
Former U.S. Ambassador and survivor of the 1998 embassy bombing in Kenya, Prudence Bushnell, tells that story in her gripping new book, "Terrorism, Betrayal and Resilience." With the emphasis on resilience. - Rattling Teacups by Rheta Grimsley Johnson from The Shoofly … [Read more...] about Rattling Teacups
Commemorating 20 Years Later
Last winter, four people talked about how to bring remembrance and meaning to the anniversary of the August 7, 1998 al Qaeda bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. We each contributed what we had to offer over the spring and early summer. Shaun Dorman, editor of the Foreign … [Read more...] about Commemorating 20 Years Later
Surviving an Attack on Our Community
My heart goes out to communities in our country that are in the process of creating a new normal (for themselves) in the wake of a violent attack. That challenge confronted the Kenyan and American community in 1998 after al Qaeda blew up the U.S. embassy in downtown Nairobi, … [Read more...] about Surviving an Attack on Our Community