Laurie Mylroie ( born July 22 , 1953 ) is an American author and analyst who has written extensively on Iraq and the War on Terror . '' The National Interest '' first published this work in an article entitled , " The World Trade Center Bombing : Who is Ramzi Yousef ? And Why it Matters . " In her book '' Study of Revenge '' ( 2000 ) , Mylroie laid out her argument that the Iraqi regime under Saddam Hussein had sponsored the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and subsequent terrorist attacks . She claimed those attacks were part of an ongoing war that Saddam waged against America following the cease-fire to the 1991 Gulf War . Less than a year after her book was published , the September 11 attacks occurred . Mylroie subsequently adopted the view that Saddam had been responsible for the attacks , defending it on many occasions , including before the 9/11 Commission
1993 World Trade Center bombing
1993 World Trade Center bombing
Laurie Mylroie