▁by ▁the ▁crew . ▁Bod ine ▁left ▁Y emen ▁as ▁amb assador ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Bod ine ' s ▁career ▁was ▁marked ▁by ▁controvers y ▁surrounding ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁F BI ▁during ▁its ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁USS ▁Cole ▁bomb ing : ▁The ▁P BS ▁Front line ▁document ary ▁The ▁Man ▁Who ▁K new ▁included ▁inter views ▁with ▁officials ▁such ▁as ▁Richard ▁A . ▁Clar ke ▁( the ▁Cl inton ▁administration ' s ▁counter ter ror ism ▁chief ) ▁and ▁Barry ▁Ma wn ▁( a ▁former ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁F BI ▁office ) ▁who ▁stated ▁that ▁John ▁P . ▁O ' Ne ill ▁( an ▁F BI ▁agent ▁and ▁al - Q a eda ▁expert ) ▁came ▁into ▁a ▁personal ▁conflict ▁with ▁Bod ine ▁over ▁different ▁pers pect ives ▁on ▁Y emen . ▁When ▁O ' Ne ill ▁briefly ▁tra ve led ▁back ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁for ▁Thanks g iving , ▁Bod ine ▁denied ▁his ▁re - entry ▁vis a , ▁blocking ▁O ' Ne ill ▁from ▁returning ▁to ▁Y emen ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁investigation ▁on ▁the ▁USS ▁Cole ▁bomb ing . ▁Front line ▁c ited ▁sources ▁as ▁saying ▁that ▁" O ' Ne ill ' s ▁removal ▁from ▁the ▁scene ▁in ▁Y emen ▁may ▁have ▁seriously ▁limited ▁the ▁Cole ▁investigation ." ▁ ▁The ▁ch illy ▁relationship ▁between ▁Bod ine ▁and ▁O ' Ne ill ▁is ▁detailed ▁in ▁Lawrence ▁Wright ' s ▁The ▁Lo oming ▁Tower . ▁While ▁O ' Ne