Gina Bennett was one of the first intelligence operatives to take individuals seriously. In the early '90s, the focus was on state players like Russia and Cuba. However, Bennett identified the threat posed by individuals including bin Laden. She named him years before his most heinous deeds. Many senior CIA leaders didn't take her seriously until after the attacks on the US embassies in Tanzania and Kenya, and then the USS Cole and September 11. Meanwhile, she balanced being a mom of five with t