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The Osama bin Laden I know : an oral history of al-Qaeda's leader /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bergen, Peter, 1962-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Free Press, [2006]
Subjects:
Bin Laden, Osama, > 1957-2011.
Bin Laden, Osama, > 1957-2011 > Friends and associates > Interviews.
Terrorists > Saudi Arabia > Biography.
Religious fundamentalism > Islamic countries.
Terrorism > Religious aspects > Islam.
Qaida (Organization)
Table of Contents:
  • Arabia
  • The Afghan war
  • From donor to holy warrior
  • The birth of al Qaeda
  • Al Qaeda goes global
  • Afghanistan, again
  • Al Qaeda attacks
  • The charismatic leader
  • The 9/11 plot
  • The fall of the Taliban and the flight to Tora Bora
  • Al Qaeda's quest for weapons of mass destruction
  • How al Qaeda took root in Iraq and the story of Abu Musab al Zarqawi
  • Bin Laden on the run
  • Bin Laden's legacy.