The secret history of al Qaeda /

Drawing on unparalleled access to Osama bin Laden and his key associates, journalist Abdel Bari Atwan gives an incisive and timely account, the clearest we have so far, of the rise of the notorious terrorist organization, al Qaeda. In this lively narrative, the author establishes what al Qaeda is or...

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Main Author: Atwan, Abdel Bari
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2006]
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Table of Contents:
  • Osama bin Laden
  • Holy warrior
  • Human bombs and the concept of martyrdom
  • Cyber-jihad
  • Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia
  • Al Qaeda in Iraq
  • The future of al Qaeda.