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May 04, 2012 that manhunt is the subject of peter l. Inside the secret world of osama bin laden new york. January 12, 2006 in his new book, reporter and author peter bergen paints a. In the longest war peter bergen offers a comprehensive history of this war and its evolution, from the strategies devised in the wake of the 911 attacks to the fighting in afghanistan, pakistan, and beyond.
Peter bergen school of politics and global studies. The book became a new york times bestseller and the essential portrait of the most formidable. Bergens attempts to uncover the events, individual players and political factors that lead osama bin laden to grow to be the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks against the united states on september 11th. Peter bergen is the foremost authority on foreign policy, national security, and the new generation of terrorism. One of the few western journalists to have interviewed on september 11, 2001, the world changed forever as more than three thousand men, women, and children lost their lives in the deadliest. The gripping account of the decadelong hunt for the worlds most wanted man. The enduring conflict between america and alqaeda jan.
The attack was masterminded by osama bin laden and his jihad group an organization that cnns terrorism analyst peter bergen calls holy war, inc. Bergen also uncovers the strategic errors committed on both sidesthe way that alqaedas bold attack on the united states on 911 actually undermined its objective and caused the collapse of the taliban and the destruction of the organizations safe haven in afghanistan, and how alqaeda is actually losing the war of ideas in the muslim world. Inside the secret world of osama bin laden peter l. Bergen is vice president, director of studies and fellows programs and the international security program at new america and professor of practice in the school of politics and global studies at asu his books manhunt. Holy war, inc inside the secret world of osama bin laden by. The enduring conflict between america and alqaeda, holy war, inc inside the secret world of bin laden have been new york times bestsellers, translated into multiple languages, and listed as among the best nonfiction books of the year by the. Works by john esposito and olivier roy have become fixtures in. For example, rohan gunaratna stated that al qaeda was founded in 1987 by abdullah azzam. Buy holy war, inc inside the secret world of osama bin laden 1st touchstone ed by bergen, peter l. Zarqawis total war on iraqi shiites exposes a divide among sunni jihadists, policywatch 1049, washington institute for near east policy, november 15, 2002.
One of the present authors peter bergen stated that al qaeda was founded in 1989 in holy war, inc inside the secret world of osama bin laden new york. He has visited difficult places in dangerous times, interviewed scores of persons bin laden himself in 1997, combed media sources including the. Peter bergen born december 12, 1962 is an american journalist, author, and producer who serves as cnns national security analyst, new americas vice president, and as a. The manhattan trial of four men linked to osama bin laden. Manhunt was the basis of the hbo documentary film, manhunt, 49 which premiered at the sundance film festival and won the emmy award for outstanding documentary in 20. Holy war, inc inside the secret world of osama bin laden storytel.
It was published in november 2001, two months after the september 11 attacks, and was a new york times best seller in 2001. His writing has appeared in the new york times, washington post, wall street journal, foreign affairs. In addition to serving as cnns terrorism analyst, he is the new york times bestselling author of holy war, inc. In this deeply researched and very well translated account of apocalyptic movements in islam, filiu, a leading scholar of the islamic world, delivers a major contribution to scholarship that is both erudite and accessible.
Nov 07, 2001 above all, peter bergen helps us to see bin ladens organization in a radically new light. Above all, peter bergen helps us to see bin ladens organization in a radically new light. Hugely anticipated as the first major treatment of the subject to hit stores since sept. Peter bergen to discuss the remaking of the middle east. The ten year search for bin laden, from 911 to abbottabad, the longest war. Bergen s attempts to uncover the events, individual players and political factors that lead osama bin laden to grow to be the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks against the united states on september 11th.
Bergen is vice president, director of studies and fellows programs and the international security program at new america and professor of practice in the school of politics and global studies at asu. Peter bergen is a schwartz fellow of the new america foundation and the author of holy war, inc inside the secret world of osama bin laden. Inside the secret world of osma bin laden bergen, peter on. Inside the secret world of osama bin laden by peter l. He is a contributing editor at the new republic and has worked as a correspondent for national geographic television, discovery, and cnn. The enduring conflict between america and alqaeda find, read and cite all the research you need on. Peter bergen ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. The interview, which aired on cnn, marked the first time that bin laden declared war against the united states to a western audience. Al qaeda today is a resilient organization, as evidenced by the london attacks of 2005, its resurgence in pakistan, the deteriorating security situation. Required reading for anyone seeking to understand him. Al qaeda today is a resilient organization, as evidenced by the london attacks of 2005, its resurgence in pakistan, the deteriorating security situation in afghanistan, and its influence on the war. Maqdisi taught zarqawi, who went to war in iraq with the older mans advice in mind. Bergen, who matches tireless research with personal details culled from his own travels throughout the.
Inside the secret world of osama bin laden, the free press, new york. His writing has appeared in the new york times, washington post, wall street journal, foreign. No single event better illustrates this fusion than the attacks on the world trade center and the pentagon. Bergen is a vice president and director for international security program in the new america with 78 videos in the cspan video library. A case study william rosenau and alexander powell with contributions from pamela g. Osama bin ladens al qaeda has the bordertranscending reach of a multinational corporation with managerial skills to match. While america slept misinformation about bin laden from authoritative sources ramzi yousef abu nidal operation bojinka. How to find the worlds most wanted man what allowed bin ladens organization to create a truly global network khalifa chapter one. Alec reynolds is a graduate student at johns hopkins universitys school of advanced international studies. Holy war, inc inside the secret world of bin laden is a book by cnn investigative journalist and documentarian peter bergen.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Bergen on september 11, 2001, the world changed forever as more than three thousand men, women, and children lost their lives in. Holy war, inc inside the secret world of osama bin laden. Peter bergen, who produced the first interview with bin laden in 1997, titled his first book holy war, inc.
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