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9780737725933

Osama Bin Laden

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  • ISBN13:

    9780737725933

  • ISBN10:

    0737725931

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2005-10-21
  • Publisher: Greenhaven Pr
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Summary

The attacks of September 11, 2001, proved Osama bin Laden to be one of the most dangerous men in the world. This anthology uses both primary and secondary sources to explore bin Laden's life, ideas, and actions; it also delves into his decentralized but deadly Islamist organization, al-Qaeda.

Table of Contents

Foreword 10(2)
Introduction: Osama bin Laden in Context 12(20)
From Privileged Son to Holy Warrior
Bin Laden's Boyhood
32(5)
Jason Burke
Young Bin Laden Turns to Islamism
37(8)
Yossef Bodansky
Finding a Cause in the War Against the Soviets
45(12)
Peter L. Bergen
Bin Laden and al Qaeda
Al Qaeda Under Bin Laden's Leadership
57(11)
Benjamin Orbach
Operations in Sudan
68(11)
Michael Scheuer
Why We Fight the Infidels
79(6)
Bin Laden's War Against America
Al Qaeda Bombs U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania
85(9)
Simon Reeve
The U.S. Courts Indict Bin Laden and al Qaeda for Murder
94(4)
The Bombing of the USS Cole
98(4)
Connecting Bin Laden to the Attacks of September 11, 2001
102(11)
Distorting the Word Jihad
113(13)
Esther Sakinah Quinlan
The Hunt for Bin Laden
Escape from Tora Bora
126(6)
Barton Gellman
Thomas E. Ricks
The Possible Impact of Bin Laden's Capture or Death
132(5)
John Arquilla
Osama Bin Laden Resurfaces
137(8)
Osama bin Laden
Appendix of Documents 145(31)
Discussion Questions 176(3)
Chronology 179(7)
Glossary 186(3)
For Further Research 189(8)
Index 197

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