May, 2003 cnn terrorism analyst peter bergen, author of the bestselling book, holy war inc inside the secret world of osama bin laden, discussed the attacks with cnns bill hemmer. Osama bin laden may be dead but the objectives he strove to achieve have in a large part become a reality. Bin laden also kept zawahiri in the dark for years about alqaedas most important operation the planning for the 911 attacks cluing in his deputy only during the summer of 2001. I n the weeks following the raid on osama bin ladens compound in abbottabad, pakistan, by united states forces, u.
The osama bin laden i know is an unprecedented oral history of osama bin ladens rise to revered leader of al qaeda. He is cnns national security analyst and a director of the new america foundation. He is a contributing editor at the new republic and has worked as a correspondent for national geographic television, discovery, and cnn. Bergen rightly points out how, by the end of the last decade, alqaidas brand had been badly tarnished and quotes documents captured in the.
The clearest signal that bin laden plotted more attacks against american targets was a skillfully edited twohour alqaeda recruit ment tape that circulated widely in the middle east during the summerin keeping with bin ladens pattern of subtly telegraphing his intentions. May 02, 2011 this book by a former washington post correspondent is less a biography of bin laden than a history of the contemporary jihadi movement, which mr. Bergen was one of the producers of the emmynominated documentary, which was named the best documentary of 2006. The tenyear search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad. Bergen came away from that meeting struck by bin ladens raw hatred for the united states. His other books include man hunt, the longest war, and the osama bin laden i know, which was named as the best nonfiction book of 2006 by washington post. How cnns peter bergen landed historic interviews with. I mean, bin ladensone of the people in the book said that bin laden started boycotting stuff like pepsi and sprite and sevenup in. The gripping account of the decadelong hunt for the worlds most wanted man. Usama ibn muhammad ibn awad ibn ladin, allgemein bekannt als osama bin laden arabisch. Peter bergen is the author of the osama bin laden i know and was a cnn producer for osama bin ladens firstever tv interview with peter arnett in 1997. Bergen was one of the producers of the cnn documentary, which was named the best documentary of 2006 by the society of professional journalists and was nominated for an emmy. A gripping glimpse into bin ladens decline and fall cnn. More recently, bin laden has called for attacks on the pakistani state there were more than 50 suicide bombings there in 2007, and there have been at least 19 thus far this year.
It was published in november 2001, two months after the september 11 attacks, and was a new york times best seller in 2001 in the book, bergen discusses the meteoric rise of osama bin laden during the soviet invasion of afghanistan in the 1980s, and the subsequent. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Papers released in a new york trial show why thousands more osama bin laden documents should be released. Peter bergen, author of the bestselling book holy war, inc. Author and journalist peter bergen details the tenyear search and killing of al qaeda leader osama bin laden. The interview, which aired on cnn, marked the first time that bin laden declared war against the. Hbo turned manhunt into a film that won the emmy for best documentary and cnn used a prior book the osama bin laden i know. Peter bergen on manhunt for osama bin laden mpr news. Michael scheuer, chief of the cias bin laden unit from 1996 to 1999, provides something revealing in his recent book osama bin laden. Seen by his peers as sweet and sincere but not a potential leader during afghanistans war against the. Join peter bergen as he discusses his latest outlook piece, five myths about osama bin laden monday, may 9 at 11 a.
Peter bergen was born on december 12, 1962 in minneapolis, minnesota, usa. It won the overseas press club award for the best book on international affairs. Investigating americas homegrown terrorists, bergen offers a comprehensive look at homegrown islamist terrorism, including a portrait of american. Bergen, helmut dierlamm, norbert juraschitz, thomas pfeiffer, heike schlatterer, karin. Two months after 911 mir was taken to meet bin laden somewhere in afghanistan. He is renowned for writing the manhunt book which was about the search of osama bin laden. Jan 20, 2006 the osama bin laden i know is an unprecedented oral history of osama bin laden s rise to revered leader of al qaeda. Excellent bergen s book is the best onevolume treatment available on the current state of jihad in america.
Bergens book is the best onevolume treatment available on the current state of jihad in america. Bergen came away from that meeting struck by bin laden s raw hatred for the united states. Randal chronicles bin ladens combat experiences as an antisoviet. He is a producer and writer, known for legion of brothers 2017, american war generals 2014 and manhunt. Bergen s latest, and fourth, book about bin laden and al qaeda. Required reading for anyone seeking to understand him. Hamid mir, a pakistani who has spent several years writing a biography of bin laden, was the other journalist. On september 11, 2001, the world in which we live was changed forever. Peter bergen married, divorce, salary, net worth, affair. Bergen refutes claims that obama lied about bin laden. May 09, 2011 join peter bergen as he discusses his latest outlook piece, five myths about osama bin laden monday, may 9 at 11 a. Oct 29, 2012 the killing of osama bin laden in 2011 was the culmination of a 10year search for the mastermind of the 911 attacks.
Cnns peter bergen says many of the claims made by journalist seymour hersh that president obama lied about the navy seals raid that killed osama bin laden defy common sense. 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 professor of practice at arizona state university. Bergen is a reliable source, and one of the few men in the world to have personally met bin laden in very dangerous circumstances. With bin ladens death, every leader of these groups will have the opportunity to rethink his connection to alqaeda and decide whether to swear another oath to bin ladens successor, since. May 24, 2012 author and journalist peter bergen details the tenyear search and killing of al qaeda leader osama bin laden. Bergen is the author of three other books, but he may be best known for a 1997 journalistic triumph. His first book, holy war, inc inside the secret world of bin laden published in 2001 was a new york times bestseller. The book was translated into french, spanish and polish, and cnn produced a twohour documentary, in the footsteps of bin laden, based on the book. Peter bergen simply copies and pastes the testimony of people who personally met with osama including himself. At dawn, bin laden was loaded into the belly of a flipwing v22 osprey, accompanied by a jsoc liaison officer and a security detail of military police. Theres some comfort to be drawn from the fact that. A decade and a half after 911, peter bergen considers exactly how the attacks on new york and washington changed america and the world what the continuing legacy of 911 will be in the united states, europe, the middle east, and asia and the likely evolution of terrorism in the next decade. The best books on osama bin laden five books expert. This is the most authoritative book written on osama bin laden as of 2009.
This book by a former washington post correspondent is less a biography of bin laden than a history of the contemporary jihadi movement, which mr. In an exclusive excerpt from his new book manhunt, author peter l. The osama bin laden i know was translated into french, spanish and polish, and cnn produced a two hour documentary, in the footsteps of bin laden, based on the book. Jan 03, 2006 peter bergen, author of the bestselling book holy war, inc. May 04, 2012 bergen writes that this is the only recorded joke bin laden ever made. On the tape, bin laden and his closest advisers make impassioned. Washington the former navy seal who wrote a book about his role in the raid that killed osama bin laden will pay the government more than. Peter bergen discusses the life of osama bin laden the. The power of the book is that it disposes of both the antiusa conspiracy theories and of the usa propaganda the usa has a long tradition of demonizing.
Many thought that 911 was the start of an alqaeda assault on the west, but it turned out to be bin ladens pearl harbor a victory that led to strategic defeat says peter bergen, one of the few reporters who met the saudiborn militant. The killing of osama bin laden in 2011 was the culmination of a 10year search for the mastermind of the 911 attacks. He produced the first television interview with osama bin laden in 1997. Shop bergen community college apparel, textbooks, merchandise and gifts at the bookstore. Five myths about osama bin laden the washington post. Holy war, inc inside the secret world of bin laden is a book by cnn investigative journalist and documentarian peter bergen. Bergen once interviewed bin laden in a mud hut in afghanistan, and will answer questions about bin laden, including the book bergen wrote about him, and how the world has changed since his death. May 02, 2016 the obama administration has given cnns peter bergen unprecedented access to the white house for a special commemorating the fifth anniversary of the killing of osama bin laden. Bergen is highly qualified to write the definitive account of the hunt for and assassination of osama bin laden having actually interviewed him for cnn in 1997 when he was a jihadist fighting the soviet union occupation of afghanistan. It was published in november 2001, two months after the september 11 attacks, and was a new york times best seller in 2001. May 05, 2012 bergen rightly points out how, by the end of the last decade, alqaidas brand had been badly tarnished and quotes documents captured in the abbottabad raid that show how bin laden, increasingly.
The ten year search for bin laden, from 911 to abbottabad. The twin towers of the world trade center came crashing down, one side of the pentagon burst into flame, and more than six thousand men, women, and children lost their lives in the most deadly terrorist attack on american soil. The looming tower is like a bright shining lie, which is about vietnam. His initial motives for declaring jihad holy war against the united states in 1995 have actually been met.
May 05, 2012 in an exclusive excerpt from his new book manhunt, author peter l. Holy war, inc inside the secret world of osama bin laden. I mean, bin ladensone of the people in the book said that bin laden started boycotting stuff like pepsi and sprite and sevenup in the early 80s because of the united. Randal argues was inadvertently strengthened by american hubris, ignorance and missteps in the middle east and persian gulf. Bergen reveals how a decade of hiding left osama bin laden increasingly isolated, s. A survey of books about osama bin laden and al qaeda the. Bergen s first book on osama bin laden and the alqaeda network, this is still an excellent and dependable resource for learning about one of the worlds most infamous men. The osama bin laden i know is an unprecedented oral history of osama bin laden s rise to revered leader of al qaeda.
Nominated for 2006 emmy for best news documentary and named best documentary of 2006 by the society of professional journalists. Peter bergen pakistani journalist ismail khan is given a copy of blind sheikh omar abdulrahmans purported will by one of his sons, while attending bin ladens first and only press conference in may 1998 see may 26, 1998. Mar 10, 2015 papers released in a new york trial show why thousands more osama bin laden documents should be released. The manhunt to capture osama bin laden journalist peter bergen outlines the decadelong search for the alqaida leader in his new book manhunt. An oral history of al qaedas leader for a film that was nominated for an emmy and named the best documentary of 2006 by the society of professional journalists. Peter bergen takes the reader onto the battlefields of afghanistan as bin laden goes from a shy, quiet teen to a leader. The tenyear search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad by bergen, peter l isbn.
Peter bergen discusses holy war, inc inside the secret world of osama bin laden. Bergen, observes in his new book on osama bin laden that the sept. Bin laden has aged enormously peter bergen cnn on thursday night, cnn aired parts of an interview with osama bin laden that the arabiclanguage television network aljazeera. Live chat with journalist peter bergen, author of manhunt a detailed account of the pursuit and killing of bin laden. He is married to tresha mabile and they got a son together. The book opens with bergens 1997 interview with bin laden, one of the few interviews granted to western journalists, and pulls back to retrace bin ladens eerily quiet, ceolike march toward the worldwide privatization of terrorism. How cnns peter bergen landed historic interviews with osama. Bergen once interviewed bin laden in a mud hut in afghanistan, and will answer questions about bin laden, including the book bergen wrote about. Bergen is the author of four books about osama bin laden and al qaeda, three of which were new york times bestsellers. Bin laden has aged enormously peter bergen cnn on thursday night, cnn aired parts of an interview with osama bin laden that. The looming tower, by new yorker writer lawrence wright, tells the story of what led to 911 by following the interwoven narratives of bin laden, ayman alzawahiri, the fbis former counterterrorism chief, john oneill, and the former head of saudi intelligence, prince turki alfaisal.
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