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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Inc
ISBN-10: 0375708235
ISBN-13: 9780375708237
Sku: 31193031
Publish Date: 4/10/2007
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| A former correspondent for the Washington Post takes a close-up look at the role of Osama bin Laden in the rise of Middle Eastern terrorism, detailing the violent collision between twenty-first-century Islam and the West, Osamas estrangement from the West and his Saudi background, his terrorist activities, and the inability of American intelligence to locate him. Reprint. 20,000 first printing. *Author: Randal, Jonathan *Series Title: Vintage *Subtitle: The Making Of A Terrorist *Publication Date: 2005/09/13 *Number of Pages: 346 *Binding Type: Paperback *Language: English *Depth: 0.80 *Width: 5.00 *Height: 7.50 |
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A former correspondent for the Washington Post takes a close-up look at the role of Osama bin Laden in the rise of Middle Eastern terrorism, detailing the violent collision between twenty-first-century Islam and the West, Osama's estrangement from the West and his Saudi background, his terrorist activities, and the inability of American intelligence to locate him. |
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A journalist with over four decades' experience reporting on the Middle East explores the rich mixture of factors that went into making Osama bin Laden a terrorist and a leader of al Qaeda. Born to a wealthy father and educated in the West, Osama witnessed big changes in Iraq brought about by Khomeini's rise to power in the 1970s. He was influenced by the rise of the Wahhabi sect and by the lesser-known Muslim Brotherhood, and his relations with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Afghanistan were often difficult ones. What shaped his grudge against the West? And is it really true that the United States, by pouring in military and financial support to anti-Soviet forces in Afghanistan, was instrumental in building him up, only to become his biggest enemy and target? Jonathan Randal's study, which goes deeper than mere biography, recounts the recent history of the region and traces the movement across the borders of that region by a man funded by his family and supported by a growing, loyal following. Randal traces the pre- and post-9/11 actions of the United States, especially the military actions in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq, and analyzes how they have impacted on the image of bin Laden there and worldwide. A New York Times Notable Book for 2004.
A journalist with over four decades' experience reporting on the Middle East explores the rich mixture of factors that went into making Osama bin Laden a terrorist and a leader of al Qaeda. Born to a wealthy father and educated in the West, Osama witnessed big changes in Iraq brought about by Khomeini's rise to power in the 1970s. He was influenced by the rise of the Wahhabi sect and by the lesser-known Muslim Brotherhood, and his relations with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Afghanistan were often difficult ones. What shaped his grudge against the West? And is it really true that the United States, by pouring in military and financial support to anti-Soviet forces in Afghanistan, was instrumental in building him up, only to become his biggest enemy and target? Jonathan Randal's study, which goes deeper than mere biography, recounts the recent history of the region and traces the movement across the borders of that region by a man funded by his family and supported by a growing, loyal following. Randal traces the pre- and post-9/11 actions of the United States, especially the military actions in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq, and analyzes how they have impacted on the image of bin Laden there and worldwide. A New York Times Notable Book for 2004.
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New York Review of Books
"...Randal's combination of worldliness and stolid common sense stands in refreshing contrast to much commentary on the subject." - Max Rodenbeck 08/11/2005
"...Randal's combination of worldliness and stolid common sense stands in refreshing contrast to much commentary on the subject." - Max Rodenbeck 08/11/2005
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