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Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on Americaby Yossef Bodansky
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Who is Osama bin Laden—the only terrorist leader ever to have declared a holy war against America? What drives him and those he leads to hate a West that helped enrich and arm them? Bin Laden's name has been linked to a number of incidents that have cost Americans their lives, including the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000 and the destruction of the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. Now, he is linked to the recent catastrophic assaults on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Here is a comprehensive account of the rise of bin Laden. In meticulous detail, world-renowned terrorism expert Yossef Bodansky uncovers the events in bin Laden's life that turned the once-promising engineering student into a cold-blooded leader of radical Islam. In the process, Bodansky reveals a chilling story that is as current as today's headlines but as ancient as the Crusades—a story that transcends bin Laden and any other single man. This book is a sobering wake-up call. "This fascinating account of Osama bin Laden's war against America illustrates the murky world of Islamic extremism and state sponsored terrorism."—Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, Leavey Professor, Department of Government, Georgetown University "Americans need to know about Osama bin Laden, and the best place to find out is in this trenchant study of the man. A brilliant work."—Fred Barnes, executive editor of The Weekly Standard Review:"This fascinating account of Osama bin Laden's war against America illustrates the murky world of Islamic extremism and state sponsored terrorism." Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, Leavey Professor, Department of Government, Georgetown University Review:"Americans need to know about Osama bin Laden, and the best place to find out is in this trenchant study of the man. A brilliant work." Fred Barnes, executive editor of The Weekly Standard Review:"...[L]ike all of the books and in-depth reports on bin Laden currently available, Bodansky's was written before the attacks and published by a small specialty press; it wasn't created with the demands of a general readership in mind. It's odd to think of ordinary people across the nation dutifully plowing through this monumental conglomeration of facts looking for answers to why bin Laden would order the slaughter of thousands of American office workers just as they were finishing their first cups of coffee on a fine fall morning. Bodansky, an Israeli-born military analyst who is the director of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare and has done consulting work for the U.S. departments of State and Defense, doesn't really deal in that kind of explanation; he's a professional speaking, for the most part, to other professionals and perhaps to the occasional buff. But burrow between the lines in Bin Laden and you can find clues about the character of America's Most Wanted — intimations that paint bin Laden as a disturbingly impressive man." Laura Miller, Salon.com (read the entire Salon review) Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-417) and index. About the AuthorYossef Bodansky, an internationally renowned military and threat analyst, is the director of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare. A former senior consultant to the U.S. Departments of Defense and State, he is the author of eight books on international terrorism and global crises. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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