Transcript of osama bin ladin interview by peter arnett the firstever television interview with osama bin ladin was conducted by peter arnett in eastern afghanistan in late march 1997. The exnavy seal who wrote the bestselling memoir no easy day that provided a firsthand account of the raid resulting in the death of osama. Bergen was the recipient of the 2000 leonard silk journalism. Welcome to book depository, the worlds leading specialist online bookstore. 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. 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. Peter bergen married, divorce, salary, net worth, affair. Transcript of osama bin ladin interview by peter arnett. Discover book depositorys huge selection of peter bergen books online. Wealth, empire, and the future of america, from university of california press sept. Holy war, inc inside the secret world of bin laden is a book by cnn investigative journalist and documentarian peter bergen. He is a contributing editor at the new republic and has worked as a correspondent for national geographic television, discovery, and cnn. How cnns peter bergen landed historic interviews with. Peter bergen interviews president obama on fifth anniversary.
Newsweek in peter schechters pipelinea riveting followup to his widely praised debut point of entrya harsh spotlight illuminates the global race to secure the next generation of energy sources and the power that goes. One of the few western journalists to have interviewed bin laden facetoface, bergen has produced the definitive book on the global jihadist network, revealing. Dec 12, 2019 discover book depository s huge selection of peter bergen books online. Terrorism analyst peter bergen says osama bin laden was focused on president obama and worried about al qaedas image.
Michael scheuer, chief of the cias bin laden unit from 1996 to 1999, provides something revealing in his recent book osama bin laden. Bergen took the unusual approach of letting those he interviewed speak for themselves, arranging the book topically and chronologically, rather than creating a single. Bergen is the author of four books about osama bin laden and al qaeda, three of which were new york times bestsellers. Bin ladens daughter maryam, 20, rushed upstairs to his topfloor bedroom to ask what was going on. Whatever your interest or passion, youll find something interesting in our bookshop full of delights. Nov 15, 2012 peter bergen narrates the osama bin laden raid by aaron sekhri on november 15, 2012 cnn national security analyst peter bergen delivered stanfords sixth annual daniel pearl memorial lecture on. Here are riveting new details of bin ladens flight. The assault on the world trade center was the most sophisticated and horrifying in a series of operations masterminded by osama bin laden and his jihad group an organization that cnns terrorism analyst peter bergen calls holy war, inc. In recent months, an impressive cast of terrorism experts and counterterrorism officials around the world has coalesced around the notion that alqaedas leader is no longer an active threat to the west. Here are riveting new details of bin ladens flight after the crushing defeat of the taliban to tora bora, where american forces came startlingly close to capturing him, and of the fugitive leaders attempts to find a secure hiding place. Mar 16, 2012 terrorism analyst peter bergen says osama bin laden was focused on president obama and worried about al qaedas image. Holy war, inc inside the secret world of osama bin laden.
In peter schechters pipelinea riveting followup to his widely praised debut point of entrya harsh spotlight illuminates the global race to secure the next generation of energy sources and the power that goes along with it. Bin ladin responded to almost all of the questions. The osama bin laden i know is an unprecedented oral history of osama bin ladens rise to revered leader of al qaeda. It was published in november 2001, two months after the september 11 attacks, and was a new york times best seller in 2001. Bergen and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. From 911 to abbottabad the 10year search for osama. Osama bin laden may be dead but the objectives he strove to achieve have in a large part become a reality. But bergen also has an eye for the human factor, which makes this book, for all its horror, humane. Peter bergen takes the reader onto the battlefields of afghanistan as bin laden goes from a shy, quiet teen to a leader. His first book, holy war, inc inside the secret world of bin laden published in 2001 was a new york times bestseller. The book became a new york times bestseller and the essential portrait of the most formidable.
The tenyear search for bin ladenfrom 911 to abbottabad by peter l. The manhunt to capture osama bin laden journalist peter bergen outlines the decadelong search for the alqaida leader in his new book manhunt. Bergen, who matches tireless research with personal details culled from his own travels throughout the. Were proud to offer millions of titles, all at incredible prices with worldwide delivery to over 100 countries. The attack was masterminded by osama bin laden and his jihad group an organization that cnns terrorism analyst peter bergen calls holy war, inc. See more ideas about books, books to read and good books.
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Discover book depositorys huge selection of peter l bergen books online. His initial motives for declaring jihad holy war against the united states in 1995 have actually been met. Basically, he was declaring war against the united states for the first time to western reporters. On september 11, 2001, the world in which we live was changed forever. Apr 30, 20 discover book depository s huge selection of peter l bergen books online. 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. May 02, 2016 peter bergen 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. Nov 14, 2001 peter bergen is the author of holy war, inc.
Documentaries based on both books were nominated for emmys in 2001 and 2006. The tenyear search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad by bergen, peter l isbn. A year after the commando raid that killed osama bin laden in abbottabad, pakistan, we have a terrific new book on the decadelong search for high. One of only a handful of journalists to have interviewed the worlds most wanted man. As bergen, the author of several books on national security, shows, donald. An oral history of al qaedas leader first free press tra edition by bergen, peter l. Journalist and author peter bergen did a television interview with osama bin laden in 1997, a piece that served, for many in the west, as an introduction to bin. Cnn profiles peter bergen cnn national security analyst cnn. Live chat with journalist peter bergen, author of manhunt a detailed account of the pursuit and killing of bin laden. His writing has appeared in the new york times, washington post, wall street journal, foreign. Bergen, who has interviewed convicted terrorists, their families and friends and people working across the counterterrorism profession, is the most sober guide to the subject one could hope for. Peter dale scott, a former canadian diplomat, and then a professor of english emeritus at the university of california, berkeley, is a poet, writer, and researcher. It was only a week before 911 that peter bergen turned in the manuscript of holy war, inc.
He is cnns national security analyst, vice president at new america, and a professor at arizona state university. Following the release of a new video and a new audio message from a man thought to be osama bin laden see september 7, 2007 and september 11, 2007, terrorism analyst peter bergen says it may be a good idea to allow assahab, a clandestine institute that makes videos for alqaeda, to continue to operate. How cnns peter bergen landed historic interviews with osama. Bergens 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. What to read on bin laden and al qaeda foreign affairs. The last days of osama bin laden by peter bergen early on the morning of may 2, 2011, the residents of osama bin ladens heavily fortified compound were startled awake by the sound of explosions. Bergen took the unusual approach of letting those he interviewed speak for themselves, arranging the book topically and chronologically, rather than creating a single narrative. Bergens latest, and fourth, book about bin laden and al qaeda. Bergen is a reliable source, and one of the few men in the world to have personally met bin laden in very dangerous circumstances. Bin laden has aged enormously peter bergen cnn on thursday night, cnn aired parts of an interview with osama bin laden that. One of the few western journalists to have interviewed bin laden.
Peter bergen is the author of four previous books about terrorism, three of which were new york times bestsellers. The interview will premiere on cnns anderson cooper 360 on may 2 at 8pm et. Official site of peter bergen a print and television journalist and author. Gold prize for best book about the middle east and was named by amazon. When members of the navys elite seal team 6 stormed osama bin. The tenyear search for bin ladenfrom 911 to abbottabad. An oral history of al qaedas leader new ed by bergen, peter l. 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. The surprising books on osama bin ladens reading list. The navy seal who wrote the book about the bin laden raid.
Peter bergen is the author of three previous books about osama bin laden and alqaeda, two of which were new york times bestsellers. The last days of osama bin laden by peter bergen don mann. A whiteknuckle ride through acrisis that threatens the world as we know it. Inside the secret world of osama bin laden 9780743205023 by peter l. Bergen crown bergens pakistani sources gave him new insight into bin ladens home life. Join peter bergen as he discusses his latest outlook piece, five myths about osama bin laden monday, may 9 at 11 a. Peter bergen the obama administration has given cnns peter bergen unprecedented access to the white house for a special commemorating. The gripping account of the decadelong hunt for the worlds most wanted man. In his piece, bergen writes, from the origins of the alqaeda terrorist network to the devastation of sept. His book the rise and fall of the great powers was found in and around bin ladens compound in abbottabad, where bin laden was killed in a raid by u. 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.
May 23, 2015 his book the rise and fall of the great powers was found in and around bin ladens compound in abbottabad, where bin laden was killed in a raid by u. On september 11, 2001, the world changed forever as more than three thousand men, women, and children lost their lives in the deadliest terrorist attack on american soil. Osama bin laden, al qaeda leader through translator. Peter bergen narrates the osama bin laden raid by aaron sekhri on november 15, 2012 cnn national security analyst peter bergen delivered. Hugely anticipated as the first major treatment of the subject to hit stores since sept. New americas vice president and director of the international security and fellows programs peter bergen interviews president barack obama about the state of the war on terror, five years after the raid that killed osama bin laden. In manhunt, peter bergen delivers a taut yet panoramic account of the pursuit and killing of osama bin laden.
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