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By Yossef Bodansky
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 American lives, including the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000 and the destruction of American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. Now, the leader of the terror organization responsible for the 9-11 attacks is promising even more outrageous and lethal assaults on the American homeland.
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 wakeup call.
Bodansky, an internationally renowned military and threat analyst, is the director of the Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare. In addition, he is the director of reseearch of the International Strategic Studies Association and senior editor for the Defense & Foreign Affairs group of publications. The author of eight books on international terrorism and global crises and a former senior consultant to the U.S. departments of State and Defense, Bodansky actively participates in international forums and conference in the United States and abroad.
Paperback.439 pages.