Bin Laden
Behind the Mask of a Terrorist
1st Edition
Published on 1. September 2011
320 pages
978-1-62872-152-2 (ISBN)
Description
On the eve of the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, Osama bin Laden is still a vivid symbol of outrage and tragedy in the American imagination. One of the most-recognized faces of terror, bin Laden has presented himself to the world as a paragon of ascetic virtue. Journalist Adam Robinson tells a far different story. This authoritative biography lifts bin Laden's mask of moral purity as it recounts his transformation from dissolute rich kid into terrorist mastermind. Drawing on information from members of bin Laden's own family and extensive independent research in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Oman, Libya, and Pakistan, Robinson opens a window into the man who changed the face of global politics.
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Adam Robinson is a writer and journalist who has worked in the Middle East for ten years. He began researching this biography a year before the attacks of September 11, 2001, and spent several months in Beirut investigating the young Osama bin Laden's activities. Mr. Robinson lives permanently in the Persian Gulf.
Content
- cover
- Halftitle
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Family Ties That Bind
- 2 The Manhattan of the Desert
- 3 National Politics, Childhood Scars
- 4 Son of the Slave
- 5 Off the Rails
- 6 Alcohol and Redemption
- 7 Fighting for Islam
- 8 Birth of an Icon
- 9 Blowback
- 10 Homecoming of a Hero
- 11 Terrorism Inc.
- 12 Establishing the Firm
- 13 Full Circle
- 14 International Merger and Expansion
- 15 Diversification of the Core Business
- 16 Smoke Screen
- 17 African Smoke Screen, World Cup Soccer
- 18 Putting Atta to Sleep
- 19 The President's Nemesis
- 20 Tweaking the Nose of the Enemy
- 21 Preparing for War
- 22 One Day in the Sun
- Epilogue
- Afterword
- Index
