: Osama bin Laden, radical Islam, and the future of America
First Statement of Responsibility
/ Michael Scheuer.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Rev. ed., 2nd ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Washington, D.C.
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Potomac Books, Inc.
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, c2006.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxv, 443 p.
Other Physical Details
: maps
Dimensions
; 23 cm.
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Originally published under title: Through our enemies' eyes.Washington, D.C.: Brassey's, c2002.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-438) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Context -- Context for understanding Bin Laden's aims -- Arrogance, money, and ideas -- Obstacles to understanding Bin Laden -- Chasing Bin Laden's money -- Getting to know Bin Laden: substantive themes of the Jihad -- Getting to know Bin Laden: character traits -- Years of preparation, 1957-1996 -- Young Bin Laden, 1957-1979: family, education, and religion -- Bin Laden and the Afghan War, 1979-1989: facilitator, engineer, fighter, and visionary -- Bin Laden and the Saudis, 1989-1991: from favorite son to black sheep -- Bin Laden in exile: Afghanistan and Sudan, 1991-1996 -- Bin Laden begins: inciting and waging Jihad from Sudan, 1992-1996 -- War years, 1996-2001 -- Bin Laden returns to Afghanistan: getting settled and politicking -- Bin Laden in Afghanistan: targeting America and expanding Al Qaeda -- Bin Laden stands at Armageddon and battles for his lord -- No end in sight -- What to expect from Al Qaeda -- Spring 2002: where are we? Where are we going? -- Epilogue: "That they may go in and look their redeemer in the face with joy" -- Epilogue to the revised edition.