Book description
An inside look at al-Qaeda from 9/11 to the death of its founder-told through the words of Bin Laden and his closest circle
As seen on 60 Minutes
"A comprehensive, meticulously constructed and eye-opening look at bin Laden as husband, father and leader-in-hiding. . . . An engaging and persuasive…
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The bombshell revelation of Nelly Lahoud’s work is that Al-Qaeda lost its international reach after being evicted from Afghanistan in late 2001.
Reading her book The Bin Laden Papers makes it difficult not to conclude that the war on terrorism was largely misguided and that the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 gave new life to an international jihadi movement that was on the ropes—if not on the mat.
The contribution Dr. Lahoud’s work makes to understanding our enemy is invaluable, particularly if it helps prevent a future American overreaction that results in thousands of deaths and trillions of dollars…
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