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The Bin Laden Papers
- Author
- Nelly Lahoud
- Narrator
- Lameece Issaq
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 12 July 2022
- Run Time
- 10 hours 46 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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
Usama Bin Laden’s greatest fear was not capture or death, but the exposure of al-Qaeda’s secrets. At great risk to themselves and the entire mission, the US Special Operations Forces, who carried out the Abbottabad raid that killed Bin Laden, took an additional eighteen minutes to collect Bin Laden’s hard drives and thereby expose al-Qaeda’s secrets.
In this ground-breaking book, Nelly Lahoud dives into Bin Laden’s files and meticulously distills the nearly six thousand pages of Arabic private communications. For the first time, al-Qaeda’s closely guarded secrets are laid bare, shattering misconceptions and revealing how and what Bin Laden communicated with his associates, his plans for future attacks, and al-Qaeda’s hostility toward countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Pakistan. Lahoud presents firsthand accounts of al-Qaeda from 9/11 until the elimination of Bin Laden, as told through his own words and those of his family and closest associates.
Critics Review
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“Crisply written…[The Bin Laden Papers] is one of the most important histories of the war on terror.”
Peter Bergen, author of The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden
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“A masterful analysis and riveting story. Nelly Lahoud’s The Bin Laden Papers clarifies a man and his movement that confused and confounded much of the world for decades.”
General Stanley McChrystal, former Commander of United States Forces Afghanistan, retired
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Details
- Author
- Nelly Lahoud
- Narrator
- Lameece Issaq
- Duration
- 10 hours 46 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 July 2022
- ISBN
- 9798200963133
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Terrorism, armed struggle
Synopsis
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 circleUsama Bin Laden’s greatest fear was not capture or death, but the exposure of al-Qaeda’s secrets. At great risk to themselves and the entire mission, the US Special Operations Forces, who carried out the Abbottabad raid that killed Bin Laden, took an additional eighteen minutes to collect Bin Laden’s hard drives and thereby expose al-Qaeda’s secrets.In this ground-breaking book, Nelly Lahoud dives into Bin Laden’s files and meticulously distills the nearly six thousand pages of Arabic private communications. For the first time, al-Qaeda’s closely guarded secrets are laid bare, shattering misconceptions and revealing how and what Bin Laden communicated with his associates, his plans for future attacks, and al-Qaeda’s hostility toward countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Pakistan. Lahoud presents firsthand accounts of al-Qaeda from 9/11 until the elimination of Bin Laden, as told through his own words and those of his family and closest associates.
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