Of the raft of books that are marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and its aftermath, few are likely to be as meticulously documented, as fluidly written or as replete with riveting detail as Peter Bergen’s “The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden.” It is a page-turner that weaves back and forth between the man and the terrorist, providing poignant glimpses of key figures and carefully chronicling all the missed opportunities, ignored warnings and strategic blunders of the United States.
New York Times: A fuller picture of Osama bin Laden’s life (Book Review)
A grab picture taken from Qatar's al-Jazira TV 10 June 1999 shows Osama bin Laden, one of the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted" men. Bin Laden called in a television interview apparently recorded in December 1998 in Kabul on all Moslems to target all Americans and condemned them as "immoral".
