The tenyear search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad, by journalist peter bergen, the author of four books on al qaeda who produced bin laden s first television interview, for cnn in 1997. Only bergen, americas foremost counterterrorism writer, could have produced a book of such energy and authoritya triumph. The tenyear search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad by peter bergen, this documentary feature is a reallife spy thriller that reveals behindthescenes accounts from cia analysts, targeters and operatives, who testify to the disagreements, frustrations, tragedies and triumphs that make up this fascinating yet painful chapter in american military and political history. Unlike mark owensmark bissonettes earlier no easy day, bowdens book focuses on the actual hunt for the terrorist chief, detailing how the american military and defense communities retooled themselves to deal with a terrorist enemy that was everywhere and nowhere at once. Its hard to believe now, but back in the late 90s, most of the washington national security establishment including president clinton, the state department, the department of defense simply did not view osama bin laden and al. The tenyear search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad at. A new firsthand account of the navy seals raid that killed osama bin laden raises questions about whether the leader of al qaeda posed a. Over the last year, weve seen a lot both on tv and at the movies about the process by which the cia located and killed osama bin laden. But much that has been presented was speculative or contrived, as was the case with the oscarnominated zero dark thirty. The author was a counterterrorist analyst for the cia. Osama bin laden, the founder and first leader of the islamist terrorist group, al qaeda, was killed in pakistan on may 2, 2011, shortly after 1. Osama bin laden, the founder and first leader of the islamist terrorist group, alqaeda, was killed in pakistan on may 2, 2011, shortly after 1. A historical account of the manhunt for osama bin laden, including the events leading up to his death in 2011, the people involved, and the ways al qaeda and other terrorist groups have changed modern warfare.
The documentary features narratives by many of the cia analysts and operatives who worked over a decade to understand and track bin. Here are riveting new details of bin laden s flight after the crushing defeat of the taliban to tora bora, where american forces came. Seals book on bin laden raid, woodward book on obama due sept. Former navy seal settles with authorities over bin laden raid book. Includes bibliographical references pages 4647 and index. The best books on osama bin laden five books expert. Here are riveting new details of bin laden s flight after the crushing defeat of the taliban to tora bora, where american forces came startlingly close to capturing him, and of the fugitive leaders attempts to find a secure hiding place.
He is cnns national security analyst and a director of the new america foundation. The decadelong hunt for osama bin laden a new book chronicles the 10year search for the worlds mostwanted. The search for osama bin laden lasted for well over a decade and, for much of that time, there simply wasnt much progress at all. The search for bin laden is a 20 documentary film directed by greg barker that explores the central intelligence agencys investigation of osama bin laden, starting from 1995 until his death in 2011. The book starts with the infamous 911 attacks that brought america to its knees and held the worlds attention. Now, with the may 1 hbo premiere of the documentary manhunt, audiences will have a chance to take a closer look at the true. Bergen is the author of three other books, but he may be best known for a 1997 journalistic triumph. With nada bakos, peter bergen, philip mudd, jose rodriguez. Excia official bruce riedel on what the pakistanis don. The white house still maintains that the mission was an allamerican affair, and that the senior generals of pakistans army and interservices. The manhunt to capture osama bin laden journalist peter bergen outlines the decadelong search for the alqaida leader in his new book manhunt. Bergen is the author of four books about osama bin laden and al qaeda, three of which were new york times bestsellers.
The tenyear search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad by bergen, peter l isbn. The best books on osama bin laden, as recommended by one of the few reporters who met him, peter bergen. One of the points i make in my book, manhunt, is that 911 appeared to be the beginning of something the beginning of alqaedas assault on the west which would change the world. In the weeks following the raid on osama bin ladens compound in abbottabad, pakistan by united states forces, u. This contradicts the account of matt bissonnette, another former seal involved in the raid, in a 2012 book. A cnn national security analyst documents the operation that led to the killing of osama bin laden.
In manhunt, peter bergen delivers a taut yet panoramic account of the pursuit and killing of osama bin laden. The film dramatizes the nearly decadelong international manhunt for alqaeda leader osama bin laden after the september 11 attacks. In manhunt, peter bergen has produced a pageturner rich with new information and insight into the search for bin laden and his killing. It would then become the basis for an hbo documentary, manhunt. The book became a new york times bestseller and the essential portrait of the most formidable terrorist enterprise of our time. The tenyear search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad. Us navy photo the man who claims he was the seal team 6 operator who shot osama bin laden in 2011 has written a new book, and his. Bin ladens bookshelf office of the director of national intelligence. Shortly after coming into office, president obama urged cia chief leon panetta to redouble the efforts to find osama bin laden. The alqaeda leader was killed in a 2011 navy seal raid. The sitdown took place in a mud hut outside the afghan city of jalalabad, not far from the mountains of tora bora. Witness the 20year search for the most wanted man on earth, as counterterrorism experts in the white house, the cia, and the fbi divulge their firsthand accounts and the navy seals operation. The first book, and, to date, the definitive one, that looks at the osama bin laden raid from president obamas perspective. Trump falsely claims his 2000 book demanded the killing of osama bin laden cnnpolitics after announcing the death of isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi president donald.
Part of the problem with manhunt is something over which the author had no control. Mark bowdens latest book, the finish, details the 10year effort to find and deal with osama bin laden. His book is full of fascinating details and illustrates the immense pressure on national security bureaucracies to provide options to policymakers and then reduce. Seal team six raided an alqaeda compound in abbottabad, pakistan, in may 2011 and killed the worlds most wanted terrorist. Overseas press club cornelius ryan 20 award for best nonfiction book on international affairs. The gripping account of the decadelong hunt for the worlds most wanted man. Bill clinton stopped cia from killing osama bin laden blitz. How seal team six took out osama bin laden history. This session from the 20 aspen security forum features an excerpted screening of the acclaimed hbo documentary, manhunt, based on the book. Rather than hunt osama bin laden and khalid sheikh mohammed outright.
See the chilling artifacts from the osama bin laden manhunt. For more than two decades, he was the target of intense scrutiny, with an entire unit at the cia dedicated to tracking his every move and trying to determine what violence he might perpetrate. Only bergen, americas foremost counterterrorism writer, could have produced a book of such energy and authority a triumph. The tenyear search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad, on which the film is based, will be released in paperback april. The killing was the high point of obamas first term, and a major factor in his reelection.
It was only a week before 911 that peter bergen turned in the manuscript of holy war, inc. When 911 confirmed osama bin laden s intentions, these same analysts and operatives were now blamed for failing to prevent it, though they had spent. Matt bissonnette, a former member of navy seal team 6 who wrote an account of the raid that killed osama bin laden, agreed on friday to. It was originally published in 2012 and became a new york times bestseller later that year. On tuesday, martin will contribute to sky atlantics documentary manhunt, which tells how the cia managed to track down osama bin laden. Filled with testimony and recollections from actual c. Instead of staying around the time of the attacks the book moves on how the ten year search for osama was conducted behind the scenes. His works include manhunt, about the cias secret war against al qaeda and the hunt for osama bin laden, which premiered at the sundance film. Osama bin mohammed bin awad bin laden was born in riyadh, saudi arabia, a son of yemeni mohammed bin awad bin laden, a millionaire construction magnate with close ties to the saudi royal family, and mohammed bin laden s tenth wife, syrian hamida alattas then called alia ghanem. One of the few westerners to interview osama bin laden, peter bergen, a cnn national security analyst, discussed his recent book, manhunt. We hear many things in the news about osama bin laden. The documentary features narratives by many of the cia analysts and operatives who worked over a decade to understand and track bin laden, and includes archival film footage from across washington, d.
The tenyear search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad book online at best prices in india on. The book became a new york times bestseller and the essential. Now, one year after osama bin laden s death, peter bergen describes the raid with riveting detail in his fourth book on bin laden, manhunt. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading manhunt. Manhunt, the search for bin laden hbo documentary dir. Zero dark thirty is a 2012 american thriller film directed by kathryn bigelow and written by mark boal. The hunt for osama bin laden fontana regional library. The longest war is directed by greg barker manhunt. Book on bin laden killing and why photos of the body were never. Now, in manhunt, bergen picks up the thread with this taut yet panoramic account of the pursuit and killing of bin laden. It premiered on hbo on may 1, 20, two years after the mission that killed bin laden. Manhunt by peter bergen is the account of the hunt for osama bin laden from many different perspectives. The tenyear search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad kindle edition by bergen, peter l download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Manhunt the ten year search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad is peter bergens fourth book on the subject of osama bin laden and alqaeda.
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