Over the last ten years, journalist and al-Qa'ida expert Abdel Bari Atwan has cultivated uniquely well-placed sourc
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English Pages 538 pages Year 2012
Table of contents :
Cover
Title
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Inside the Lair: With bin Laden at Tora Bora
1. Osama bin Laden
2. Holy Warrior
3. Human Bombs and the Concept of Martyrdom
4. Cyber-Jihad
5. Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia
6. Al Qaeda in Iraq
7. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
8. Al Qaeda in Europe
9. The Future of al Qaeda
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Copyright.