Osama bin Laden
The Life and Death of the 9/11 al-Qaeda Mastermind
Nearly ten years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States, an elite team of U.S. special forces stunned the world with a dramatic and daring feat. Shortly after midnight on May 1, 2011, a U.S. Navy SEALs team stormed a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and killed its most-wanted inhabitantOsama bin Laden, the mastermind behind al-Qaeda. This militant group planned the September 11, 2001, plane hijackings that killed thousands of people when the planes flew into the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon outside of Washington, D.C. The group is also responsible for other terrorist attacks around the world. As the network's leader, Osama bin Laden became the top target in the United States's War on Terror. In this fascinating account, learn more about the leader of the al-Qaeda network and the U.S. efforts that finally brought the worlds most feared terrorist to justice.
- ISBN 13 : 1467731366
- ISBN 10 : 9781467731362
- Judul : Osama bin Laden
- Sub Judul : The Life and Death of the 9/11 al-Qaeda Mastermind
- Pengarang : Elaine Landau,
- Kategori : Young Adult Nonfiction
- Penerbit : Twenty-First Century Books
- Bahasa : en
- Tahun : 2013
- Halaman : 78
- Halaman : 78
- Google Book : https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=BE5XBAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api
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Ketersediaan :
Bin Laden's charisma and his image as a brave jihadist leader drew donations.
Many doubt that the group will continue to be as well supported. Bin Laden's
death also raised the question of who would replace him. Ayman al-Zawahiri, an
Egyptian doctor who served as second in command of al-Qaeda, is nothing like
bin Laden. Though extremely intelligent, he's known to be arrogant and
quarrelsome as well as lacking leadership and fund-raising skills. Many believe
that he would ...
