In the name of Osama Bin Laden : global terrorism & the Bin Laden brotherhood / Roland Jacquard ; Samia Serageldin, consulting editor ; George Holoch, translator.

By:

Jacquard, Roland, 1945-

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Durham : Duke University press, 2002Description: xii, 293 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0822329913

Other title:

In the name of Osama Bin Laden : global terrorism and the Bin Laden brotherhood [Cover title]

Uniform titles:

Au nom d'Oussama Ben Laden. English

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DDC classification:

958.1046/3092

LOC classification:

B HV 6430 B612J 2002

Contents:

A young man from a good family -- From Riyadh to Peshawar -- Banished to Sudan -- Among the Taliban -- The Islamic Legion -- The anti-American crusade -- Target: bin Laden -- Osama bin Laden confronts the Arab world -- The bin Laden brotherhood -- Asian fever -- The bin Laden network's billions -- Drugs and terrorism -- Jihad's new weapons.

Summary: Jacquard details how bin Laden became an international emblem of fundamentalist, pan-Islamic, anti-U.S. fervor and the leader of a brotherhood so passionate that devotees who have never met him will act autonomously in his name. The author explains the global character of bin Laden's organization, elaborating the extent of his sphere of influence in Europe and Asia. Jacquard reveals the construction of bin Laden's networks--including a profile of his inner circle--and their collaboration with overlapping webs of banking, drug trafficking, religious, and terrorist organizations. He considers the brotherhood's access to biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons and warns that, with or without bin Laden, this global terrorist force will remain a threat. Now in English, this edition has been substantially updated in light of recent world events and expanded to include previously unpublished materials, featuring a new introduction and afterword. New documents include an April 2001 interview by the author with bin Laden; a September 24 proclamation by bin Laden to Muslims in Pakistan; and a key page from Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri's book justifying eternal jihad, which was smuggled out of Afghanistan in October 2001. "This revised, updated, and partially rewritten edition includes extensive new material, including: new, previously unpublished documents, including a proclamation by bin Laden on September 24, 2001; an interview conducted by the author with bin Laden; and an excerpt from Ayman al-Zawahiri's book, Knights under The Flag of the Prophet, which was smuggled out of Afghanistan in October 2001; a preface tracing the evolution of terrorist movements in the second half of the twentieth century; an extensive introduction situating the bin Laden organization in the broader context of the global rise in religious fundamentalism in general, and the political developments in the Middle East and the world that served as backdrop and catalyst for the development of the movement over the last decade; an epilogue bringing the reader up to data on unconventional weapons threats and the future of the Bin Laden Brotherhood; an afterword debating the clash of civilization discourse that dominates in the aftermath of September 11 and exploring the role of new communications technology in the war for Public-opinion, with particular focus on the role of al-Jazeera, the Arab satellite TV station." "In addition, there has been comprehensive annotation of Islamic terms and references to sects, additional biographical material on al-Queda leadership added, and new material translated from the Arabic documents, with excerpts that was not available in the French edition."--BOOK JACKET.

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Revised, updated English translation of: Au nom d'Oussama ben Laden. Paris : Picollec, 2001.

A young man from a good family --
From Riyadh to Peshawar --
Banished to Sudan --
Among the Taliban --
The Islamic Legion --
The anti-American crusade --
Target: bin Laden --
Osama bin Laden confronts the Arab world --
The bin Laden brotherhood --
Asian fever --
The bin Laden network's billions --
Drugs and terrorism --
Jihad's new weapons.

Jacquard details how bin Laden became an international emblem of fundamentalist, pan-Islamic, anti-U.S. fervor and the leader of a brotherhood so passionate that devotees who have never met him will act autonomously in his name. The author explains the global character of bin Laden's organization, elaborating the extent of his sphere of influence in Europe and Asia. Jacquard reveals the construction of bin Laden's networks--including a profile of his inner circle--and their collaboration with overlapping webs of banking, drug trafficking, religious, and terrorist organizations. He considers the brotherhood's access to biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons and warns that, with or without bin Laden, this global terrorist force will remain a threat. Now in English, this edition has been substantially updated in light of recent world events and expanded to include previously unpublished materials, featuring a new introduction and afterword. New documents include an April 2001 interview by the author with bin Laden; a September 24 proclamation by bin Laden to Muslims in Pakistan; and a key page from Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri's book justifying eternal jihad, which was smuggled out of Afghanistan in October 2001.
"This revised, updated, and partially rewritten edition includes extensive new material, including: new, previously unpublished documents, including a proclamation by bin Laden on September 24, 2001; an interview conducted by the author with bin Laden; and an excerpt from Ayman al-Zawahiri's book, Knights under The Flag of the Prophet, which was smuggled out of Afghanistan in October 2001; a preface tracing the evolution of terrorist movements in the second half of the twentieth century; an extensive introduction situating the bin Laden organization in the broader context of the global rise in religious fundamentalism in general, and the political developments in the Middle East and the world that served as backdrop and catalyst for the development of the movement over the last decade; an epilogue bringing the reader up to data on unconventional weapons threats and the future of the Bin Laden Brotherhood; an afterword debating the clash of civilization discourse that dominates in the aftermath of September 11 and exploring the role of new communications technology in the war for Public-opinion, with particular focus on the role of al-Jazeera, the Arab satellite TV station." "In addition, there has been comprehensive annotation of Islamic terms and references to sects, additional biographical material on al-Queda leadership added, and new material translated from the Arabic documents, with excerpts that was not available in the French edition."--BOOK JACKET.

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