Journalist Peter Bergen outlines the decade-long search for the al-Qaida leader in his new book Manhunt. Bergen is the only journalist to gain access to bin Laden's Abbottabad compound before it was razed by the Pakistani government.
CNN's national security analyst Peter Bergen just returned from Pakistan, where he visited the town where Osama bin Laden was killed. He talks about the various conspiracy theories surrounding bin Laden's death — and how al-Qaida has changed in recent years.
Sex, birth and war loom large in paperback nonfiction this week, with new releases from Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jetha, Annie Murphy Paul, Peter L. Bergen and Thanassis Cambanis.
In the nearly 10 years since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden remains on the run. In The Longest War, Peter Bergen gives a comprehensive account of the development of al-Qaida and the U.S. response to the terrorist organization. He talks about the strategic missteps on both sides.
In his new book, reporter and author Peter Bergen paints a portrait of Osama bin Laden by stitching together oral and written accounts of those who knew him well.
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