num_pages: 368
description: How is it possible for one middle-aged Saudi millionaire to threaten the world's only superpower? This is the question at the center of Jonathan Randal's riveting, timely account of Osama bin Laden's life and role in the rise of terrorism in the Middle East. Randal traces the current sources of Osama's money and tells us why the Iraq war has played into the hands of the terrorists, while also providing essential insight and background on the history of American involvement in the Middle East. With his long-maintained sources in the Middle East and his intimate understanding of the region, Randal gives us a clearer explanation than any we have had of the whys and wherefores of the world's most prominent and feared terrorist.
language: English
title: Osama: The Making of a Terrorist
titlecomplete: Osama: The Making of a Terrorist
characters: Osama Bin Laden
genres: Biography, History, Nonfiction, Politics
ratings_count: 109
places: Saudi Arabia
publisher: Vintage