Al-Qaeda
Subtitle: in search of the terror network that threatens the world
By: Jane Corbin.
Publisher: Thunder Mouth Press/Nation Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 315
Subjects: Bin Laden, Osama, -- 1957-; Qaida (Organization); War on Terrorism, 2001-; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
Description: "In Al-Qaeda, Jane Corbin, crosses four continents in search of bin Laden's terror network. The result of four years research, reporting and travel throughout the Middle East, Africa, Europe and America, she has conducted hundreds of interviews with key eyewitnesses, investigators, and intelligence officers around the world.".

"Tracing al-Qaeda's roots back to the jihad against the Soviets in Afghanistan, Corbin picks up the complicated trail that led to the collapse of the Twin Towers and beyond. Exploring the tradecraft of "The Base," she shows how they used the training drilled into them in the Afghan terror camps to stay below the radar of the world's most sophisticated intelligence agency. Here too are descriptions of the parallel deadly plots to kill hundreds in Europe, only uncovered in their final stages.".

"Finally, as President Bush's "war on terror" in Afghanistan poses more questions than it answers, Corbin examines the West's response to the threat of al-Qaeda and declares it a failure."--BOOK JACKET.