02605cam a2200385 a 4500 26643 26643 BJBSDDR 20230410103828.0 ta 111108s2012 enk b 001 0beng 9781780760551 (pbk.) 17078920 DLC DLC spa spa pcc a-af--- a-su--- B HV 6430 B612R 2012 958.1046/092 Randal, Jonathan C., 1933- Osama : the making of a terrorist / Jonathan Randal. New rev. ed. London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2012. xxiv, 339 p. ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Bug in the elephant's ear -- Growing up with the bumblebee -- Afghanistan : stirred-up muslims and the end of the Cold War -- The making of a leader -- From hero to troublemaker -- Sudan, the islamic haven -- Algeria : sport et musique -- Floos -- "The behinder we get". How was it possible for one middle-aged Saudi millionaire to have threatened the world's only superpower? How did he evade capture so long? And how was he eventually found and killed? These are the questions at the centre of Jonathan Randal's riveting account of Osama Bin Landen's role in the rise of terrorism in the Middle East. Randal -a journalist whose experience of the Middle East spans the past forty years- makes clear how Osama's life epitomized the fatal collision between the twenty-first century West and the Islamic world. His investigations into the history of Al-Qaeda produce all kinds of surprises, such as the real sources of Osama's money, and the possibility that Osama offered the Saudis his band of racial Islamist fighters to drive Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait in 1991. In the latest, fully-updated edition, Randal explores the background and ideologies of Al-Qaeda and its leader, and Osama's eventual death at the hands of US Navy SEALs. 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 why, where and how the world's most feared terrorist operated. Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011. Terrorists Saudi Arabia Biography. Terroristas Biografías 5728 Terrorists Afghanistan Biography. Terroristas Afganistán Biografía. Terrorism Religious aspects Islam. Terrorismo Aspectos religiosos 4211 lcc BK rsfv 0 0 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-10 0 B HV 6430 B612R 2012 00000114323 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 BK