TITLE

Osama bin-Laden Interview, June 1999: Entering the Mind of an Adversary

AUTHOR(S)
Aboul-Enein, Youssef H.
PUB. DATE
September 2004
SOURCE
Military Review;Sep/Oct2004, Vol. 84 Issue 5, p109
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Essay
ABSTRACT
Presents excerpts of an interview with al-Qaeda Islamic terrorist network leader Osama bin Laden before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. Process of getting an interview with bin Laden; Explanation that the interview can help in understanding the meaning behind bin Laden's words; Background of bin Laden; Symbols and imagery used by bin Laden to create a mystique and image for Arab audiences.
ACCESSION #
14796652

Tags: BIN Laden, Osama, 1957-2011 -- Interviews;  TERRORISTS;  TERRORISM;  ISLAM;  ISLAMIC leadership

 

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