How cnns peter bergen landed historic interviews with osama bin laden, barack obama he declared war on the united states during this interview, networks national security analyst says. He was just recently a journalist in residence at johns hopkins university in washington, d. The decadelong search for bin laden is detailed in a new book by cnn national security analyst peter bergen, one of the first americans to ever interview the. His books have all been about al qaeda and osama bin laden, whom bergen interviewed for cnn. In a 1997 interview with cnns peter arnett, osama bin laden explains why he has declared a jihad on the u. Bergen was born in minneapolis and grew up in london, the son of donald. Holy war, inc inside the secret world of osama bin laden 2001, the osama bin laden i know. It was conducted in 1997 by cnns peter arnett, peter bergen and photographer peter jouvenal.
The ability to research, conduct interviews and extrapolate that information into. Bergen that it described as an immersive, definitive account of the operation that killed the worlds. Peter bergen to write book on bin laden manhunt the new. The tenyear search for bin ladenfrom 911 to abbottabad by peter l. Bin laden shooter story is fubar, special ops sources say. In 1997 cnn reporter peter bergen traveled to afghanistan to meet and interview osama bin laden. Peter bergen is the director of national security studies at the new america foundation and the author of the longest war. Author peter bergen on trump, his generals, and the iran. Cnn on thursday night, cnn aired parts of an interview with osama bin laden that the arabiclanguage television network aljazeera recorded in. President barack obama said he hopes that in osama bin ladens last moments, the master terrorist understood that the u. Here are riveting new details of bin ladens flight after the crushing defeat of the taliban to tora bora, where american forces came startlingly close to capturing him, and of the fugitive leaders attempts to find a secure.
Bergen is the only journalist to gain access to bin ladens. Three years after osama bin ladens death, robert oneill says he was the one who killed him. Well, i think you know when rubwhen rubbish is rubbish, how you call a spade a spade a spade. In an exclusive excerpt from his new book manhunt, author peter l. A new book about osama bin laden the radical islamist accused of masterminding the september attacks against america provides a detailed account of his life and the global network he now runs. An oral history of al qaedas leader 2006, the longest war. Peter bergen will write the definitive book on the hunt for bin laden, his publisher said on tuesday. Peter bergen born december 12, 1962 is an american journalist, author, and producer who serves as cnns national security analyst, new americas vice president, and as a professor of practice at arizona state university. Transcript of osama bin ladin interview by peter arnett the firstever television interview with osama bin ladin was conducted by peter arnett in eastern afghanistan in late march 1997. With numerous neverbeforepublished interviews, the osama bin laden i know provides unprecedented insight into bin laden s life and character drawing on the experiences of his most intimate acquaintances. Peter bergen exclusive osama bin laden first ever tv. When members of the navys elite seal team 6 stormed osama bin. The washington post an accessible, comprehensive, nonhysterical examination of who bin laden is, where he comes fromand what motivates him.
Excia official bruce riedel on what the pakistanis. This documentary is based on the osama bin laden i know by cnn terrorism analyst peter bergen. Former navy seal robert oneill recalls the night he killed osama bin laden duration. Well, as promised, peter bergen joins us now from washington. Peter bergen discusses the life of osama bin laden the. Bergen crown bergens pakistani sources gave him new insight into bin ladens home life. Peter bergen takes the reader onto the battlefields of afghanistan as bin laden goes from a shy, quiet teen to a leader. Transcript of osama bin ladin interview by peter arnett. In 1997, as a producer for cnn, bergen produced bin ladens first television interview. The gripping account of the decadelong hunt for the worlds most wanted man. Bergen produced the first television interview with osama bin laden in 1997. He is the author of the recently released book, holy war inc. Bergens latest, and fourth, book about bin laden and al.
Well, when you listen to that latest tape, what does it tell you. Now an hbo documentary in manhunt, peter bergen delivers a taut yet panoramic account of the pursuit and killing of osama bin laden. He produced the first television interview with osama bin laden in 1997. Crown publishers, part of random house, said it had acquired a new book by mr. Peter bergen born 1962 is an american born, englandraised print and television journalist, author, and cnns national security analyst. How cnns peter bergen landed historic interviews with osama bin laden, barack obama he declared war on the united states during this interview, networks national security analyst. Documentaries based on his books have been nominated for two emmys and also. He is a contributing editor at the new republic and has worked as a correspondent for national geographic television, discovery, and cnn.
Bergens latest, and fourth, book about bin laden and. Peter bergen on manhunt for osama bin laden mpr news. His honors include the leonard silk journalism fellowship, and a. For this book bergen draws on ten years of bin laden watching. And, you know, i mean, there have been a lot of reports that bin laden was womanizing and sort of drinking when he was a teenager in beirut. Cnnfor the first time, osama bin ladens mother, alia ghanem, has given an interview. This was the first tv interview osama usama bin laden permitted. Peter bergen, a longtime chronicler of bin laden and the only outside observer who.
Well, this is not based on my interview with bin laden i. Peter bergen says the killing was a team effort and there is. In the first part of this interview which occurred in may 1998, a little over two months before the u. Peter bergen discuss his book that looks at early life of osama bin laden. New americas vice president and director of the international security and fellows programs peter bergen interviews president barack obama about the state of the war on terror, five years after the raid that killed osama bin laden. Exclusive osama bin laden first ever tv interview youtube. Obama talks about osama bin ladens last moments cnn. Bergen then focused all of that experience into a riveting. An interview with author peter bergen bergens book reads like an alltoo prescient guidebook of how trump would take america to war in the middle east. The interview, which aired on cnn, marked the first time that bin laden declared war against the united states to a western audience. Dezember 1962 in minneapolis ist ein britischus amerikanischer journalist.
His most recent book is the osama bin laden i know. Peter bergen cbc interview about bin laden, al qaeda. The killing of osama bin laden in 2011 was the culmination of a 10year search for the mastermind of the 911 attacks. Peter bergen born december 12, 1962 is an american journalist, author, documentary producer, professor, think tank executive, and cnns national security analyst. Less than 48 hours after osama bin ladens death, the book deals have begun. Hes a professor at johns hopkins university in washington and author of the book holy war inc. In 1997, he produced the first televised interview with. This timely and important work gives readers their first true, enduring look at the man who has declared the west his greatest enemy. Et to discuss his new book holy war inc inside the secret world of osama bin laden. The tenyear search for bin laden from 911 to abbottabad peter l.
Peter bergen is a journalist, documentary producer, think tank executive. His book offers numerous new details about bin ladens transformation from a. Bergen, a journalist who once interviewed bin laden, tells the story of the search with considerable. In 1997, he produced the first televised interview with osama bin laden for cnn. Peter bergen is the author of three previous books about osama bin laden and alqaeda, two of which were new york times bestsellers. The cnn team was taken to an undisclosed location in afghanistan for the interview. Bergen produced osama bin ladens first television interview, in which bin laden declared war against the united states for the first time to a western audience.
The best books on osama bin laden five books expert. Five myths about osama bin laden the washington post. The interview, which aired on cnn, marked the first time that bin laden declared war against the. Peter bergen, conducted the first tv interview with osama bin laden, the most significant. Peter bergen is a vice president at new america in washington, dc, as well as national security analyst for cnn, where he writes a weekly online column. Inside the secret world of osama bin laden peter l.
Cnns terrorism expert peter bergen joined us thursday, nov. In a 1997 interview with cnns peter arnett, osama bin laden explains why he has. With numerous neverbeforepublished interviews, the osama bin laden i know provides unprecedented insight into bin ladens life and character drawing on. The manhunt to capture osama bin laden journalist peter bergen outlines the decadelong search for the alqaida leader in his new book manhunt. The osama bin laden i know is an unprecedented oral history of osama bin ladens rise to revered leader of al qaeda. He is the author of four books about osama bin laden and al qaeda. It was conducted in 1997 by cnns peter arnett, peter bergen and. Holy war, inc inside the secret world of osama bin laden 2001, the osama. In 1997 peter bergen went to afghanistan with peter arnett to interview osama bin laden for cnn.
It was only a week before 911 that peter bergen turned in the manuscript of holy war, inc. Peter bergen is a journalist, documentary producer, vice president for global. Holy war, inc inside the secret world of osama bin laden. Peter bergen is writing a book on osama bin laden, whom he interviewed in 1997. Ive also met bergen and found him, as advertised, charming and erudite. Bergen spent four years researching the book which was rushed into print after the sept. How cnns peter bergen landed historic interviews with. Bergen has written about islamist militants and related subjects for many national and international publications. With numerous neverbeforepublished interviews, the osama bin laden i know provides unprecedented insight into bin ladens life and character drawing on the experiences of his most intimate acquaintances.
In 1997, he produced the first television interview of osama bin laden. As cnn terrorism analyst bergen avows, this journalistic study of osama bin laden and the alqaeda terrorist network was rushed to publication and thus lacks some editorial smoothness in its delivery. Bin ladin responded to almost all of the questions. The osama bin laden i know is the title of his new book. The interview will premiere on cnns anderson cooper 360 on may 2 at 8pm et.
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