The ExileAuthor :
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Published : Thursday 15 October 2020
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Startling and scandalous, this is an intimate insiders story of Osama bin Ladens retinue in the ten years after 9/11, a family in flight and at war.From September 11, 2001 to May 2, 2011, Osama Bin Laden evaded intelligence services and special forces units, drones and hunter killer squads. The Exile tells the extraordinary inside story of that decade through the eyes of those who witnessed it: bin Ladens four wives and many children, his deputies and military strategists, his spiritual advisor, the CIA, Pakistans ISI, and many others who have never before told their stories.Investigative journalists Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy gained unique access to Osama bin Ladens inner circle, and they recount the flight of Al Qaedas forces and bin Ladens innocent family members, the gradual formation of ISIS by bin Ladens lieutenants, and bin Ladens rising paranoia and eroding control over his organization. They also reveal that the Bush White House knew the whereabouts of bin Ladens family and Al Qaedas military and religious leaders, but rejected opportunities to capture them, pursuing war in the Persian Gulf instead, and offer insights into how Al Qaeda will attempt to regenerate itself in the coming years.While we think we know what happened in Abbottabad on May 2, 2011, we know little about the wilderness years that led to that shocking event. As authoritative in its scope and detail as it is propuslively readable, The Exile is a landmark work of investigation and reporting.
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