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Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America
by Yossef Bodansky

Bin Laden: The Man Who Declared War on America
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Author: Yossef Bodansky
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-09-21
ISBN: 0761535810
Number of pages: 464
Publisher: Prima Lifestyles

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Book Review: Lots of detail, some incorrect with little real analysis
Summary: 3 Stars

This is not an easy book to review. Bodansky has pulled together a lot of information about Bin Laden and his networks from a whole set of sources, and this is in itself a considerable achievement. However, and this is where the book fails, little effort has been made to distinguish between fact and fiction. There is also not much in the way of any real analysis. As a result many myths are replayed for all they are worth although they may well have no basis in fact. The book is therefore a conspiracy theorist's paradise.

Bodansky in his opening section refuses to give any details about his sources stressing security concerns (though he quotes a length from news accounts). This may well be true but both Rashid and Bergen, who have written both better and more focused books on the Taliban and Bin Laden issue, have at least given some idea where the information has come from. This is important if people are to have the necessary confidence in what is written, especially as much comes from sources who are not famous for their veracity or reliability. Part of Bodansky's problem is that the editor has not really been up to the job as such, and many of the chronological difficulties in accounts could have been resolved relatively easy.

The book has much unprocessed information and is a long read for an attentive reader. Most general readers are unlikely to finish it and might find alternative books such as Bergen's a much more enjoyable and educational read.

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