The Bin Laden Papers, Nelly Lahoud
The Bin Laden Papers, Nelly Lahoud
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The Bin Laden Papers
How the Abbottabad Raid Revealed the Truth about Al-Qaeda, Its Leader, and His Family

Author: Nelly Lahoud

Narrator: Lameece Issaq

Unabridged: 10 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/12/2022


Synopsis

An inside look at al-Qaeda from 9/11 to the death of its founder—told through the words of Bin Laden and his closest circleUsama Bin Laden’s greatest fear was not capture or death, but the exposure of al-Qaeda’s secrets. At great risk to themselves and the entire mission, the US Special Operations Forces, who carried out the Abbottabad raid that killed Bin Laden, took an additional eighteen minutes to collect Bin Laden’s hard drives and thereby expose al-Qaeda’s secrets.In this ground-breaking book, Nelly Lahoud dives into Bin Laden’s files and meticulously distills the nearly six thousand pages of Arabic private communications. For the first time, al-Qaeda’s closely guarded secrets are laid bare, shattering misconceptions and revealing how and what Bin Laden communicated with his associates, his plans for future attacks, and al-Qaeda’s hostility toward countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Pakistan. Lahoud presents firsthand accounts of al-Qaeda from 9/11 until the elimination of Bin Laden, as told through his own words and those of his family and closest associates.

About Nelly Lahoud

Nelly Lahoud is a senior fellow in New America’s International Security program and the author of three books, including The Jihadis’ Path to Self-Destruction.

About Lameece Issaq

Lameece Issaq is an actor, voiceover actor, playwright, screenwriter, and Founding Artistic Director of Obie-winning Noor Theatre.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrew

This was a fascinating work that summarizes the papers found at Bin Laden’s Abbottabad compound where he lived for more than eight years before he was killed in a 2011 SEAL raid. Through these texts, luckily recovered by those operatives, we gain a fuller picture of the leader behind the 9/11 attac......more

Goodreads review by Mallory

The author's team translated thousands of pages of documents recovered from the Bin Laden compound, and even seemingly gleaned some information that the U.S. intelligence agencies missed. It's a little slow at times (it was hard for me to keep track of all the various Al Qaeda officers), but still c......more

Goodreads review by Ahmad

الكتاب مأخوذ من الأوراق والمستندات التي وجودها في اللاب توب في الكمبواند في أبوت بات الي تم قتل بن لان فيه، الكتاب محاولة لربط أحداث الأوراق والمستندات مع الأحداث من بعد ١١ سبتمبر حتى مقتله الكتاب مقسم ثلاث اجراء: ١- القاعدة المنكوبة :وتبدأ في سرد انه بعد شهر من غزو أمريكا لأفغانسان والقاعدة ليس لها......more

Goodreads review by Paul

Insightful and scholarly review of Bin Laden and his organisation as told through the papers recovered after the SEALs’ raid on his compound. The focus on the rapid depletion of Al-qaeda as an international force is startling, and shows the effectiveness- initially - of the US intervention. However......more


Quotes

“A masterful analysis and riveting story. Nelly Lahoud’s The Bin Laden Papers clarifies a man and his movement that confused and confounded much of the world for decades.” General Stanley McChrystal, former Commander of United States Forces Afghanistan, retired

“Crisply written…[The Bin Laden Papers] is one of the most important histories of the war on terror.” Peter Bergen, author of The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden