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March 10, 1957 may 2, 2011, also rendered usama bin ladin, was a founder of the panislamic militant organization alqaeda. An oral history of al qaedas leader free press, 2006. The osama bin laden i know was translated into french, spanish and polish, and cnn produced a two hour documentary, in the footsteps of bin laden, based on the book. Buy a discounted paperback of the osama bin laden i know online from australias leading online bookstore. No one knows more about osama bin laden than peter bergen. Bergen was one of the producers of the cnn documentary, which was named the best documentary of 2006 by the society of professional journalists and was nominated for an emmy. 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. It is a comprehensive collection of personal accounts by people who have met osama bin laden or worked with him at various stages of his terrorist career summary. Booktopia has the osama bin laden i know, an oral history of al qaedas leader by peter bergen. Vanity fair excerpt of the book the osama bin laden i know. An oral history of al qaedas leader bergen, peter on. An oral history of al qaedas leader bergen, peter l.