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The former editorinchief of the londonbased daily alquds alarabi for twentyfive years, he now edits the rai alyoum news website the arab worlds first huffington poststyle outlet. The secret history of al qaeda, updated edition by abdel. Abdel bari atwan, editorinchief of rai alyoum, tells francois picards panel in the debate that groups like hezbollah and the palestinian. Over the last ten years, journalist and alqaida expert abdel bari atwan has cultivated uniquely wellplaced sources and amassed a wealth of information about alqaidas origins, masterminds and plans for the future. Aug 24, 2007 tony jones speaks to author abdel bari atwan, who spent three days with osama bin laden in 1996. In this timely and important book, abdel bari atwan draws on his unrivaled knowledge of the global jihadi movement and middle eastern geopolitics to reveal the origins and.
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