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The author was right there when many of the events in the book happened so he delivers first-hand knowledge. He corrects common misperceptions and sets the record straight on some of the most basic facts concerning Bin Laden, Al-Qaeda, and terrorism in general. Jason Burke is the prize-winning Chief Reporter for The Observer, London. He has covered the Middle East and Southwest Asia for a decade, and saw many of the key events described in this book at first hand.