Bin Laden, Behind the Mask of the Terrorist

In this book, author Adam Robinson spends considerable time developing family background, particularly the details of Osama's well-known father, Mohammed Bin Laden. The story of Osama's father is a bootstrap tale, a rags to riches story that results in Osama being born into one of the wealthiest families in the world. A common laborer, Mohammed Bin Laden moves to Arabia to find work at manual labor. Over time, Mohammed makes himself indispensable to the Saudi kings and princes who need his growing expertise in construction. Around this period, the Kingdom finds itself awash in oil money and embarks on a large-scale building campaign of roads, palaces, mosques and public facilities. Mohammed Bin Laden gets the construction contracts. He becomes the confidante of the kings and princes of the Saudi Empire. He grows in both wealth and wives and political power to the degree that he acquires a vast fortune, many wives and about fifty children, Osama being the last.

Contents:
Chapter 1: Family ties that bind
Chapter 2: The manhatten of the desert
Chapter 3: National politics, childhood scars
Chapter 4: Son of a slave
Chapter 5: Off the rails
Chapter 6: Alchohol and redemption
Chapter 7: Fighting for Islam
Chapter 8: Birth of an icon
Chapter 9: Blowback
Chapter 10: Homecoming of a hero
Chapter 11: Terrorism Inc
Chapter 12: Establishing the firm
Chapter 13: Full circle
Chapter 14: International merger and expansion
Chapter 15: Diversification of the core business
Chapter 16: Smoke Screen
Chapter 17: African smoke screen, World cup soccer
Chapter 18: Putting Atta to sleep
Chapter 19: The president's Nemesis
Chapter 20: Tweaking the nose of the enermy
Chapter 21: Preparing for war
Chapter 22: One day in the sun

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