Title: a chilling tale
Product review: Yosef Bodansky describes the machinations of militant Islam in chilling detail in "Ben Laden: the Man who Declared War on America". This book is clearly the product of exhaustive research. It is not in any sense light reading and will mainly be of interest to people who already have quite a bit of knowledge about the militant Islamic jihadist movement. The book mainly focuses on the 1980's and 90's when the Islamic militant groups stepped up their operations, formed an internationale based in Khartoum, resolved differences between Shiites in Iran and Sunnis elsewhere, and decided in the 90's on a strategy to challenge the United States directly in the places where it is most vulnerable. It is amazing that Bodansky has managed to discover the detailed information he brings to this study, and one has to wonder if all of it is 100% accurate. This would not be the book to begin with for someone who is getting his or her first orientation in this subject.
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