Peter Bergen ’s 2006 book , '' The Osama bin Laden I Know : An Oral History of Al-Qaeda ’s Leader , '' reads like an encyclopedia on the subject of Osama bin Laden . From the beginning stages of bin Laden ’s life in the port city of Jeddah , Saudi Arabia , to the founding of his Al-Qaeda organization in the wake of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan , and further on , bin Laden ’s jihad against the United States , culminating in the September 11 attacks in the United States , Bergen ’s work takes a personal approach with his research
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The Osama bin Laden I Know