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ALSO BY PETER L. BERGEN THE LONGEST WAR THE OSAMA BIN LADEN I KNOW HOLY WAR, INC. Copyright © 2012 by Peter L. Bergen All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Crown Publishers, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. www.crownpublishing.com CROWN and the Crown colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bergen, Peter L., 1962– Manhunt : the ten-year search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad / Peter L. Bergen. — 1st ed. 1. Bin Laden, Osama, 1957–2011. 2. Qaida (Organization) 3. Terrorists—Saudi Arabia. 4. Fugitives from justice—United States. 5. Terrorism—United States— Prevention. 6. Special operations (Military science)—United States. 7. War on Terrorism, 2001–2009. I. Title. HV6430.B55B473 2012 363.325’16092—dc23 2012004258 eISBN: 978-0-307-95558-6 Maps by Gene Thorp Jacket design by Ben Wiseman Jacket art by Universal History Archive/Getty Images Author photograph: CNN/Brent Stirton v3.1 For Pierre Timothy Bergen, born November 17, 2011 CONTENTS Cover Other Books by This Author Title Page Copyright Dedication MAPS Epigraph A NOTE ABOUT THIS BOOK Prologue: A Comfortable Retirement 1 9/11 and After 2 Tora Bora 3 Al-Qaeda in the Wilderness 4 The Resurgence of Al-Qaeda 5 A Working Theory of the Case 6 Closing In on the Courier 7 Obama at War 8 Anatomy of a Lead 9 The Last Years of Osama bin Laden Photo Insert 1 10 The Secret Warriors 11 Courses of Action 12 The Decision 13 Don’t Turn On the Light 14 Aftermath Photo Insert 2 Epilogue: The Twilight of Al-Qaeda BIBLIOGRAPHY NOTES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS About the Author

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The gripping account of the decade-long hunt for the world's most wanted man.It was only a week before 9/11 that Peter Bergen turned in the manuscript of Holy War, Inc., the story of Osama bin Laden--whom Bergen had once interviewed in a mud hut in Afghanistan--and his declaration of war on America

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ALSO BY PETER L. BERGEN THE LONGEST WAR THE OSAMA BIN LADEN I KNOW HOLY WAR, INC. Copyright © 2012 by Peter L. Bergen All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Crown Publishers, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. www.crownpublishing.com CROWN and the Crown colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bergen, Peter L., 1962– Manhunt : the ten-year search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad / Peter L. Bergen. — 1st ed. 1. Bin Laden, Osama, 1957–2011. 2. Qaida (Organization) 3. Terrorists—Saudi Arabia. 4. Fugitives from justice—United States. 5. Terrorism—United States— Prevention. 6. Special operations (Military science)—United States. 7. War on Terrorism, 2001–2009. I. Title. HV6430.B55B473 2012 363.325’16092—dc23 2012004258 eISBN: 978-0-307-95558-6 Maps by Gene Thorp Jacket design by Ben Wiseman Jacket art by Universal History Archive/Getty Images Author photograph: CNN/Brent Stirton v3.1 For Pierre Timothy Bergen, born November 17, 2011 CONTENTS Cover Other Books by This Author Title Page Copyright Dedication MAPS Epigraph A NOTE ABOUT THIS BOOK Prologue: A Comfortable Retirement 1 9/11 and After 2 Tora Bora 3 Al-Qaeda in the Wilderness 4 The Resurgence of Al-Qaeda 5 A Working Theory of the Case 6 Closing In on the Courier 7 Obama at War 8 Anatomy of a Lead 9 The Last Years of Osama bin Laden Photo Insert 1 10 The Secret Warriors 11 Courses of Action 12 The Decision 13 Don’t Turn On the Light 14 Aftermath Photo Insert 2 Epilogue: The Twilight of Al-Qaeda BIBLIOGRAPHY NOTES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS About the Author

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The gripping account of the decade-long hunt for the world's most wanted man.It was only a week before 9/11 that Peter Bergen turned in the manuscript of Holy War, Inc., the story of Osama bin Laden--whom Bergen had once interviewed in a mud hut in Afghanistan--and his declaration of war on America

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