As former head of the CIA’s Osama bin Laden Unit, Michael Scheuer knows more than most about Osama bin Laden. In his new book, he reminds readers that the al-Qaida founder is not a fringe figure of the past, but rather a shrewd and charismatic terrorist leader who continues to pose a grave threat to the West.
The Real Osama bin Laden
As former head of the CIA's Osama bin Laden Unit, Michael Scheuer knows more than most about Osama bin Laden. In his new book, he reminds readers that the al-Qaida founder is not a fringe figure of the past, but rather a shrewd and charismatic terrorist leader who continues to pose a grave threat to the West.
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Guests:
Michael Scheuer, former chief of the CIA's Osama bin Laden unit from 1996 to 1999, and author of "Osama bin Laden" and "Marching Toward Hell: America and Islam After Iraq"