The new intra-Arab cultural space in form and content: the debates over an American "Letter".(Part IV: media and information) From: Social Research | Date: September 22, 2003| Author: Mneimneh, Hassan | COPYRIGHT 2003 New School for Social Research. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Introduction

ON November 24, 2002, a letter said to have been written by Osama bin Laden, the Saudi-born leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist network and the major figure in the global anti-American jihad, was published in the European press. While the London Observer published a full-text translation that day, the American press treated it more cautiously and did not present it as a major story. There seems to be valid doubts as to its origin. This "Letter to the American P...