Interview: Peter Bergen discusses his book that looks at early life of Osama bin Laden

From: Talk of the Nation (NPR) | Date: January 12, 2006| Author: FRANK STASIO | Copyright information


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01-12-2006

Interview: Peter Bergen discusses his book that looks at early life of Osama bin Laden

Host: FRANK STASIO
Time: 2:00-3:00 PM

FRANK STASIO, host:

This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Frank Stasio in Washington.

It would be hard to find anyone in the world who hasn't heard of Osama bin Laden. But as much as we know about what he's done, we know very little about who he really is. Reporter Peter Berg...

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