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In orchestrating the attacks on September 11, 2001, al Qaeda’s leaders aimed to deliver a “decisive blow” to the United States, one that would “destroy the myth of American invincibility.” Drawing on records of Osama bin Laden’s personal notes and correspondence, Nelly Lahoud pieces together the worldview that animated the jihadi leader and his followers—and the miscalculations that undermined their grand plans.
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