{"product_id":"2940014494021","title":"The Bin Laden Papers: The 17 Letters of Osama Bin Laden","description":"This book is a digitized version of the English translation of the letters found in Osama bin Laden's compound after his death at the hands of American Navy Seals on May 2, 2011.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOsama bin Laden’s letters urged jihadist groups to stop domestic attacks that killed Muslim civilians and focus on the United States, “our desired goal,” according to declassified documents captured during last year’s U.S. raid on his compound in Pakistan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe letters total 175 pages in the original Arabic and 197 pages in the English translation. The earliest is dated September 2006 and the latest April 2011, the authors write, adding that some letters are incomplete or undated and not all attribute their authors or indicate an addressee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBesides bin Laden, those who appear in the letters as authors or recipients include al-Qaida leaders Atiyyatullah and Abu Yahya al-Libi; Adam Yahya Gadahn, an American al-Qaida spokesman and media advisor; Mukhtar Abu al-Zubayr, leader of Somali militant group Harakat al-Shabab al-Mujahidin; Abu Basir, or Nasir al-Wuhayshi, leader of Yemen-based al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula; and Hakimullah Mahsud, leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the documents is an April 2011 letter from bin Laden responding to the Arab Spring, which he considered a “formidable event” in the modern history of Muslims.","brand":"Digital Direct Ebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175057998064,"sku":"2940014494021","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014494021_p0.jpg?v=1763618881","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014494021","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}