Book Review

The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright – Chapter 14&15 Review

  At this point, I feel like while learning about 9/11, I’ve started to understand the MASSIVE significance of a man by the name of John O’Neill, the Prince of Darkness. Here we are again, facing the very man behind the initial investigations of al-Qaeda. Today, I’ll be talking about the series of events that occur in …

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The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright – Chapter 12&13 Review

  “Hijra” sounds like something from a movie where a character jumps off a cliff or something (something like “Cowabunga). However, it certainly has a much deeper meaning when it comes to Osama Bin Laden. Today, I’ll be discussing chapter 12 and chapter 13 of “The Looming Tower.”  First, I’ll be talking about chapter 12 …

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The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright – Chapter 11 Review

  They’re finally realizing it… the rise of al-Qaeda. In my opinion, “The Prince of Darkness” sounds like something out of a video game or Harry Potter but that’s besides the point. Today, I’ll be talking about how the US gets info on al-Qaeda and the contribution of, “The Prince of Darkness.” Now you’re probably …

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The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright – Chapter 10 Review

  You know, it’s great when an evil person declares he will do evil but then everything just starts backfiring because of it. Karma is wonderful but terrible at the same time. In “Paradise Lost” the 10th chapter of “The Looming Tower,” we see that everything is slowly falling apart for bin laden. However, he’s …

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The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright – Chapter 8 Review

  Although I realize that Chapter 8 of “The Looming Tower” by Lawrence Wright is titled “Paradise” that certainly isn’t the case for the United States. The events of this chapter would forever taint the United States. Today, I’ll be talking about the rise of Al-Qaeda against the US and how that came to be. …

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The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright – Chapter 5 Review

  Chapter 5 of “The Looming Tower” by Lawrence Wright is titled: “The Miracles.” To be honest I’m looking directly at the name: “Osama bin laden” and I’m to myself, “The Miracles?” Anyways, today, I’ll be talking about Osama bin Laden’s influence on the Soviet Afghan war. Osama bin Laden and his partner Abdullah Azzam …

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