It's hard to imagine the mastermind of
9/11 cozying up to an issue of Popular
Science magazine, but apparently the
American monthly magazine was one
of many publications on Osama bin
Laden's reading list. On Wednesday,
the federal government revealed a list
of books and magazines found in bid
Laden's home in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Here are eight of the most surprising:
1. Necessary Illusions: Thought
Control in Democratic Societies by
Noam Chomsky
America's consummate liberal thinker
takes on propaganda in democracies.
2. Oxford History of Modern War by
Charles Townsend
Everything you wanted to know about
war since the 14th century.
3. The Rise and Fall of the Great
Powers by Paul Kennedy
A comprehensive study of the ups and
downs of global power since 1500.
4. Obama's Wars by Bob Woodward
An inside look at President Obama's
wartime decision making.
5. A Brief Guide to Understanding
Islam by I. A. Ibrahim
Published in 1999, the book is meant
for non-Muslims.
6. New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing
Questions about the Bush
Administration and 9/11 by David Ray
Griffin
A favorite of conspiracy theorists, New
Pearl Harbor argues that the Bush
administration allowed the 9/11
attacks to further its interests. It's
interesting to imagine what bin Laden,
the 9/11 mastermind, thought about
conspiracy theorists who argue the
U.S. government, and not al-Qaeda was
to blame for the attacks.
7. Popular Science magazine
Bid Laden owned an issue on
innovations.
8. Delta Force: Xtreme 2 video game
guide
The government release notes that this
book probably wasn't used by bin
Laden himself. Still, someone in the
compound was apparently a gamer.
Also found alongside the books was a
document that appears to be an
application to join al-Qaeda, asking
questions including whether the
applicant would be willing to do a
suicide mission and whom al-Qaeda
should contact if the applicant became
a martyr.
9/11 cozying up to an issue of Popular
Science magazine, but apparently the
American monthly magazine was one
of many publications on Osama bin
Laden's reading list. On Wednesday,
the federal government revealed a list
of books and magazines found in bid
Laden's home in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Here are eight of the most surprising:
1. Necessary Illusions: Thought
Control in Democratic Societies by
Noam Chomsky
America's consummate liberal thinker
takes on propaganda in democracies.
2. Oxford History of Modern War by
Charles Townsend
Everything you wanted to know about
war since the 14th century.
3. The Rise and Fall of the Great
Powers by Paul Kennedy
A comprehensive study of the ups and
downs of global power since 1500.
4. Obama's Wars by Bob Woodward
An inside look at President Obama's
wartime decision making.
5. A Brief Guide to Understanding
Islam by I. A. Ibrahim
Published in 1999, the book is meant
for non-Muslims.
6. New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing
Questions about the Bush
Administration and 9/11 by David Ray
Griffin
A favorite of conspiracy theorists, New
Pearl Harbor argues that the Bush
administration allowed the 9/11
attacks to further its interests. It's
interesting to imagine what bin Laden,
the 9/11 mastermind, thought about
conspiracy theorists who argue the
U.S. government, and not al-Qaeda was
to blame for the attacks.
7. Popular Science magazine
Bid Laden owned an issue on
innovations.
8. Delta Force: Xtreme 2 video game
guide
The government release notes that this
book probably wasn't used by bin
Laden himself. Still, someone in the
compound was apparently a gamer.
Also found alongside the books was a
document that appears to be an
application to join al-Qaeda, asking
questions including whether the
applicant would be willing to do a
suicide mission and whom al-Qaeda
should contact if the applicant became
a martyr.
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