Simultaneously, thousands of young men are drawn to these leaders and their extreme views, training to become terrorist operatives. Wright explains how each man separately became involved in the resistance to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, then shifted to targeting Middle Eastern governments and eventually the United States with terrorist attacks. These two men were born into conservative but non-radical families and communities and eventually develop into the leaders of al-Qaeda, the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks. The narrative then shifts to Ayman al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian doctor, and Osama bin Laden, a Saudi businessman. Qutb develops intensely anti-American views while living in the United States and influences later generations of extremist thinkers. The main portion of the book begins with Sayyid Qutb, an Egyptian from whom the radical Islamist movement originated. national security officials to prevent the 9/11 attacks. The book traces two major narratives, the development of Islamist extremist ideology culminating in the creation of al-Qaeda and the failed efforts of U.S. The Looming Tower: al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright describes the events leading to the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States.
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