30th March 2008 - The bin Ladens by Steve Coll (WP)


A review of a book "The Bin Ladens" by Steve Coll, recounts the extraordinary story of the bin Laden family, from the founding of the family's fortune by Muhammad bin Laden through to the life-story of its most notorious son, Osama. The book focuses on the irony of the bin Laden contribution, first in helping to build the kingdom and then, through an outcast son of the family, striving to undermine its rulers.

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