At one point people in al Qaeda were actually drawing monthly paychecks when they were based in Sudan.
Peter BergenI am very suspicious of the notion that somehow bin Laden was a media creation... Bin Laden's actions made him into a big deal. Not the media.
Peter BergenAnd in the end, bin Laden died in a squalid suburban compound surrounded by his wives and children and far from the front lines of his holy war.
Peter Bergen