Occasionally, Donald Trump says something that is politically incorrect but which also happens to be true. Peter L. Bergen donaldincorrectoccasionally Change image and share on social
The dangers of TATP bombs can be seen in the case of Matthew Rugo and Curtis Jetton, 21-year-old roommates in Texas City, Texas. They didn't have any bomb-making training and were manufacturing explosives in 2006 from concentrated bleach when their concoction blew up, killing Rugo and injuring Jetton. Peter L. Bergen bleachblowbomb share on social
In February I secured permission to enter Osama bin Laden's compound in the northern Pakistani city of Abbottabad, where he was killed and where he had lived for the last half-decade of his life; the first, and only, journalist to do so. Peter L. Bergen abbottabadbincity share on social
The image we have of bin Laden in his final years in Abbottabad is of an aging man with a graying beard watching old footage of himself; just another suburban dad flipping though the channels with his remote. Peter L. Bergen abbottabadagingbeard share on social
Trump displays many of the traits of a proto-fascist, and he is also part of a wave of right-wing nationalist movements that is sweeping the West. He can also be positioned in the long, American right-wing tradition of fearing 'the Other,' whether they are Catholics or Jews or, now, Muslims. Peter L. Bergen americancatholicdisplay share on social
What is tricky for those hoping to utilize such weapons is that TATP bombs are quite difficult to make because their ingredients, when combined, are highly unstable and can explode easily if mishandled. Peter L. Bergen bombcombinedifficult share on social
Bin Laden's death is just a punctuation point on a set of problems they've had for a long time. I think the prognosis for al-Qaida and groups like it is really bad, and that's a good thing. Peter L. Bergen badbindeath Change image and share on social
I stepped into the bedroom where he was killed and looked up at the ceiling, where you could still see the patterns of blood that had spurted from bin Laden's head when the bullet fired by a U.S. Navy SEAL tore through the terrorist leader's face. Peter L. Bergen bedroombinblood share on social
And 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 L. Bergen binchildcompound Change image and share on social
Bin Laden was 200 miles away from the area where all of these drone strikes were taking out his key leaders, he was able to indulge in his hobbies... and he was making occasional video tapes and audio tapes to the wider world. Peter L. Bergen areaaudiobin share on social