The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden Quotes

“Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster, for when you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. —Friedrich Nietzsche”
― Peter L. Bergen, The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden: The Biography

“Bin Laden was eager to memorialize the 9/11 attacks with another spectacular one. He told his deputies that killing President Barack Obama was a high priority, but he also had General David Petraeus, the then-commander in Afghanistan, in his sights. Bin Laden told his team not to bother with plots against Vice President Joe Biden, whom he considered “totally unprepared” for the post of president.”
― Peter L. Bergen, The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden: The Biography

“On the choppers were twenty-three SEALs and a Pakistani-American who spoke the local language, Pashto. If crowds gathered at the Abbottabad compound, he would tell people there was a Pakistani military exercise going on and they should go home. Also on the flight to Abbottabad was a dog named Cairo, who would prevent “squirters” from sneaking out of the compound, sniff out any explosives, and hunt for possible safe rooms.”
― Peter L. Bergen, The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden: The Biography

“Abdullah,”
― Peter L. Bergen, The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden: The Biography