- Peter Bergen
Peter Bergen (born
December 12 ,1962 ) is a print and television journalist and author who appears as a terrorism analyst onCNN . Bergen is known for conducting the first television interview withOsama Bin Laden in 1997. He has written several books on terrorism, includingHoly War, Inc. andThe Osama bin Laden I Know (ISBN 0-7432-7892-5).Mr. Bergen also participated in the CNN documentary "In The Footsteps of Bin Laden", which was based on his most recent book, "The Osama bin Laden I Know".cite news |url = http://www.kepplerspeakers.com/speakers/speakers.asp?1-A2NZ |title = Bergen Speaker Bio |work = Keppler Speakers |accessdate = 2008| language = English ]
In 2006, Bergen was a guest on
Oprah to talk about Bin Laden and his threats against the United States. [ [http://www.oprah.com/tows/slide/200601/20060123/slide_20060123_284_103.jhtml Is There Going to Be Another Attack on the USA? ] ]Background
Peter Bergen was born in
Minneapolis and raised inLondon . In 1984, he received aB.A inModern History fromNew College, Oxford .Career
Bergen first worked for ABC, and then for
CNN .cite book |author=Bergen, Peter |title=Holy War, Inc. |year=2001 |publisher=Simon & Schuster]In August of 2006, CNN published an article about Bergen's denial of a
CIA / Bin Laden connection. [ [http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/bergen.answers/index.html CNN.com - Bergen: Bin Laden, CIA links hogwash - Aug 24, 2006 ] ]In March of 2003,
CNNfan published an article about Bergen's interview with Bin Laden for CNN. [ [http://space.coder24.net/cnnreporter/content/reports/interview_peterbergen.htm http://www.CNNfan.com] ]Bergen is Adjunct Professor in South Asia Studies at
Johns Hopkins University 's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a Senior Fellow at theNew America Foundation .He has received numerous honors for his journalism including the
Edward R. Murrow Award in 1994.References
ee also
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Robert Grenier (CIA) External links
* [http://www.peterbergen.com PeterBergen.com]
* [http://www.sais-jhu.edu/programs/asia/southasia/sa_faculty/southasiafacultybergen.html Faculty page] at School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
* [http://www.newamerica.net/index.cfm?pg=Bio&contactID=278 Biography page] at theNew America Foundation
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