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'''Peter Bergen''' (born: 12 December 1962) is a print and television journalist who appears as a terrorism analyst on CNN. He is known for conducting the first television interview with Osama Bin Laden in 1997.  
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'''Peter L. Bergen''' (born 12 December 1962) is journalist, author, who appears as a terrorism analyst on CNN. He is known for conducting the first television interview with Osama Bin Laden in 1997.
  
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He has written several books on terrorism, including ''Holy War, Inc.'' and ''The Osama bin Laden I Know'' (ISBN 0-7432-7892-5).  [[Paul Cruickshank]] was a close collaborator of his on this project.
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==Biography==
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Bergen was born in Minneapolis and raised in London. He attended the elite boarding school Ampleforth College, known as the Catholic Eton, and studied Modern History at New College, Oxford.<ref>[http://www.peterbergen.com/bergen/biography.aspx Biography] from http://www.peterbergen.com, (accessed 2 May 2008)</ref> In 1983, whilst still at Oxford, he made a documentary with two friends about the Afghan refugees in Pakistan. The documentary was aired on British television and sparked his interest in the region.<ref>Ben Branham, [http://harvardcitizen.com/2008/04/30/the-citizen-conversation-with-peter-bergen/ ‘The Citizen Conversation with … Peter Bergen’], ''The Citizen'', 30 April 2008</ref> After graduating in 1984, Bergen became a journalist. From 1985 to 1990 he worked for ABC News in New York. <ref>[http://www.peterbergen.com/bergen/biography.aspx Biography] from http://www.peterbergen.com, (accessed 2 May 2008)</ref> In 1993 he visited Aghanistan as part of a documentary investigating the 1993 attack on the World Trade Centre. <ref>Ben Branham, [http://harvardcitizen.com/2008/04/30/the-citizen-conversation-with-peter-bergen/ ‘The Citizen Conversation with … Peter Bergen’], ''The Citizen'', 30 April 2008</ref> Like several other journalist cum terror experts, Bergen formerly worked on the US ‘war on drugs’, before moving onto the ‘war on terror’. In 1994 he received am award for working on the CNN documentary ''Kingdom of Cocaine''<ref>[http://www.peterbergen.com/bergen/biography.aspx Biography] from http://www.peterbergen.com, (accessed 2 May 2008)</ref> which was about the Cali cartel in Colombia.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CEED81731F934A15757C0A963958260 ‘Overseas Press Club Gives Awards to ABC and Times’], ''New York Times'', 27 April 1995</ref> In March 1997, whilst still a producer for CNN, he conducted the first television interview with Osama bin Laden for CNN. In 1999 he resigned from CNN to write his first book ''Holy War Inc''. The manuscript was submitted only 10 days before September 11th. <ref>Ben Branham, [http://harvardcitizen.com/2008/04/30/the-citizen-conversation-with-peter-bergen/ ‘The Citizen Conversation with … Peter Bergen’], ''The Citizen'', 30 April 2008</ref>
  
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Peter Bergen was born in Minneapolis and raised in London. In 1984, he received a B.A in Modern History from [[New College, Oxford]]. Bergen is Adjunct Professor in South Asia Studies at Johns Hopkins University's [[Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies|School of Advanced International Studies]] (SAIS) and a Senior Fellow at the [[New America Foundation]].
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Bergen is an Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, a senior fellow at the [[New America Foundation]] and a research fellow at New York University's Center on Law & Security.<ref>[http://www.hks.harvard.edu/about/faculty-staff-directory/peter-bergen Peter Bergen Profile] from Harvard Kennedy School (accessed 2 May 2008)</ref> He was formerly an Adjunct Professor in South Asia Studies at [[Terrorexpertise:Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University's]] [[Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies|School of Advanced International Studies]] (SAIS).<ref>[http://www.hks.harvard.edu/about/faculty-staff-directory/peter-bergen Peter Bergen Profile] from Harvard Kennedy School (accessed 2 May 2008)</ref> At SAIS he was teaching a “fair number of people from the military and U.S. government” , including two Lieutenant Colonels in the Marines who were due to be posted to Fallujah and Anbar Province after completing the class. <ref>Ben Branham, [http://harvardcitizen.com/2008/04/30/the-citizen-conversation-with-peter-bergen/ ‘The Citizen Conversation with … Peter Bergen’], ''The Citizen'', 30 April 2008</ref> Bergen is in the process of applying for a PhD at the London School of Economic. <ref>Ben Branham, [http://harvardcitizen.com/2008/04/30/the-citizen-conversation-with-peter-bergen/ ‘The Citizen Conversation with … Peter Bergen’], ''The Citizen'', 30 April 2008</ref>
  
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In August of 2006, CNN published an article about Bergen's denial of a CIA / Bin Laden connection.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/bergen.answers/index.html]</ref>
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==Publications==
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===Books===
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:Peter L. Bergen, ''Holy war, Inc.: inside the secret world of Osama bin Laden'' (New York, Free Press, 2001), (ISBN: 0743205022; 9780743205023)
  
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==Contact, References and Resources==
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:Peter L. Bergen, ''The Osama bin Laden I know: an oral history of al-Qaeda's leader'' (New York, Free Press, 2006), (ISBN: 0743278917; 9780743278911)
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===Contact===
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===Resources===
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==Affiliations==
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[[Paul Cruickshank]]|[[Sam Dealey]]|[[James Meek]] – researched ''The Osama bin Laden I know''<ref>[http://www.simonsays.com/content/book.cfm?tab=25&pid=521324&agid=2 Extract] of Peter L. Bergen, ''The Osama bin Laden I know: an oral history of al-Qaeda's leader'' (New York, Free Press, 2006)</ref>
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==Resources==
 
* [http://www.peterbergen.com PeterBergen.com]
 
* [http://www.peterbergen.com PeterBergen.com]
 
* [http://www.sais-jhu.edu/programs/asia/southasia/sa_faculty/southasiafacultybergen.html  Faculty page] at [[Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies|School of Advanced International Studies]] (SAIS)
 
* [http://www.sais-jhu.edu/programs/asia/southasia/sa_faculty/southasiafacultybergen.html  Faculty page] at [[Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies|School of Advanced International Studies]] (SAIS)
 
* [http://www.newamerica.net/index.cfm?pg=Bio&contactID=278 Biography page] at the [[New America Foundation]]
 
* [http://www.newamerica.net/index.cfm?pg=Bio&contactID=278 Biography page] at the [[New America Foundation]]
 
* [http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/bergen.answers/index.html Bergen: Bin Laden, CIA links hogwash]
 
* [http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/bergen.answers/index.html Bergen: Bin Laden, CIA links hogwash]
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===References===
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==Contact information==
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:'''Mailing Address'''
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:John F. Kennedy School of Government
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:Mailbox NR
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:79 JFK Street
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:Cambridge, MA 02138 Contact
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:Phone: 617-495-2812
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:Email: Peter_Bergen@ksg.harvard.edu
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==References==
 
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Latest revision as of 17:41, 23 April 2012

Peter Bergen

Peter L. Bergen (born 12 December 1962) is journalist, author, who appears as a terrorism analyst on CNN. He is known for conducting the first television interview with Osama Bin Laden in 1997.

Biography

Bergen was born in Minneapolis and raised in London. He attended the elite boarding school Ampleforth College, known as the Catholic Eton, and studied Modern History at New College, Oxford.[1] In 1983, whilst still at Oxford, he made a documentary with two friends about the Afghan refugees in Pakistan. The documentary was aired on British television and sparked his interest in the region.[2] After graduating in 1984, Bergen became a journalist. From 1985 to 1990 he worked for ABC News in New York. [3] In 1993 he visited Aghanistan as part of a documentary investigating the 1993 attack on the World Trade Centre. [4] Like several other journalist cum terror experts, Bergen formerly worked on the US ‘war on drugs’, before moving onto the ‘war on terror’. In 1994 he received am award for working on the CNN documentary Kingdom of Cocaine[5] which was about the Cali cartel in Colombia.[6] In March 1997, whilst still a producer for CNN, he conducted the first television interview with Osama bin Laden for CNN. In 1999 he resigned from CNN to write his first book Holy War Inc. The manuscript was submitted only 10 days before September 11th. [7]

Bergen is an Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation and a research fellow at New York University's Center on Law & Security.[8] He was formerly an Adjunct Professor in South Asia Studies at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).[9] At SAIS he was teaching a “fair number of people from the military and U.S. government” , including two Lieutenant Colonels in the Marines who were due to be posted to Fallujah and Anbar Province after completing the class. [10] Bergen is in the process of applying for a PhD at the London School of Economic. [11]

Publications

Books

Peter L. Bergen, Holy war, Inc.: inside the secret world of Osama bin Laden (New York, Free Press, 2001), (ISBN: 0743205022; 9780743205023)
Peter L. Bergen, The Osama bin Laden I know: an oral history of al-Qaeda's leader (New York, Free Press, 2006), (ISBN: 0743278917; 9780743278911)

Affiliations

Paul Cruickshank|Sam Dealey|James Meek – researched The Osama bin Laden I know[12]

Resources

Contact information

Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox NR
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138 Contact
Phone: 617-495-2812
Email: Peter_Bergen@ksg.harvard.edu

References

  1. ↑ Biography from http://www.peterbergen.com, (accessed 2 May 2008)
  2. ↑ Ben Branham, ‘The Citizen Conversation with … Peter Bergen’, The Citizen, 30 April 2008
  3. ↑ Biography from http://www.peterbergen.com, (accessed 2 May 2008)
  4. ↑ Ben Branham, ‘The Citizen Conversation with … Peter Bergen’, The Citizen, 30 April 2008
  5. ↑ Biography from http://www.peterbergen.com, (accessed 2 May 2008)
  6. ↑ ‘Overseas Press Club Gives Awards to ABC and Times’, New York Times, 27 April 1995
  7. ↑ Ben Branham, ‘The Citizen Conversation with … Peter Bergen’, The Citizen, 30 April 2008
  8. ↑ Peter Bergen Profile from Harvard Kennedy School (accessed 2 May 2008)
  9. ↑ Peter Bergen Profile from Harvard Kennedy School (accessed 2 May 2008)
  10. ↑ Ben Branham, ‘The Citizen Conversation with … Peter Bergen’, The Citizen, 30 April 2008
  11. ↑ Ben Branham, ‘The Citizen Conversation with … Peter Bergen’, The Citizen, 30 April 2008
  12. ↑ Extract of Peter L. Bergen, The Osama bin Laden I know: an oral history of al-Qaeda's leader (New York, Free Press, 2006)
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