Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2018-05-15
Books mentioned on Secrets of Osama Bin Laden's Hard Drive
What was actually found on Osama Bin Laden's recovered Hard Drive? In Episode 3, Robert is joined by Ify Nwadiwe (Nerdificent) and they discuss the unraveling mysteries of what Osama Bin Laden was really watching.
Robert Evans discussed The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright, Osama Bin Laden by Michael Scheuer, and Prophets and Princes by Mark Weston.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Looming Tower
The Looming Tower by Lawrence Wright is a detailed non-fiction account tracing the origins of the war on terrorism, the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, and the events leading up to September 11.
Discussed“In the Looming Tower, Lawrence Wright describes Muhammad bin Laden's household as being run like a corporation. Each wife would manage her children and then report to him about how they were doing so he didn't have to do any parenting.”
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Osama Bin Laden
Discussed“Another book I read for this just titled Osama bin Laden by Michael Sherer um assures us that that's diminish the culpability of their native son. Bin Laden would have wound up swinging hard for Uncle Sam without Zawahhiri's help.”
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Prophets and Princes
Discussed“For a while it was a pretty cool time in prophets and princes. Mark Weston describes it. The machine guns his followers used were mostly Russian and Chinese AK-47s but also included Israeli Uzi and American M16s.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Harry Potter
“They put out books. Their big deal seems to be prepping people for the new world order, which they've done since the early days of the internet. They're still around today and still claiming the end is nigh, just as they were when Bush was in office.”
Passing The Illuminatus! Trilogy
“They had to like fight the bureau to get their [ __ ] back. It almost bankrupted the company. Um, but shortly after all that happened in like 93, they released a card game called Illuminati, which is, have you ever read the Illuminatus trilogy?”
Plugged A (brief) history of vice
“I have been Robert Evans. Uh, you can find me on the internet at, uh, I write okay on Twitter. Um, okay is two letters. You can also find my book, A Brief History of Vice, on Amazon.”