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1. What does the author describe Dan Coleman discovering in 1996 in the Prologue?

Dan Coleman was uncovering information about Osama bin Laden and the establishment of the group called al-Qaeda. Coleman found that bin Laden had his sights on committing a terrorist act against the United States.

2. What was the Cold War and when did it take place?

The Cold War was state of geographical tension between the U.S. and the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc following World War II. The Cold war lasted approximately from 1947 until 1991.

3. When did Sayyid Qutb come to the U.S.? What were his impressions of this country?

Sayyid Qutb came from Egypt to the United States in 1948 to attend college. Qutb was disenchanted with the West and believed that Americans were obsessed with sex and money.

4. Who was Osama bin Laden? Where was he born and when did he form al-Qaeda?

Osama bin Laden was a Saudi Arabian terrorist and the founder of al-Qaeda. Bin Laden founded al-Qaeda in 1988 with the intention of staging attacks on the United States.

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