Bin Laden's Network: Terror Conspiracy or Loose Alliance?

Cornell University presents "Bin Laden's Network: Terror Conspiracy or Loose Alliance?," an article written by Colum Lynch and Vernon Loeb that originally appeared in the August 1, 1999 issue of the "Washington Post." The authors discuss whether Al Qaeda is a terrorist organization under the leadership of Saudi exile and accused terrorist Osama Bin Laden (1957- ) or a disjointed confederation of extremists from all over the world.