Osama's book club

Getting your book recommended by Osama bin Laden is almost as good as being picked an Oprah book, says historian WIlliam Blum, who writes books critical of U.S. foreign policy, and whose work bin Laden referenced in the audio tape recently released via al Jazeera. His book "Rogue State," which bin Laden mentioned, has now jumped on Amazon's rankings from number 205,763 to number 26.

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