Five Questions for Jonathan Randal

1. What was the first event that caught your interest in Osama bin Laden?

2. How hard was it to gather information for this book? And if it wasn’t that hard, what made it so easy?

3. What do you think is the most difficult thing about being a journalist and do you have any advice to give to up and coming journalists?

4. How long did it take you to write and publish your book?

5. Is there any story you have written that you wish you could change or do differently? Would you do anything differently to this book if you had the chance?