A lion cornered - The attack on Masood is bound to strengthen the Taleban

The Times (London) ^ | TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 11 2001 | Times editorial and news reports

[LimaWhiskey11]

Hal,
Are you aware of any good books on the "Lion"

[HAL9000]

There must be some books about him, but I'm not aware of them. The portrayal of him in "Path to 911" was outstanding.

[onyx]

The portrayal of him in "Path to 911" was outstanding.

Indeed!

[HAL9000]

Several years ago, there was a Travel Channel special about Massood, with interviews conducted by Robert Pelton Young, if you can find them.

[Fitzcarraldo]

Did they mention in the "path to 911" the installation of bin Laden as defense minister of Afghanistan a month prior to 911?

[nopardons]

bttt

[TeleStraightShooter]

Thank you for the bump.

Before I viewed The Path To 9.11 I did not realize his extensive and invaluable interaction with the CIA in the hunt for UBL.

[LimaWhiskey11]

Here's a link to a page on amazon.com if anybody else is interested. On a related note, there is an excellent book about the CIA's involvement in Afghanistan called "Charley Wilson's war". Charley was a congressman from east texas who was a champion for the Mujahadeen.

[LimaWhiskey11]

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/103-2906262-6514210?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=massood&Go.x=10&Go.y=6&Go=Go

[fatima]

It was good,thank you for your work,fatima

[HAL9000]

I believe Charlie Wilson's War will be released as a movie soon.

[Dolphy]

This site has some interesting information and links to various books and videos.

[HAL9000]

Afgha.com - Biography: Ahmad Shah Massoud

[HAL9000]

FR Archives - September 9, 2001 - Afghanistan - Opposition's military chief Ahmed Shah Massood injured in bomb explosion

[abner]

HAL... Wow... please... if you have a list. Ping me to it. I knew Masood was important, after watching Path to 9/11 it really opened my eyes. BUT, seeing what you had before 9/11 I want to study this man.

[Yaelle]

Thank you for posting these. Probably not a lot of people got to read them live, as it were.

[abner]

As an aside... .Whoever played him in Path to 9/11 did a fantastic job.

Ok, watched part 2 way past my bed time... Have to go back to work in the morning.

HAL- thank you for letting me know more about this man.

[Yaelle]

The actor did a great job. He got the best line of the film and he was the best looking guy in there too.

[HAL9000]

According to imdb.com, the actor who portrayed Massood was Mido Hamada.

As I mentioned above, after I posted this article in the early morning hours of 9/11, I went to bed terribly depressed about the death of Massood.

I'll add a bit more about that night - I had a terrifying nightmare about the end of the world, and all of humanity was in a hellish agony and suffering. Then my wife woke me up and told me that the World Trade Center was on fire. I turned on the television just before the next plane hit the other tower, and it was like my nightmare had come true.

Fortunately, the world did not end - but I had trouble sleeping again on this anniversary.

[Liberty Valance]

http://www.charliewilsonswar.com/

Great book. You're right...a movie seems to be in the works.