Clinton Legacy bump.
And the story said: Afghan-trained Islamic militants loyal to Osama bin Laden convened in the Balkans in 1992 ... it is safe to say that the birth of al-Qaeda as a force on the world stage can be traced directly back to 1992
Bush was President in 1992. And the author's premise about Al Qaeda and the Balkans is ridiculous. Al Qaeda was conceived in the Arabian shield countries of Saudi Arabia & Yemen, was born in Afghanistan, grew up in the Sudan, reached maturity back in Afghanistan again and is fed by Wahabbi propaganda and radicalized North Africans and Middle Easterners.
Bosnia attracted some mujahadeen a decade ago and some of them were certainly Al Qaeda, but they were radicalized already--that's why they went. And the Balkans wars of seccession from Yugoslavia/Serbia were the result of nationalist tensions that pre-existed bin Laden & Al Qaeda by centuries.
If you are interested in something more about Al Qaeda than Serb propaganda intended to either distract from or justify their own crimes, Chapter 2 will help.