Cronkite Events

This is a schedule of events sponsored by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

For more information, contact Megan Calcote at 602.496.7845 or megan.calcote@asu.edu.


Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden
Sept. 19, 2012
3 p.m.

Author and journalist Peter Bergen recounts the pursuit of Osama bin Laden, the twilight of al-Qaeda and a transformative decade in American history.

Roughly a decade after Sept. 11, 2001, Americans celebrated the news that the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks had been found and killed during a raid on his home in Pakistan. Now, one year after Osama bin Laden’s death, Peter Bergen describes the raid with riveting detail in his fourth book on bin Laden, "Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad."

But the killing of bin Laden is only one element of a decade-long story. Where did he hide after the 9/11 attacks, and how did he evade capture? How did the SEALs prepare for Operation Neptune Spear? Why did President Obama decide to proceed with the raid despite the recommendations of two of his top three advisors that he not do so?

The event is free, but registration is required. Click here to register.

Cottonwood Room 101/103
Barrett, The Honors College
Tempe campus