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Egypt in connection with the assassination of the late president anwar sadat. he was tortured in prison and reportedly snapped. zawahiri was never linked directly to killing sedat. he was released in 1984 but was hardened, wanted revenge for torture. turning back, zawahiri led a group in egyptian jihad. over time, zawahiri's ambitions grew. in 1998 zawahiri made an alliance with bin laden. bin laden had money, zawahiri, experience. they helped each other and al qaeda to expand attacks beyond the middle east, including to the united states. author amid meer interviewed osama bin laden three tim...
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