Published Wednesday, March 19, 2003
An internationally respected authority on global terrorism will speak during the fifth annual Greenberger Family Memorial Lectureship at 7 p.m. April 15 in the auditorium of Shenango Campus of Pennsylvania State University, Sharon.
Peter Bergen also will spend the afternoon on campus talking with Penn State-Shenango student groups; Chamber of Commerce Junior Leadership Shenango; local high school journalism students; and Penn State faculty, staff and advisory board members.
A terrorism expert with CNN, he has traveled to places where al-Qaeda has flourished to learn the truth about Osama bin Laden and extremists who work with him.
Bergen over the past four years has interviewed those including bin Laden associates and family members, Taliban leaders, CIA officials and former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Bergen's book, "Holy War Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden," is the result of his research. He is one of the only western journalists to have a face-to-face interview with bin Laden.
He has given commentary for CNN, ABC News, PBS, National Public Radio and The Daily Telegraph of London.
Tickets will be available to the public from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. March 27 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 28.
Information: (724) 983-2905.