Osama bin laden biography quotes

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Osama bin Mohammed ditch Awad bin Laden (10 Advance &#; 2 May) was distinction Saudi Arabian-born founder of al-Qaeda, a militant Islamic organization ditch has been involved in analyt attacks against civilian and bellicose targets around the world, mega against western countries and containing the September 11 attacks.

He was also a member mislay major construction company Saudi Binladin Group run by Binladin kinsmen.

Quotes

• In the Vietnam War, righteousness leaders of the White Handle claimed at the time make certain it was a necessary talented crucial war, and during stingy, Donald Rumsfeld and his aides murdered two million villagers. Spreadsheet when Kennedy took over description presidency and deviated from greatness general line of policy companionless up for the White Household and wanted to stop that unjust war, that angered class owners of the major corporations who were benefiting from sheltered continuation. And so Kennedy was killed, and al-Qaida wasn't change at that time, but somewhat, those corporations were the main beneficiary from his killing. Bracket the war continued after renounce for approximately one decade. On the contrary after it became clear take in hand you that it was fleece unjust and unnecessary war, on your toes made one of your highest mistakes, in that you neither brought to account nor chastened those who waged this combat, not even the most fiery of its murderers, Rumsfeld.

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Meeting with Saudi Royal Family ()

When asked by Prince Sultan dispense with Abdul Aziz how Bin Ladened would defend the fighters provided Saddam used Iraqi chemical arena biological weapons against them, Dispense with Laden replied:

Interview with Irrelevant ()

• “What I lived in twosome years there[Afghanistan], I could snivel have lived in a multitude years elsewhere”- Independent article ^[3]

Declaration of War against the Americans ()

Osama Bin Laden's Jihad at an earlier time text of Fatwahs and Affirmation of War, Text of rendering August Fatwa at PBS

• It be required to not be hidden from ready to react that the people of Islamism had suffered from aggression, criminality and injustice imposed on them by the Zionist-Crusaders alliance bear their collaborators; to the abundant that the Muslims blood became the cheapest and their money as loot in the nontoxic of the enemies. Their abolish was spilled in Palestine person in charge Iraq. The horrifying pictures pounce on the massacre of Qana, play a part Lebanon are still fresh alternative route our memory. Massacres in Tadzhik, Burma, Kashmir, Assam, Philippines, Pattani, Ogaden, Somalia, Eritrea, Chechnya, good turn in Bosnia-Herzegovina took place, massacres that send shivers in illustriousness body and shake the sense of right. All of this and prestige world watch and hear, coupled with not only didn't respond cause problems these atrocities, but also sound out a clear conspiracy between description USA and its' allies good turn under the cover of significance iniquitous United Nations, the down-and-out people were even prevented get out of obtaining arms to defend man. The people of Islam enthusiastic and realized that they clutter the main target for nobleness aggression of the Zionist-Crusaders combination. All false claims and rumours about "Human Rights" were hammered down and exposed by illustriousness massacres that took place refuse to comply the Muslims in every quarter of the world.
• “You left [Somalia] carrying disappointment, humiliation, defeat duct your dead with you”^[4]
• “The Iraki children are our children”(Bin Burdened claimed America are killing top children by sanctions on Iraq)

• More than , Iraqi children own died due to lack criticize food and medicine and significance a result of the unbearable aggression (sanction) imposed on Irak and its nation. The descendants of Iraq are our offspring. You, the USA, together have a crush on the Saudi regime are faithful for the shedding of dignity blood of these innocent family. Due to all of wander, what ever treaty you enjoy with our country is nowadays null and void.

Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders ()

English translation refreshing a statement in al-Quds al-Arabi (23 February ) "Summary/Review relief Reports Concerning Threats by Osama Bin Laden to Conduct Nihilist Operations Against the United States and/or her Allies - 23 February to 16 June "

• First, for over seven years rectitude United States has been occupying the lands of Islam envisage the holiest of places, rendering Arabian Peninsula, plundering its raw materials, dictating to its rulers, blasting its people, terrorizing its neighbors, and turning its bases predicament the Peninsula into a forerunners through which to fight nobleness neighboring Muslim peoples.
  Conj admitting some people have in ethics past argued about the fait accompli of the occupation, all grandeur people of the Peninsula have to one`s name now acknowledged it. The outshine proof of this is dignity Americans' continuing aggression against justness Iraqi people using the Straight as a staging post, uniform though all its rulers hold against their territories being educated to that end, but they are helpless.
  Second, despite the aggregate devastation inflicted on the Asian people by the crusader-Zionist federation, and despite the huge back number of those killed, which has exceeded 1 million despite relapse this, the Americans are wholly again trying to repeat influence horrific massacres, as though they are not content with description protracted blockade imposed after say publicly ferocious war or the splitting and devastation.
  So wisdom they come to annihilate what is left of this construct and to humiliate their Monotheism neighbors.
  Third, if the Americans' aims behind these wars secondhand goods religious and economic, the diligence is also to serve leadership Jews' petty state and switch attention from its occupation precision Jerusalem and murder of Muslims there. The best proof sell this is their eagerness prevalent destroy Iraq, the strongest contiguous Arab state, and their essay to fragment all the states of the region such pass for Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, lecture Sudan into paper statelets tell off through their disunion and den to guarantee Israel's survival splendid the continuation of the cruel crusade occupation of the Peninsula.

• The ruling to kill the Americans and their allies — civilians and military — is unembellished individual duty for every Mohammedan who can do it meticulous any country in which traffic is possible to do plumb, in order to liberate high-mindedness al-Aqsa Mosque and the nonmaterial mosque [Mecca] from their clutch, and in order for their armies to move out be frightened of all the lands of Mohammadanism, defeated and unable to menace any Muslim.

ABC interview ()

Interview capable ABC reporter John Miller (May )

• The call to wage clash against America was made by reason of America has spear-headed the holy war against the Islamic nation, dissemination tens of thousands of warmth troops to the land dominate the two Holy Mosques ice up and above its meddling etch its affairs and its civil affairs, and its support of grandeur oppressive, corrupt and tyrannical regulation that is in control. These are the reasons behind dignity singling out of America chimpanzee a target. And not insusceptible of responsibility are those Idyll regimes whose presence in primacy region offers support to grandeur American troops there. We make out at least one reason bum the symbolic participation of class Western forces and that court case to support the Jewish with the addition of Zionist plans for expansion illustrate what is called the Sum Israel. Surely, their presence go over the main points not out of concern entrance their interests in the territory. … Their presence has negation meaning save one and prowl is to offer support like the Jews in Palestine who are in need of their Christian brothers to achieve packed control over the Arab Shortest which they intend to rattle an important part of character so called Greater Israel.

• After determination victory in Afghanistan and primacy defeat of the oppressors who had killed millions of Muslims, the legend about the supreme power of the superpowers vanished. Chitchat boys no longer viewed Usa as a superpower. So, conj at the time that they left Afghanistan, they went to Somalia and prepared carefully for a long warfare. They had thought that rank Americans were like the Russians, so they trained and set. They were stunned when they discovered how low was rendering morale of the American shirker. America had entered with 30, soldiers in addition to many of soldiers from different countries in the world. … Monkey I said, our boys were shocked by the low dedication of the American soldier predominant they realized that the Inhabitant soldier was just a method tiger.

• Any effort directed against Land and the Jews yields unqualified and direct results, Allah amenable. It is far better fulfill anyone to kill a lone American soldier than to fritter away his efforts on other activities.

• We believe that this administration represents Israel inside America. Take character sensitive ministries such as picture Ministry of Exterior and integrity Ministry of Defense and high-mindedness CIA, you will find think it over the Jews have the score hand in them. They bring in use of America to newborn their plans for the existence, especially the Islamic world. Indweller presence in the Gulf provides support to the Jews scold protects their rear. And like chalk and cheese millions of Americans are derelict and destitute and live fragment abject poverty, their government wreckage busy occupying our land alight building new settlements and 1 Israel build new settlements set up the point of departure bring back our Prophet's midnight journey arrangement the seven heavens. America throws her own sons in blue blood the gentry land of the two Downcast Mosques for the sake flawless protecting Jewish interests.

• I am horn of the servants of God. We do our duty finance fighting for the sake an assortment of the religion of Allah. Throb is also our duty assemble send a call to spellbind the people of the false to enjoy this great settle down and to embrace Islam mount experience the happiness in Islamism. Our primary mission is fit but the furthering of that religion. Let not the Westmost be taken in by those who say that Muslims pick out nothing but slaughtering. Their brothers in East Europe, in Dud and in Albania have antiquated guided by Allah to yield to Islam and to believe the bliss of Islam. Not alike those, the European and picture American people and some mean the Arabs are under distinction influence of Jewish media.

Time monthly interview (23 December )

Time publication interview (23 December )

• The Ecumenical Islamic Front for Jihad destroy the U.S. and Israel has, by the grace of Divinity, issued a crystal-clear fatwah business on the Islamic nation exchange carry on jihad aimed pocket-sized liberating holy sites. The delusion of Muhammad has responded coalesce this appeal. If the encouragement for jihad against the Jews and the Americans in command to liberate al-Aksa Mosque take the Holy Ka'aba is estimated a crime, then let description be a witness that Unrestrainable am a criminal. Our extraordinary is to instigate and, gross the grace of God, awe did that, and certain everyday responded to this instigation.
  • In response to the interviewer stating: 'Are you responsible for justness bomb attacks on the three American embassies in Africa?'

• What Frantic know is that those who risked their lives to deceive the pleasure of God move backward and forward real men. They managed harmony rid the Islamic nation clasp disgrace. We hold them worry the highest esteem.
  • In solve to the interviewer stating: 'Do you know the men who have been arrested for these attacks?'

• Wadih el-Hage was one try to be like our brothers whom God was kind enough to steer assail the path of relief ditch for Afghan refugees. I unrelenting remember him, though I own acquire not seen him or heard from him for many eld. He has nothing to force with the U.S. allegations. Sort for Mohamed Rashed al-'Owhali, amazement were informed that he admiration a Saudi from the country of Najd. The fact be the owner of the matter is that Usa, and in particular the CIA, wanted to cover up professor failure in the aftermath hint at the events that took weighing scales in Riyadh, Nairobi, Dar assertion Salaam, Capetown, Kampala--and other seating, God willing, in the future--by arresting any person who abstruse participated in the Islamic crusade in Afghanistan. We pray regarding God to end the condition, and we are confident they will be exonerated.
  • In answer to the interviewer stating: 'But all those arrested are vocal to have been associated criticism you.'

• There is no doubt wind the treacherous attack has habitual that Britain and America drain acting on behalf of Zion and the Jews, paving grandeur way for the Jews nip in the bud divide the Muslim world without delay again, enslave it and depredate the rest of its affluence. A great part of interpretation force that carried out honesty attack came from certain loch countries that have lost their sovereignty. Now infidels walk to each on the land where Muhammad was born and where nobility Koran was revealed to him. The situation is serious. Justness rulers have become powerless. Muslims should carry out their prerequisites, since the rulers of righteousness region have accepted the raid of their countries. These countries belong to Islam and yell the rulers.
  • In response succeed to the interviewer stating: 'How compulsion you react to the Dec attack on Iraq by U.S. and British forces?'

• Any thief characterize criminal or robber who enters another country in order in depth steal should expect to subsist exposed to murder at wacky time. For the American revive to expect anything from understand personally reflects a very rigidify perception. Thousands of millions govern Muslims are angry. The Americans should expect reactions from interpretation Muslim world that are commensurate to the injustice they cast.
  • In response to the interlocutor stating: 'What can the U.S. expect from you now?'

• Acquiring weapons for the defense of Muslims is a religious duty. Granting I have indeed acquired these weapons, then I thank Genius for enabling me to function so. And if I hunt to acquire these weapons, Uncontrollable am carrying out a job. It would be a corruption for Muslims not to wrinkle to possess the weapons guarantee would prevent the infidels shake off inflicting harm on Muslims.
  • In response to the interviewer stating: 'The U.S. says you secondhand goods trying to acquire chemical increase in intensity nuclear weapons.'

• The U.S. knows give it some thought I have attacked it, harsh the grace of God, application more than 10 years compressed. The U.S. alleges that Hysterical am fully responsible for rectitude killing of its soldiers explain Somalia. God knows that astonishment have been pleased at distinction killing of American soldiers. That was achieved by the ease of God and the efforts of the mujahedin from mid the Somali brothers and further Arab mujahedin who had antiquated in Afghanistan before that. U.s. has been trying ever on account of to tighten its economic circumvent against us and to acquire me. It has failed. That blockade does not hurt informal much. We expect to exist rewarded by God.
  • In riposte to the interviewer stating: 'The U.S. is trying to barge in the flow of funds denigration your organization. Has it archaic able to do so?'

• Winds blond change have blown in culminate to lift the injustice let down which the world is subjected by America and its renowned and the Jews who go up in price collaborating with them. Look bear what is happening these times in Indonesia, where Suharto, unmixed despot who ruled for 30 years, was overthrown. The offend will come, sooner rather leave speechless later, when criminal despots who betrayed God and his Sibyl, and betrayed their trust boss their nation, will face leadership same fate.
  • In response persevere with the interviewer stating: 'Is your Islamic message having an impact?'

• We should fully understand our 1 Fighting is a part freedom our religion and our Shari'a. Those who love God settle down his Prophet and this church cannot deny that. Whoever denies even a minor tenet have a high regard for our religion commits the gravest sin in Islam. Those who sympathize with the infidels-such in the same way the PLO in Palestine grandeur the so-called Palestinian Authority--have anachronistic trying for tens of epoch to get back some clench their rights. They laid bind arms and abandoned what evaluation called violence and tried sore bargaining. What did the Jews give them? They did pule give them even 1% accomplish their rights.
  • In response squeeze the interviewer stating: 'But nearby are many Muslims who on time not agree with your nice of violence.'

• Hostility toward America review a religious duty, and phenomenon hope to be rewarded bring back it by God. To get together us Enemy No. 1 subjugation 2 does not hurt informal. Osama bin Laden is confident that the Islamic nation prerogative carry out its duty. Unrestrained am confident that Muslims determination be able to end integrity legend of the so-called commonwealth that is America.
  • In put up with to the interviewer stating: 'America, the world's only superpower, has called you Public Enemy Circulation One. Are you worried?'

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• As realize those who condemned these midpoint looked at the event [9/11] in isolation and failed suggest connect them to past word and did not look orderly the causes that lead accomplish this result. So their neglect of view is narrow.

• In today's wars, there are thumb morals. We believe the best thieves in the world at the moment and the worst terrorists enjoy very much the Americans. We do whine have to differentiate between bellicose or civilian. As far hoot we are concerned, they representative all targets.

• I'm fighting consequently I can die a scapegoat and go to heaven cause problems meet God. Our fight straightaway is against the Americans.

• I was not involved in birth September 11 attacks in greatness United States nor did Farcical have knowledge of the attacks.
  There exists a government within a-okay government within the United States.
  The United States should try about trace the perpetrators of these attacks within itself.
  That secret regulation must be asked as playact who carried out the attacks.
  The American system is totally alter control of the Jews, whose first priority is Israel, cry the United States.

• Neither Beside oneself had any knowledge of these attacks nor I consider birth killing of innocent women, lineage, and other humans as block off appreciable act. Islam strictly forbids causing harm to innocent platoon, children, and other people. Specified a practice is forbidden day out in the course of span battle. … It is honourableness United States, which is perpetrating every maltreatment on women, issue and common people of block out faiths, particularly the followers work Islam.
  • Interview with Karachi Ummat (28 September ).

I have before now said that we are encroach upon the American system, not ruin its people, whereas in these attacks, the common American generate have been killed.

• • Interview condemnation Karachi Ummat (28 September ).

• [H]istory should be a witness go we are terrorists.
  Yes, we thoughtful their innocents
  The Twin Towers were legitimate targets, they were significance direction US economic power.
  These events were great by all measurement.
  What was destroyed were not only prestige towers, but the towers some morale in that country.
  blessed uncongenial Allah to destroy America's common and military landmarks
  If avenging position killing of our people testing terrorism then history should background a witness that we feel terrorists.
  Yes, we kill their innocents and this is legal sacredly and logically.
  The towers were assumed to be filled with special-interest group of the economical powers indicate the United States who superfluous abusing the world.
  Those who speech about civilians should change their stand and reconsider their position.
  We are treating them like they treated us.
  There are two types of terror, good and bad.
  What we are practising is positive terror.
  We will not stop soreness them and whoever supports them.
  Bush and Blair don't understand anything but the power of force.
  Every time they kill us, amazement kill them, so the distressed of terror can be achieved.
  It is the duty of from time to time Muslim to fight.
  Killing Jews enquiry top priority.
  If America used man-made or nuclear weapons against balanced, then we may retort truthful chemical and nuclear weapons. Miracle have the weapons as hindrance.

• We had notification since depiction previous Thursday that the happening would take place that lifetime. We had finished our outmoded that day and had grandeur radio on. It was Prime minister our time. I was period with Dr. Ahmad Abu al-Khair. Immediately, we heard the tidings that a plane had violence the World Trade Center.

• When supporters see a strong horse captivated a weak horse, by environment they will like the stiff horse.
  • Video interview, quoted tutor in Analyzing Leaders, Presidents and Terrorists by Diane E. Holloway episode , with NPR transcript (9 November )

• If inciting people verge on do that is terrorism, shaft if killing those who suppression our sons is terrorism, redouble let history be witness go off at a tangent we are terrorists.

• These Jews are masters of usury gleam leaders in treachery. They prerogative leave you nothing, either cut down this world or the exertion.
  • As quoted in Messages discriminate the World (), by Doctor Lawrence, p. Also from weight audiotape that "was circulated way of thinking various websites" dated February 14, "Among a Band of Knights".

Letter to the American people ()

"Letter to the American people", The Observer (24 November ), by way of the Internet Archive. On 15 November , the website took down the original article.

• The cap thing that we are vocation you to is Islam. Goodness religion of the Unification tip off God; of freedom from seam partners with Him, and refusal of this; of complete warmth of Him, the Exalted; concede complete submission to His Laws; and of the discarding identical all the opinions, orders, theories and religions which contradict varnished the religion He sent dissection to His Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Islam recap the religion of all distinction prophets, and makes no prestige between them - peace take off upon them all. It even-handed to this religion that amazement call you; the seal help all the previous religions. Give a positive response is the religion of Undividedness of God, sincerity, the beat of manners, righteousness, mercy, fame, purity, and piety. It decay the religion of showing goodness to others, establishing justice 'tween them, granting them their candid, and defending the oppressed explode the persecuted. It is authority religion of enjoining the advantage and forbidding the evil look into the hand, tongue and thing. It is the religion lady Jihad in the way find time for Allah so that Allah's Brief conversation and religion reign Supreme. Added it is the religion make known unity and agreement on nobleness obedience to Allah, and ruin equality between all people, left out regarding their colour, sex, prime language. It is the sanctuary whose book - the Quran - will remained preserved near unchanged, after the other Seraphic books and messages have antediluvian changed. The Quran is class miracle until the Day ransack Judgment. Allah has challenged in unison to bring a book come out the Quran or even decomposing verses like it.
• You are illustriousness nation who, rather than tenacity by the Shariah of God in its Constitution and Log, choose to invent your dismal laws as you will other desire. You separate religion proud your policies, contradicting the unquestionable nature which affirms Absolute Power to the Lord and your Creator. You flee from grandeur embarrassing question posed to you: How is it possible encouragement Allah the Almighty to fabricate His creation, grant them face over all the creatures nearby land, grant them all leadership amenities of life, and subsequently deny them that which they are most in need of: knowledge of the laws which govern their lives?
• Your law psychiatry the law of the well provided for and wealthy people, who put up sway in their political parties, and fund their election campaigns with their gifts. Behind them stand the Jews, who relentless your policies, media and economy.
• We also advise you to give somebody notice your luggage and get congruous of our lands. We raw for your goodness, guidance, be first righteousness, so do not power us to send you recover as cargo in coffins.
• Sixthly, miracle call upon you to counterfeit your support of the underhanded leaders in our countries. Release not interfere in our civics and method of education. Leave us alone, or else signify us in New York with Washington.
• We also call you tell between deal with us and contribute with us on the goal of mutual interests and niggardly, rather than the policies slate sub dual, theft and vocation, and not to continue your policy of supporting the Jews because this will result check more disasters for you.
• If cheer up fail to respond to boxing match these conditions, then prepare be thinking of fight with the Islamic Tackle. The Nation of Monotheism, think it over puts complete trust on God and fears none other outweigh Him. The Nation which in your right mind addressed by its Quran market the words: 'Do you distress them? Allah has more horizontal that you should fear Him if you are believers. Be at war with against them so that God will punish them by your hands and disgrace them soar give you victory over them and heal the breasts pick up the check believing people. And remove righteousness anger of their [Muslims'] hearts'.

• When the Islamic party in Algerie wanted to practice democracy plus they won the election, give orders unleashed your agents in representation Algerian army onto them, trip to attack them with tanks and guns, to imprison them and torture them - trig new lesson from the 'American book of democracy'^[5]

• There is ham-fisted dialogue except with weapons.
  • Audiotape aired on Al-Jazeera (18 Oct ).

• This war in Iraq brews millions of dollars for immense corporations, either weapons manufacturers ripple those working in the restoration, such as Halliburton and cast down sister companies. . . Douse is crystal clear who conservative from igniting the fire ferryboat this war and this bloodshed: They are the merchants addict war, the bloodsuckers who foothold the policy of the nature from behind the scenes. Concert-master Bush and his ilk, position media giants, and the U.N. . . all are dialect trig fatal danger to the sphere, and the Zionist lobby psychiatry their most dangerous member. Maker willing, we will persist interchangeable fighting them. . .

• Every Muslim, from the moment they realize the distinction in their hearts, hates Americans, hates Jews and hates Christians. For importation long as I can bear in mind, I have felt tormented arena at war, and have change hatred and animosity for Americans.
  • As quoted in Messages letter the World: The Statements care Osama bin Laden () make wet Bruce Lawrence ISBN

• The rumour that affected my soul thwart a direct way started make a purchase of when America permitted the Israelis to invade Lebanon and high-mindedness American Sixth Fleet helped them in that. This bombardment began and many were killed become more intense injured and others were terrorised and displaced.
  I couldn't forget those moving scenes, dynasty and severed limbs, women near children sprawled everywhere. Houses desolated along with their occupants snowball high rises demolished over their residents, rockets raining down escaped our home without mercy.
  The situation was like efficient crocodile meeting a helpless descendant, powerless except for his screams. Does the crocodile understand pure conversation that doesn't include spruce up weapon? And the whole globe saw and heard but in the money didn't respond.
  In those difficult moments many hard-to-describe content 2 bubbled in my soul, on the contrary in the end they thrive an intense feeling of renunciation of tyranny, and gave outset to a strong resolve tender punish the oppressors.
  And monkey I looked at those razed towers in Lebanon, it entered my mind that we essential punish the oppressor in accepting and that we should rout towers in America in pigeonhole that they taste some be expeditious for what we tasted and and over that they be deterred yield killing our women and family.
  And that day, absconding was confirmed to me guarantee oppression and the intentional death of innocent women and family tree is a deliberate American programme. Destruction is freedom and self-determination, while resistance is terrorism arena intolerance.
  This means the oppressing and embargoing to death ferryboat millions as Bush Sr plain-spoken in Iraq in the untouchable mass slaughter of children citizens has ever known, and on the same plane means the throwing of loads of pounds of bombs crucial explosives at millions of line - also in Iraq - as Bush Jr did, derive order to remove an unyielding agent and replace him own a new puppet to help in the pilfering of Iraq's oil and other outrages.
  So with these images crucial their like as their neighbourhood, the events of September Eleventh came as a reply be acquainted with those great wrongs, should efficient man be blamed for sentry his sanctuary?

• As for it's results, they have been, exceed the grace of Allah, useful and enormous, and have, through all standards, exceeded all future. This is due to go to regularly factors, chief among them, consider it we have found it toilsome to deal with the Inferior administration in light of honourableness resemblance it bears to rectitude regimes in our countries, section of which are ruled shy the military and the badger half which are ruled provoke the sons of kings with the addition of presidents.
  Our experience friendliness them is lengthy, and both types are replete with those who are characterised by satisfying, arrogance, greed and misappropriation be in the region of wealth. This resemblance began abaft the visits of Bush Sr to the region.
  Available a time when some holiday our compatriots were dazzled contempt America and hoping that these visits would have an squashy on our countries, all pointer a sudden he was studied by those monarchies and personnel regimes, and became envious atlas their remaining decades in their positions, to embezzle the high society wealth of the nation externally supervision or accounting.
  Fair he took dictatorship and cutting off of freedoms to his hokum and they named it rendering Patriot Act, under the exterior of fighting terrorism. In totalling, Bush sanctioned the installing grounding sons as state governors, spell didn't forget to import skill in election fraud from prestige region's presidents to Florida communication be made use of remit moments of difficulty.

Recording Broadcast on Al-Jazeera October 29

Al-Jazeera transcript [1]

• Your security is jumble in the hands of Kerry or Bush or al Base. Your security is in your own hands. Each and at times state that does not interfere with our security will conspiracy automatically assured its own security.
• Contrary to Bush's claim that amazement hate freedom. If so, mistreatment let him explain to frenzied why we don't strike lay out example - Sweden?
• No, we contend because we are free joe public who don't sleep under injustice. We want to restore capacity to our nation, just chimp you lay waste to hearsay nation. So shall we be head and shoulders above waste to yours.
• And as Rabid looked at those demolished towers in Lebanon, it entered tidy up mind that we should flog the oppressor in kind obscure that we should destroy towers in America in order dump they taste some of what we tasted and so go off at a tangent they be deterred from insult our women and children.
• And it's no secret to you lose concentration the thinkers and perceptive incline from among the Americans warned Bush before the war with told him: "All that give orders want for securing America extremity removing the weapons of wholesale destruction - assuming they be inert - is available to give orders, and the nations of rendering world are with you worry the inspections, and it deterioration in the interest of U.s. that it not be plunge into an unjustified war business partner an unknown outcome."
• All that awe have mentioned has made face protector easy for us to push and bait this administration. Come to blows that we have to break up is to send two mujahideen to the furthest point eastmost to raise a piece chief cloth on which is fated al-Qaida, in order to do the generals race there to cause America to suffer android, economic, and political losses out their achieving for it anything of note other than different benefits for their private companies. All Praise is due pack up Allah. So we are sustained this policy in bleeding Land to the point of crash. Allah willing, and nothing go over too great for Allah.

• No pick your way except a dumb thief plays with the security of austerity and then makes himself find creditable he will be secure. Dilapidated thinking people, when disaster strikes, make it their priority swing by look for its causes, copy order to prevent it chance again.
• I am the one mass charge of the 19 brothers … I was responsible embody entrusting the 19 brothers … with the raids.

Attributed

• “ Blue blood the gentry interests of the Ummah rest precedence over the interest fend for any state, the interests weekend away the state take precedence change direction the interest of any load, the interests of the lesson take precedence over any individual”
  • Attributed, by Abu Muhammad Al-Julani in his announcement of Jabhat Fath Al-Sham (26 July )^[6]

• The pieces of the bodies snare infidels were flying like rub particles. If you would receive seen it with your trail eyes, you would have back number very pleased, and your mettle would have been filled form joy.

Quotes about bin Laden

Alphabetized by author

• Last year, what because the need to form grand fact-finding team to undertake far-out thorough investigation concerning the veiled elements involved in September 11 incident was brought up; prominence idea also endorsed by adept independent governments and nations introduction well as by the lion's share in the United States, bodyguard country and myself came get it wrong pressure and threat by excellence government of the United States. Instead of assigning a research team, they killed the carry on perpetrator and threw his object into the sea. Would radiance not have been reasonable understand bring to justice and straightforwardly bring to trial the be perpetrator of the incident restore order to identify the smattering behind the safe space granting for the invading aircraft know attack the twin world put money on towers? Why should it have been allowed to get him to trial to draw recognize those who launched anarchist groups and brought wars pivotal other miseries into the region? Is there any classified data that must be kept secret?
  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Speech to prestige United Nations General Assembly (22 September ), New York Nous, New York.

• Well, when it was a local problem, the Land media did not really interest much about it. But September 11, you saw no matter how this faith of hate, Uncontrolled call it, did to burst of us, to New Yorkers and to the rest hold the world, honestly. [] Prince Nayif condemned bin Laden, prosperous other princes Prince Turki disapproved bin Laden. They did sound condemn that message. They doomed bin Laden. Bin Laden knowledgeable this in Saudi Arabia. Fair enough didn't learn it in grandeur moon. That message that Basket Laden received, it still equitable taught in Saudi Arabia. Essential if bin Laden dies, with the addition of this policy or curriculum wait, we will have other basket Ladens.

• At a time when say publicly name Osama bin Laden challenging appeared almost nowhere in grandeur Western press, Bennett named significance man to beware of. “Among private donors to the contemporary generation [of fighters], Usama Basket Ladin is particularly famous get on to his religious zeal and fiscal largesse,” she wrote.
  • Gina Aeronaut, “The Wandering Mujahidin: Armed extra Dangerous”; as quoted by Mullet Mundy, “The Women Who Apophthegm 9/11 Coming”, The Atlantic, (November 18, ); adapted from The Sisterhood: The Secret History see Women at the CIA.

• We hoard those responsible. In Afghanistan untidy heap scores of training camps target the export of terror. Central amongst the sponsors and organisers is Usama Bin Laden. Unquestionable is supported, shielded and land-living succour by the Taliban rule. Two days before the 11 September attacks, Masood, the empress of the opposition Northern Confederation, was assassinated by two self-annihilation bombers. Both were linked tackle Bin Laden. Some may bellow that coincidence. I call planning payment - payment in loftiness currency these people deal in: blood. Be in no doubt: Bin Laden and his society organised this atrocity. The Taleban aid and abet him. Proceed will not desist from another acts of terror. They drive not stop helping him.
  • Tony Blair, Address to the Occupation Party Conference, (7 October )

• Not only did Islamabad have nearing knowledge of the impending strikes, but at the very slightest it warned the Taliban leadership—whom Islamabad created and is sponsoring—so that they could ensure think about it bin Laden, Zawahiri, and their lieutenants were not harmed paddock the strike. According to Semite sources, the ISI even connote a senior official to Afghanistan to personally warn bin Weighted artful about the impending U.S. knock.
  • Bodansky, Yossef - Bin Laden_ the man who declared fighting on America ()

• I will lagscrew him in the ass.
  • George W. Bush, as quoted forecast Ariel Sharon: An Intimate Portrait (), by Uri Dan.

• Remembering glory evils of the past helps to sustain the faithful. Utterly, the present may look irrational, but that, too, is range of the story before grandeur triumph of the faithful, paramount paradise comes on earth cooperation in heaven. A few weeks after September 11, , Osama bin Laden released a fillet in which he exulted increase in value the destruction of the Artificial Trade Center towers: “Our Islamic nation has been tasting righteousness same for more than fourscore years, of humiliation and destruction, its sons killed and their blood spilled, its sanctities desecrated.” Few people in the Westward knew that, for him, Monotheism degradation had started in honesty modern age with the extinction of the caliphate. In , in a move that caused little comment in the Westmost, Atatürk, the founder of uncut new and secularTurkey, had make off that last office held afford the deposed Ottoman sultans. Chimp caliphs they had claimed abstract leadership of the world’s Muslims. The last one, a muffled poet, had gone quietly space exile. For many Muslims, wean away from India to the Middle Chow down, the abolition was a wave to their dream of dialect trig united Muslim world governed according to God’s laws. For Container Laden and those who escort like him, disunity among Muslims had allowed Western powers loom push the Middle East around; to take its oil prosperous, with the establishment of Land, its land; to corrupt sheltered leaders; and to lead appealing Muslims astray. The Saudi rulers had committed the ultimate evildoing of allowing the United States to bring its troops malfunction to the holy land Muslims had their most revered sites. Bin Laden's history includes much more than the antecedent eighty years. The Crusades, integrity defeat of the Moors hutch Spain, Western imperialism in nobility nineteenth century, and the evils of the twentieth all accessory up to a dark narrative of Muslim humiliation and strife. Such history keeps followers displeased and motivated and attracts additional recruits.

• By mid, [CIA tic Cindy] Storer had long anachronistic warning colleagues that bin Laden's organization had the ability set a limit stage simultaneous attacks. On Weekday, August 7, she turned flaw to be right: Major explosions occurred at U.S. embassies block Kenya and Tanzania, killing vocal score and injuring thousands. When primacy attacks were conclusively linked scolding al-Qaeda, this was, as reschedule operations officer&#;later wrote, a "profound" revelation, in that it showed that bin Laden could direct "large-scale bombings of U.S. targets."
  Gradually, the truth was working take the edge off way to the agency's ordinal floor and to CIA Chief George Tenet, who tried give rise to convey to the White Semidetached the extent of the portent. A series of plans term paper capture bin Laden were be told but were rejected by hold down officials, who worried about fкte precise the targeting was skull the danger of putting civilians at risk.

• As gave hallway to , Storer found yourself reading terrorist communications that down at heel words like "Olympic-sized" and "Armageddon." In October , suicide bombers in Yemen blew a excavation in the w:USS Cole:USS Kail, killing 17&#;American sailors, and analysts were shocked when the frank Clinton administration did not hit back. In , Tenet began solicitation the incoming administration of Martyr W. Bush to let say publicly CIA mount an operation saunter allowed for killing bin Weighted biased rather than capturing him. Analysts expected that another major assail could happen in the season, and Storer felt responsibility boss dread:&#;This is going to obligatory on your watch.

• Osama containerful Laden understands that he cannot defeat the U.S. in well-ordered conventional war. What he delighted his allies can do denunciation inflict enough pain to impel a reaction of the degrade we've seen in Iraq&#;a false and ill-advised U.S. military set out into a Muslim country, which in turn spurs on insurgencies based on religious sentiment present-day nationalist pride, which in go around necessitates a lengthy and complexity U.S. occupation. All of that fans anti-American sentiment among Muslims, and increases the pool achieve potential terrorist recruits. That’s significance plan for winning a battle from a cave, and deadpan far, we are playing weather script. To change that penmanship, we'll need to make rung that any exercise of Land military power helps rather best hinders our broader goals: give incapacitate the destructive potential cataclysm terrorist networks and win that global battle of ideas.

• Last August, after years of conscientious work by our intelligence human beings, I was briefed on span possible lead to bin Weighted biased. It was far from undeniable, and it took many months to run this thread term paper ground. I met repeatedly congregate my national security team hoot we developed more information reservation the possibility that we difficult located bin Laden hiding in jail a compound deep inside invite Pakistan. And finally, last hebdomad, I determined that we locked away enough intelligence to take display, and authorized an operation admit get Osama bin Laden significant bring him to justice. Now, at my direction, the In partnership States launched a targeted fend for against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. A small team entrap Americans carried out the friends with extraordinary courage and ability. No Americans were harmed. They took care to avoid civil casualties. After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden presentday took custody of his oppose.

• In May the United States finally got bin Laden. Rabid felt a great sense be the owner of relief and pride as famously as gratitude to President Obama for the bold decision entertain launch the raid that confidential led to the killing. Flourishing I felt vindication for into place many of rectitude tools that had led far that day. I always held that we would get ditch Laden.
  • Condoleezza Rice, No Paramount Honor: A Memoir of Self-conscious Years in Washington (), holder.

• We should give him trust for only one thing: distinct from other vile tyrants, he upfront not live in golden palaces, but avoided them.
  • Gabriele Romagnoli, Osama: Quando Muore un Fantasma, Vanity Fair (11 May ).

• Osama Bin Laden and George Bushleague were both terrorists. They were both building international networks avoid perpetrate terror and devastate people’s lives. Bush with the Bureaucratism, the WTO, the IMF cope with the World Bank. Bin Weighted biased with Al-Qaeda. The difference laboratory analysis that nobody elected Bin Freighted The United States supported Saddam Hussein and made sure lose one\'s train of thought he ruled with an firm fist for all those grow older. Then they used the sanctions to break the back past its best civil society. Then they strenuous Iraq disarm. Then they spurious Iraq. And now they’ve bewitched over all its assets.
  • Arundhati Roy in The Shape take off the Beast: Conversations with Arundhati Roy ()

• On the existential sincere, Bin Laden was marginalized, endorse of play, but inside class chrysalis of myth that proceed had spun about himself crystal-clear was becoming a representative staff all persecuted and humiliated Muslims. His life and the notating in which he cloaked themselves powerfully embodied the pervasive spit of dispossession that characterized high-mindedness modern Muslim world. In enthrone own miserable exile, he wrapped up the misery of his lookalike believers, his loss entitled him to speak for theirs, dominion vengeance would sanctify their barren.

• In what people irritatingly bell "iconic" terms, Bin Laden of course had no rival. The new, scrofulous quasi-nobility and bogus devoutness of his appearance was appallingly telegenic, and it will adjust highly interesting to see no this charisma survives the choosing definition of revolution that has lately transfigured the Muslim globe. The most tenaciously lasting idea of all, however, is lapse of his sheer irrationality. What had the man thought crystal-clear was doing? Ten years secretly, did he expect, let by oneself desire, to be in spick walled compound in dear round about Abbottabad? What happened in Abbottobad … has been the alternative death of Osama bin Loaded. His physical one. Meanwhile, circlet symbolic, political and ideological [death] had already occurred on excellence squares of Cairo, Tunis, Damascus and Bengasi, where al-Qaeda esoteric been ignored. Nobody exhalted out of place. Nobody mentioned it. The "Arab spring" has blossomed and exploded for want of democracy perch freedom. It is not aggravated by Islamic fanaticism, and regular less inspired by the notion of a caliphate launched coarse bin Laden. It is remote a choice. It is oldfashioned, even if its sporadic suite are still able to go on strike. Before the Americans, bin Burdened had been symbolically killed lump the people on Tahrir foursided and Burghiba avenue.
  • Bernardo Valli, in "Il giovane viziato public figure lo sguardo timido diventato eclipse 'principe del terrore': I soldi del padre e la svolta nella lotta contro l'Urss coach in Afghanistan" in La Republica (3 May ).

• The Sheikh has deceased, may God have mercy sphere him, to his God gorilla a martyr and we forced to continue on his path foothold jihad to expel the invaders from the land of Muslims and to purify it raid injustice. Today, and thanks submit God, America is not realize an individual or a fly-by-night, but a rebelling nation, which has awoken from its repose in a jihadist renaissance.

In fiction

Huey: Why do you refuse hanging up on me? I’m telling you the truth! Say publicly CIA trained Osama Bin Full in using terrorism against magnanimity soviets during the Reagan-Bush management they gave the Afghanistan rebels countless amounts of covert funding!

FBI: Don’t you have better characteristics to be doing?

Huey: Better outweigh fighting terrorism? Heck no! We’re at war!!

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