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4 days ago · On September 10, 2001, former President George H. W. Bush and several members of his cabinet were present at a Carlyle Group business conference with Shafig bin Laden, a half-brother of Osama bin Laden, at the Ritz-Carlton hotel located several miles from the Pentagon.
4 days ago · Al-Qaeda, broad-based militant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the late 1980s. It began as a logistical network to support Muslims fighting against the Soviet Union during the Afghan War and transformed into the active terrorist organization known for carrying out the September 11 attacks of 2001.
5 days ago · Society played a significant role in Osama Bin Laden’s radicalization by providing him with a fertile breeding ground for his extremist ideology. Growing up in a wealthy and influential family in Saudi Arabia, Bin Laden was exposed to a culture of religious fundamentalism and anti-Western sentiment.
3 days ago · In October 2004, a message on an Islamic Web site posted in the name of the spokesman of Zarqawi's group announced that Zarqawi had sworn his network's allegiance to Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda. The message stated:
3 days ago · When Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990, Osama bin Laden offered to defend Saudi Arabia by sending mujahideen from Afghanistan to repel Saddam's forces. After the Gulf War, bin Laden continued to criticize Saddam's Ba'ath administration and emphasized that Saddam could not be trusted.
4 days ago · • 32.4.3 The War on Terrorism - September 11, 2001 Islamic terrorists hijacked four U.S. airliners Attacked World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C. Thousands died, including rescue workers - Osama bin Laden and the al Qaeda organization claimed responsibility -War on Terror: Bush targeted Afghanistan to punish those who planned attacks Training ground ...
5 days ago · In early 2003 Mohammed was planning an attack on London’s Heathrow Airport, but the plot was disrupted by the United States and its allies. Soon after, on March 1, 2003, he was captured by U.S. and Pakistani officers in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. During his interrogation by the CIA, Mohammed was subjected to waterboarding more than 180 ...
