Re: [nukkad] Osama bin Laden / Pearl Harbour

["Dr.M.C. Gupta" <>]

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Easy reading is damned hard writing. -Nathaniel Hawthorne, writer (1804-1864)
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Thanks. I was wrong about his ancestry. Here are the facts for all to see;

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What are the vital facts about Osama bin Laden?
       Born: July 30, 1957, the 17th of 20 sons of a now deceased
Saudi construction magnate of Yemeni origin.
       Background: Bin Laden gained prominence during the Afghan war
against the Soviet Union. In 1989, when the war ended, he returned to
Saudi Arabia to work in the family business, the Bin Laden
Construction Group, but his radical Islamic contacts caused friction
with Saudi authorities. As a result of his opposition to the ruling Al
Saud family, Saudi Arabia revoked his citizenship in 1994 and his
family disavowed him, though some of his brothers have reportedly
maintained contact. In 1996, under strong U.S. and Egyptian pressure,
Sudan expelled him and he returned to Afghanistan, where he has lived
under the protection of the Taliban. On June 7, 1999, bin Laden was
place on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List and a $5 million reward was
offered for his capture.
       Education: Bin Laden received a degree in public administration
in 1981 from King Abdul-Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He
has visited countries of the Arabian Peninsula, Syria, Pakistan,
Afghanistan and Sudan.
       Assets: Approximately $300 million in personal finances with
which he funds a network of as many of 3,000 Islamic militants.
       Leadership structure: Bin Laden is the undisputed leader,
called "emir" or "prince" by his followers, who must take a sworn oath
to him. Violating the oath is punishable by death. Beneath him is the
"shura al-majlis," or "consultative council," which includes his top
lieutenants. His two aides are Egyptians: Ayman al-Zawahiri, a
physician and leader of al-Jihad, the violent Egyptian group
responsible for the tourist massacre in Luxor, Egypt, in 1995, and
Muhammed Atef, his military commander, who also served in al-Jihad.
       International reach: Al-Qaida cells have been identified in
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Yemen, Jordan,
Egypt, Libya, Lebanon, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, Sudan,
Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Chechnya, Somalia, Eritrea, Kenya,
Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Uruguay,
Ecuador, Bosnia, Kosovo, Albania, the United Kingdom, Canada and
allegedly inside the United States.
       Fatwa: Issued by bin Laden on Feb. 23, 1998, against all U.S.
civilians and military.
       "The ruling to kill the Americans and their allies — civilians
and military — is an individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in
any country in which it is possible to do it, in order to liberate the
al-Asqua Mosque (in Jerusalem) and the holy mosque (in Mecca, Saudi
Arabia,) from their grip, and in order for their armies to move out of
all lands of Islam, defeated and unable to threaten any Muslim."
       
       Sources: Congressional Research Service, "Frontline"
       
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BTW, I had vague idea of having  earlier read that he is a qualified
engineer. Any info on that?

About Pearl Harbour, since controversy has arisen, I think we have to
do some further search.

M C Gupta

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On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 09:15:36 +0000, Ravi Menon  wrote:
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> Easy reading is damned hard writing. -Nathaniel Hawthorne, writer (1804-1864)
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> Dr MCG
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> Osama does not belong to the Saudi Royal family. The Bin Laden family has
> huge business interests, but are certainly not Royals.
> The Pearl Harbour story is very much a conspirational one on teh same lines
> as Man did not land on the moon type.
> 
> Ravi


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