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| − | Osama Bin Laden is a Saudi Arabian | + | Osama Bin Laden is a Saudi Arabian and the leader of [[al Qaeda]], a worldwide [[terrorist]] group responsible for [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] and some other terrorist attacks on Americans in the 1990s. |
He was protected by the [[Taliban]] until the American invasion of [[Afghanistan]] after the [[9-11]] attacks drove him into hiding. | He was protected by the [[Taliban]] until the American invasion of [[Afghanistan]] after the [[9-11]] attacks drove him into hiding. | ||
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During the 1980s insurgency against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan the CIA helped to train and arm bin Laden's mujahideen [http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=22422]. | During the 1980s insurgency against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan the CIA helped to train and arm bin Laden's mujahideen [http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=22422]. | ||
Revision as of 08:49, April 18, 2007
Osama Bin Laden is a Saudi Arabian and the leader of al Qaeda, a worldwide terrorist group responsible for September 11, 2001 attacks and some other terrorist attacks on Americans in the 1990s.
He was protected by the Taliban until the American invasion of Afghanistan after the 9-11 attacks drove him into hiding.
During the 1980s insurgency against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan the CIA helped to train and arm bin Laden's mujahideen [1].
He remains at large to this day.