Osama bin Laden was the criminal mastermind behind Al-Qaida and the world's most sought-after terrorist since the 1998 attacks on U.S. embassies in Kenya and Libya. He has released videos praising terrorist threats. Almost 10 years after the September 11, 2001 attacks, on a late May 1, 2011 evening, US President Barack Obama made an announcement that bin Laden was killed by US operatives.
He was allegedly involved in the suicide bombings of the USS Cole in Yemen, which killed 17 US sailors (October 12, 2000).
He was missing some of his toes. He sustained this injury during the Soviet-Afghan War.
Has his look-alike puppet in the French show "Les guignols de linfo" .
His personal fortune is estimated at over $300 million dollars. It was inherited by his familys construction business in Saudi Arabia.
Was a kidney patient and was on dialysis until the start of the US campaign in Afghanistan.
Never claimed responsibility for the September 11th attacks, but praised them instead.
The U.S. State Department has offered a reward of up to $25,000,000 for information that leads directly to his capture. On July 14, 2007 that reward was increased to $50,000,00.00. An additional $2 million has been offered through a program developed and funded by the Airline Pilots Association and the Air Transport Association.
Due to his illness, he walked with a cane.
Born to a Yemeni father who lived in Saudi Arabia, and a Syrian mother.
Former sister-in-law, Swiss-Iranian Carmen Bin Ladin, published "The Veiled Kingdom" and "Inside the Kingdom" about her experiences in Saudi-Arabian society. Having married into the bin Laden family in 1974, she returned to her native Switzerland in 1985 in order to spare her daughters the restrictive and oppressive practices shed experienced as a female in Saudi culture.
President Barack Obama announced that, acting on intelligence gathered by the CIA, a Navy Seals unit killed Bin Laden and two other men at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. After DNA tests confirmed Bin Ladens identity in Afghanistan, his body was transported to the USS Carl Vinson and his body was slid into the Arabian Sea. [2 May 2011].
Father of Abdallah Laden, Abdul Rahman Bin Laden, Saad Bin Laden, Omar Bin Laden, Osman Bin Laden, Mohammed Bin Laden, Fatima Bin Laden, Iman Bin Laden, Laden "Bakr" Bin Laden, Rukhaiya Bin Laden, Nour Bin Laden, Ali Bin Laden, Amer Bin Laden, Aisha Bin Laden, Hamza Bin Laden, Kadhija Bin Laden, Khalid Bin Laden, Miriam Bin Laden, Sumaiya Bin Laden, & Safiyah Bin Laden.
His exceptional height was one of the factors used to confirm the identity of his corpse.
Was a supporter of the fight against Climate change.
Only person to have interviewed him 3 times between 1993 and 1997 was the Beirut-based British reporter Robert Fisk.
Robert ONeill , one of the Navy Seals who participated in the raid at his compound, is considered the man who took the fatal shot that killed bin Laden. The lethal weapon used was the German-made Heckler & Koch HK416 assault carbine.
We believe that the biggest thieves in the world and the terrorists are,the Americans. The only way for us to fend off these assaults is to use,similar means. We do not worry about American opinion or the fact that,they place prices on our heads. We as Muslims believe our fate is set.
This place may be bombed and we will be killed. We embrace death. The,U. S. only loves life. That is the big difference between us.
I have already said that I am not involved in the September 11th attacks,in the United States. As a Muslim, I try my best to avoid telling a,lie. I had no knowledge of these attacks, nor do I consider the killing,of innocent women, children and other humans as an appreciable act.
Islam strictly forbids causing harm to innocent women, children and,other people. Such a practice is forbidden even in the course of a,battle.
We are against the American system, not against its people.
[from a speech on October 7, 2001 celebrating the September 11th attack,on the U. S. ] Here is America struck by God Almighty in one of its vital,organs, so that its greatest buildings are destroyed. Grace and,gratitude to God.
