Feb 05, 2002 the following interview between aljazeera television correspondent tayseer alouni and osama bin laden took place in october 2001. Keith olbermann throws the view off the rails by saying. Experts have a range of views about the killing of obl. And when he stopped by the view on friday morning, things got pretty fucking crazy there as well the. The rise and rise of the bin laden family is one of the great stories of the twentieth century. Return to the osama bin laden videotape main page dec. Osama bin laden leads a small force of arab antisoviet fighters into afghanistan to join local forces near the village of jaji, a few miles from the pakistan border. It is now a certainty that president obama will be reelected to his second term in.
After president donald trump announced that terrorist leader abu bakr albaghdadi was dead, trump repeated an inaccurate boast that he called for taking out osama bin laden before the sept. Among these was an interview by middle east specialist robert fisk. Bbc news south asia bert in the frame with bin laden. Despite president bushs declaration that he wanted bin laden dead or alive, despite being one of the worlds most notorious men, and despite the barrage of coverage surrounding him, osama bin laden remains at large and shrouded in a fog of anecdote and myth, rumor and fact. He then compared trumps call to dreamers to not be worried to dracula telling his victim to relax and take off your. Cia live tweets osama bin laden raid to mark fiveyear. He died in december and was buried in the mountains of southeast afghanistan. Stephen colbert hilariously mocks nostradonald trump for. Mar 01, 2008 the rise and rise of the bin laden family is one of the great stories of the twentieth century. Trump congratulates prez on bin ladens death politico. In many of his speeches this year, trump has gone a step further and said that he predicted bin laden in his 2000 book.
In a 15minute effort to set the terribly dishonest media straight before a speech on school choice in cleveland, donald trump claimed that with him at. Every may 2nd, celebrate osama death day with a festive assortment of cookies. The united states has bin ladens body, nbc is reporting, and he. I hope he doesnt bring osama bin laden back to life. In march 1997, former cnn correspondent peter arnett became the first western journalist to interview osama bin laden. Trumps hyped claim that he called for rubbing out bin. Trump claimed he warned of the serious danger bin laden posed in his 2000 book, the america we deserve. Trump can also predict the future, according to the candidate himself who has repeatedly bragged in recent days that he had mentioned in a 2000 book that osama bin laden was a bad guy. May 02, 2011 in a 1997 interview with cnns peter arnett, osama bin laden explains why he has declared a jihad on the u. Trump congratulates obama on bin laden killing youtube. Sometimes when im feeling down, i think of osama bin.
The territory where the group sets up is controlled by afghan warlord abdul rasul sayyaf, an associate of bin ladens. May 02, 2016 osama bin laden was killed on 2 may 2011 after a raid on his compound in abbottabad in pakistan by united states navy seal commandos. An undated file picture shows the alqaeda mastermind osama bin laden. Osama bin laden has seemingly propelled a book by an obscure historian into the us bestseller list, by endorsing it in an audio message aired on thursday. Jan 01, 2006 osama bin laden has haunted the popular psyche and stymied the worlds mightiest military for the last five years. The following transcript of the interview, which was done in. In the interviews, bin laden acknowledges having instigated bombings in khobar and riyadh, but denies involvement with both the 1993 and 2001 attacks on the wtc towers in new york like the videos of osama bin. In that book about a year before the world trade center was blown up, i said, theres somebody named osama bin laden. Sep 08, 2016 in a 15minute effort to set the terribly dishonest media straight before a speech on school choice in cleveland, donald trump claimed that with him at the helm, osama bin laden wouldve. On monday, the authors of three books apparently recommended to american readers by the leader of al qaeda in his latest communique might be wondering how one goes about returning an unsolicited endorsement to a shadowy militant. Did donald trump predict 911 more than a year before. It is now a certainty that president obama will be reelected to his second term in 2012 after taking. Trump s claim that he delivered a prescient warning about bin laden is hyperbolic.
Sep 14, 2009 while oprahs seal of approval on a book cover is sought after in america, osama bin ladens is, to put it mildly, not. May 01, 2016 president barack obama said he hopes that in osama bin laden s last moments, the master terrorist understood that the u. May 20, 2015 the book was really about why is pakistan so terrible at counterterorrism so its actually so ironic that osama bin laden had this book on his bookshelf, she said. Trump didnt make that claim in manassas, where he was diverted by. We need to start celebrating his passing as osama bin laden death day. Were not playing the chess game to end all chess games anymore. Bill clinton and the missed opportunities to kill osama. White house denies obama called off bin laden raid three. Get the latest on osama bin laden from rachel maddow, lawrence odonnell, chris hayes, chris matthews, al sharpton, joe scarborough. His book, the america we deserve, which was published in january 2000, contains one reference to bin laden.
Oct 20, 2015 according to bergen, the bush administration did not recognize bin laden and alqaedas threat to the u. Did donald trump predict osama bin laden would attack the us. President barack obama said he hopes that in osama bin ladens last moments, the master terrorist understood that the u. Now that osama bin laden is dead, i hope the tens of thousands of muslims who died at his hands and the families of the 3,000 people lost in the twin towers find closure. This is because he mentioned osama bin laden in the book. Despite president bushs declaration that he wanted bin laden dead or alive, despite being one of the worlds most notorious men, and despite the barrage of coverage surrounding him, osama bin laden remains at large and shrouded in a. After 10 long years of searching, we finally got the bastard who was hiding just 90 miles away from islamabad, pakistan. Donald trump praised president barack obama monday for the successful mission to take out osama bin laden, saying hes proud that the country is standing shoulder to shoulder in the wake of the. The yellow muppet was seen at bin ladens shoulder on placards carried by demonstrators on the streets of dhaka this week. Obama talks about osama bin ladens last moments cnn. While oprahs seal of approval on a book cover is sought after in america, osama bin ladens is, to put it mildly, not. Some analysts believe bin laden himself had security training from the cia. May 02, 2011 donald trump has been a sharp critic of president obama in recent months, but the apprentice host is praising the president after the announcement on sunday of the death of osama bin laden. Trump falsely claims his 2000 book demanded the killing of osama bin laden cnnpolitics after announcing the death of isis leader abu bakr albaghdadi, president donald trump on sunday.
Osama bin laden news, video and community from msnbc. The series of tweets complete with diagrams of the. Trumps 2000 book predicted major terror attack in us. Bert, from the us childrens television series sesame street, is featuring alongside osama bin laden on some antius posters in bangladesh. The leadership secrets of osama bin laden the atlantic. In a 1997 interview with cnns peter arnett, osama bin laden explains why he has declared a jihad on the u. The osama bin laden i know npr coverage of the osama bin laden i know. I went out and treated myself to some baby back ribs and mortal kombat. The world trade center came down because bill clinton didnt kill osama bin laden when he had the chance to kill him. Heres the lone reference to bin laden in trumps book. A firsthand account of the navy seal mission that killed osama bin. Osama bin laden was mentioned one time in donald trumps 2000 book the america we deserve, and that passage hardly constituted a prediction or even a warning to the u. Donald trump praised president barack obama monday for the successful mission to take out osama bin laden, saying hes proud that the country is. The terrorist osama bin laden is dead, nbc correspondent andrea mitchell reports.
Mark bowdens new book, the finish, tells of the hunt for osama bin laden from the top down based on. March 10, 1957 may 2, 2011, also rendered usama bin ladin, was a founder of the panislamic militant organization alqaeda. Keith olbermanns new book is titled trump is fcking crazy. Donald trump claims he called for osama bin ladens death. Donald trump exaggerates his prescience on the 911 terrorist attacks when he claims he predicted osama bin laden in a 2000 book. Osama bin laden was killed on 2 may 2011 after a raid on his compound in abbottabad in pakistan by united states navy seal commandos. Bbc news middle east osama plug boosts books sales. Osama bin laden had a somewhatodd collection of videos, including a number of tom and jerry episodes, a mr.
On msnbcs morning joe, on october 20, when discussing trump s book, scarborough said, he predicted, basically predicted the attacks from osama bin laden. The following interview between aljazeera television correspondent tayseer alouni and osama bin laden took place in october 2001. Osama bin laden has haunted the popular psyche and stymied the worlds mightiest military for the last five years. The united states has bin ladens body, nbc is reporting, and he is dead as the result of an american action in. Sy hersh, your new book, titled the killing of osama bin laden, you argue the official account of how bin laden was found and killed was deceptive. But both clarke and tenet grew deeply frustrated by the way top bush officials responded, beinart writes. Until now, however, it is a story that has never been fully told, as the bin ladens have successfully fended off attempts to understand the family circles from which osama sprang. He was a saudi arabian citizen until 1994 stateless thereafter and a. In september, 2001, obama was an obscure state senator from hyde park. It is apparently clear that when donald trump predicted 911, he even knew where the threat would come from, as he mentions osama bin laden by name. Jan 22, 2006 osama bin laden has seemingly propelled a book by an obscure historian into the us bestseller list, by endorsing it in an audio message aired on thursday. Jan 03, 2006 osama bin laden has haunted the popular psyche and stymied the worlds mightiest military for the last five years.
In august of 1998, the mysterious saudi multimillionaire osama bin laden was declared washington. Bergen, an author and a fellow at the new america foundation in washington, d. Nov 25, 2015 trump can also predict the future, according to the candidate himself who has repeatedly bragged in recent days that he had mentioned in a 2000 book that osama bin laden was a bad guy. Watch the osama bin laden tape released by the pentagon. While hershs story and mahlers suggests that mine was, in effect, handed to. Instead of one looming crisis hanging over us, we face a bewildering series of smaller crises, flash points, standoffs, and hot spots. On july 11, 2002, the new york times said osama bin laden is dead.
In the name of osama bin laden is a close as were likely to get to an insiders view of alqaeda and the interworkings of those closest to bin laden. Again, trump boasted that he called to take out osama bin. Arnetts 40year career as a war correspondent began in vietnam covering the. The book was really about why is pakistan so terrible at counterterorrism so its actually so ironic that osama bin laden had this book on his bookshelf, she said. The firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden, by mark owen with kevin maurer. Donald trump has been a sharp critic of president obama in recent months, but the apprentice host is praising the president after the announcement on sunday of the death of osama bin laden. I predicted osama bin laden was coming in to do damage. Implications and considerations congressional research service summary the may 1, 2011 killing of osama bin laden obl by u. Bill clinton and the missed opportunities to kill osama bin laden. New documents include an april 2001 interview by the author with bin laden. This despite the groups deadly attacks on the american embassies in kenya and tanzania in 1998, which killed more than 200 people, as well as the uss cole bombing two years later, which killed 17 american sailors. Trumps misleading claim that he warned about osama bin laden. Department of national security about osama bin laden. And according to bob woodwards 2003 book bush at war, tenet and his deputy james pavitt listed bin laden as one of americas three most serious nationalsecurity challenges, beinart writes.
He had just lost badly in an attempt to win away a congressional seat. In the interviews, bin laden acknowledges having instigated bombings in khobar and riyadh, but denies involvement with both the 1993 and 2001 attacks on the wtc towers in new york. Allegations of cia assistance to osama bin laden wikipedia. Mark bowdens new book, the finish, tells of the hunt for osama bin laden from the top down based on access to obama.
A guide to the worlds only superpower had reached number 21 on the amazon list by sunday, leaping from below the 200,000 mark. Oct 12, 2001 bert, from the us childrens television series sesame street, is featuring alongside osama bin laden on some antius posters in bangladesh. The author has incredible access to internal documentsincluding terrorist training manuals, translations of communiques from bin laden to his brotherhood, and intelligence papersthat reveal. The yellow muppet was seen at bin laden s shoulder on placards carried by demonstrators on the streets of dhaka this week.
On monday, the authors of three books apparently recommended to american readers by the leader of al qaeda in his latest communique might be wondering how one goes about returning an unsolicited endorsement to a shadowy militant who has been in hiding for eight years. Al qaeda is clearly weaker than it was at the formal commencement of the war on. Ayman alzawahiris book justifying eternal jihad, which was smuggled out of afghanistan in october 2001. Feb 16, 2016 an undated file picture shows the alqaeda mastermind osama bin laden. Outside osama bin ladens compound a day after his death in may 2011. On msnbcs morning joe, on october 20, when discussing trumps book, scarborough said, he predicted, basically predicted the attacks from osama bin laden. I wrote a very political book years ago in the year 2000, the america we deserve, and i said in that book that we better be careful with this guy named osama bin laden. Oct 20, 2015 and according to bob woodwards 2003 book bush at war, tenet and his deputy james pavitt listed bin laden as one of americas three most serious nationalsecurity challenges, beinart writes. Since the early 1990s, several interviews of osama bin laden have appeared in the global media.
Robin cook, foreign secretary in the uk from 19972001, believed the cia had provided arms to the arab mujahideen, including osama bin laden, writing, bin laden was, though, a product of a monumental miscalculation by western security agencies. I was talking about osama bin laden, trump said, referring to his book the america we deserve, published in january 2000. Bin ladens reading list for americans the new york times. Theres just one problem with those bin laden conspiracy.
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