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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush
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To: jttmab who wrote (6747)9/17/2001 4:49:15 PM
From: Mephisto  Read Replies (1) of 93284
 
US support of the Shah of Iran.

Bin Laden turned against the US only when King Fahd of Saudia Arabia invited the US to help
defend the oil-producing countries against an invasion by Irag.

Bin Laden believes that when the US went into Saudia Arabia they intruded on Holy Land, land that
is sacred to the Muslims, so sacred that only Muslims can walk on this ground. The US intrusion was
an act of sacrilege. He feels we walked on consecrated ground.

The only comparison that comes to mind is if the US invited a host country to help protect this nation
and allowed them to put up their tents in or around Arlington National Cemetery. Americans would
be outraged, just like bin Laden felt when American troops walked on the sacred ground of the Muslims
in Saudia Arabia..

I'll pull up the article from the NyTimes about this matter.- Mephisto
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Bin Laden: Child of Privilege Who Champions Holy War

"Mr. bin Laden turned violently anti- American in 1990
after King Fahd invited the United States and its allies to station forces in
Saudi Arabia to help defend the oil-producing kingdom against an invasion
by Iraq.

The presence of American soldiers in Saudi Arabia, the birthplace
of the Prophet Muhammad and the home of the two holiest Muslim shrines,
enraged Mr. bin Laden and other Arab militants. Over time, they increasingly
came to blame the United States for Muslim woes, among them oppression
of Palestinians by Israel."

For complete New York Times Story see: Message 16359056
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