Zeev, NYT had an article recently...
FOREIGN DESK | October 28, 2001 $
A NATION CHALLENGED: THE RELATIVES; Bin Laden Family, With Deep Western Ties, Strives to Re-establish a Name
This article was reported by Alison Leigh Cowan, Kurt Eichenwald and Michael Moss, and was written by Mr. Moss. (NYT) 1784 words
In the week after the Sept. 11 attacks, Abdullah bin Laden picked up the telephone at his penthouse in Cambridge, Mass., and began dialing for some ex...<
There's a charge to read it query.nytimes.com
But here's the abstract
ABSTRACT - Bin Laden family, with strong Western ties, is striving to re-establish its name in wake of terrorist attacks on US that are linked to Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda network; Abdullah bin Laden, Harvard Law School alumnus, has set out to protect family name by seeking out advisers in law and political consulting; family is owner of Saudi Binladin Group, corporate giant with tens of thousands of employees and business dealings with companies like General Electric and Motorola Inc; American business executives say family members do business with array of financial institutions, including Goldman, Sachs, Citigroup and Deutschebank; until earlier in month, family also had stake in Carlyle Group, Washington investment firm with ties to luminaries in politics; chart; photo (M)
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