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To: Selectric II who wrote (6839)	10/22/2001 6:57:26 PM
From: Michael Watkins	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Bin Laden family to end ties to Carlyle THE family of Osama bin Laden is close to ending its relationship with the Carlyle Group, the US investment group backed by George Bush Snr, the former President, and John Major, the former Prime Minister. It is understood that Carlyle Group and the Saudi Binladin Group, the Middle Eastern conglomerate owned by the family of bin Laden, have decided to part company by “mutual consent”. The end of the relationship comes in spite of the fact that Osama bin Laden, the terrorist blamed for the September 11 attacks against the US, has been disowned by the family. The family has distanced itself even further from the al-Qaeda leader by using a different spelling of its name. It is also thought that Mr Bush has signalled his determination to remain an adviser to Carlyle, whose interests in the defence industry make it the eleventh largest military contractor in the US. Mr Bush has been accused by political activists of indirectly profiting from the war being waged against the Taleban by his son, George W. Bush. ... thetimes.co.uk