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To: chalu2 who wrote (9386)12/1/2001 3:43:15 PM
From: goldsnow  Respond to of 23908
 
TWO QUESTIONS have been raised about Osama bin Laden. First, if bin Laden opposes the Saudi regime, why has he never struck Saudi targets? Second, if he threatens Saudi Arabia, why has the Saudi government taken the lead in recognizing and funding the Taliban government of Afghanistan, which is entwined with bin Laden's al Qaeda organization? The answer is: The bin Laden problem is deeply embedded both in Saudi religious and dynastic politics and in an effort by Iraq and Syria to shift the balance of power in the Middle East.

weeklystandard.com



To: chalu2 who wrote (9386)12/1/2001 3:44:49 PM
From: goldsnow  Respond to of 23908
 
Much of 1999 and early 2000 were tense months, with numerous signs of attempts by bin Laden loyalists to organize in this region. Militants said by authorities to be members of bin Laden's al-Qaida network were arrested in Jordan in December 1999 and accused of plotting to kill a large number of Israelis and Americans celebrating the advent of the new millennium in the Holy Land

chicagotribune.com


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