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Profile: Usama bin Laden Born: 1958 Siblings: 17th of 57 children Family: Saudi Arabia’s wealthiest construction magnate History: Early 1980's went to Afghanistan to join Afghani freedom fighters against Communist invasion 1994 Expelled from Saudi Arabia 1995 Relocated to Sudan, later expelled 1996 Relocated to Afghanistan 1998 Prime suspect in bombings of US Embassies in Nairobi and Dar Es- Salaam
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| Who is Osama Bin Laden? - from the BBC, September 2001. |
| Frontline: Hunting bin Laden - a look at Osama Bin Laden and his supporters, in the context of the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa. Includes transcript and streaming video of an interview with bin Laden. |
| Warlord tried to buy uranium - Sunday Times (UK) (Sep 16,
2001) Former Osama bin Laden associate Jamal al-Fadl describes his work in finding sources of nuclear weapons-grade uranium for developing nuclear weapons. |
| FAS: Jihad Against Crusaders - text of the 1998 World Islamic Front statement urging Muslims to "kill the Americans and their allies -- civilians and military" to which bin Laden helped author. Also: the Arabic-language version of the document, from Cornell University. |
| al-Qa'ida & Usama bin Laden - description of the organization and its major funder. From the Federation of American Scientists. |
| FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive: Usama Bin Laden - FBI fact sheet. |
| Frontline: Al Qaeda - background on the terrorist network led by Osama bin Laden. |
| Bin Laden: Public Enemy Number One - fascimiles of U.S. government documents related to bin Laden. From the Smoking Gun. |
| Interview With Mujahid Usamah bin Laden - published in Nida'ul Islam, 1996. |
| Talks with Osama bin Laden - from The Nation, September 1998. |
| Summary/Review of Reports Concerning Threats by Osama Bin Laden to Conduct Terrorist Operations Against the U.S. - 1998 compilation. From EmergencyNet. |
| U.S. Indictment: 'Detonated an Explosive Device' - excerpt from the indictment returned Oct 4 1998 in a Federal District Court in Manhattan against the Saudi exile, Osama bin-Laden. From the NY Times. |
| Osama Bin Ladin: Wealth Plus Extremism Equals Terrorism - series of articles from the International Policy Institute on Counter-Terrorism. |
