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Osama bin Laden
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Bin Laden Video Threatens America 
 News article about Arabic television station al-Jazeera's October 2004 airing of "a videotape in which Osama Bin Laden threatens fresh attacks on the US." Includes a transcript of those excerpts broadcast by al-Jazeera, a news video, and links to stories about bin Laden, al-Qaida, and related topics. Also includes links to stories from other news agencies. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3966741.stm Topics: September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 16, 2005 Hunting bin Laden
PBS' "Frontline" program offers "background and insight into his life and motives, from his formative experience in the Afghan jihad, or holy war, against the Soviets, to his scathing criticism of the Saudi royal family and his campaign to drive American infidel troops out of Saudi Arabia, to his statements and fatwahs calling for the murder of Americans." Links include a teacher's guide, a Congressional report, and New Yorker articles. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/binladen/ Topics: Faiths, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Looking for Answers
A "Frontline" program investigating "the roots of the Islamic terrorist network, and the anti-American hatred that feeds it, and traces how the trajectories of bin Laden and al-Zawahiri met in the mountains of Afghanistan." Through readings and interviews, it analyzes Saudi Arabia and Egypt; also includes a look at why U.S. intelligence missed the September 11 plot, an overview of radical Islamic terrorism, a transcript of the program, and a discussion area. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/terrorism/ Topics: Faiths, September 11 & Beyond, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Aug 16, 2006 Who Is Osama Bin Laden?
An article about this controversial figure's history, from his early connections with the CIA to his command structure and speculations about his stock market manipulations. This September 18, 2001, report is from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/155236.stm Topics: Faiths, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Sep 8, 2009 |
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