10/15/1998

“…in October 1998, using data from al-Qaeda intelligence officers, Taleban security apprehended a Saudi and three Pakistanis who were plotting to kill ‘the wealthy Saudi national Osama bin Ladin.’ The Taleban executed the Saudi; it is not clear what happened to the Pakistanis.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]

 – Michael Scheuer, Osama Bin Laden, Page 109