On November 24, 2002, “A chilling message from Osama bin Laden issued a direct threat to the West. ‘Anyone who tries to destroy our villages and cities, then we are going to destroy their villages and cities. Anyone who steals our fortunes, then we must destroy their economy. Anyone who kills our civilians, then we are going to kill their civilians.’ ”
– Rowenna Davis, “Bin Laden: The War in His Words,” The Guardian, May 2, 2011