” ‘Our missiles sent the following message to Saddam Hussein,’ remarked the president [Clinton] in his [September 3, 1996] statement announcing a 1996 strike in retaliation for Saddam’s aggression in Northern Iraq. ‘When you abuse your own people or threaten your neighbors, you must pay a price.’ ” – Lawrence F. Kaplan and William Kristol, […]
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9/3/1996
On September 3, 1996, “the United States launched a modest number of cruise missiles against Iraqi military targets after Iraq moved tanks into the northern part of the country. The coalition (essentially down to the United States and Great Britain) also expanded the southern no-fly zone to further reduce Saddam’s ability to control his country […]
8/23/1996
On August 23, 1996, “Bin Laden signed and issued a declaration of jihad outlining his organization’s goals: drive US forces from the Arabian Peninsula, overthrow the Government of Saudi Arabia, liberate Muslim holy sites, and support Islamic revolutionary groups around the world. He declares that Saudis have the right to strike at US troops in […]
8/23/1996
In Osama bin Laden’s August 23, 1996, ‘Declaration of War Against the Americans,’ he wrote: ” ‘We must completely topple the United States and we hope to be the ones who can topple its entire system.’ ” – Fawaz A. Gerges, The Far Enemy, Page 150 […]
8/23/1996
“Osama bin Laden’s first declaration that he was at war with the United States was issued in August 23, 1996, three months after his return to Afghanistan. …’The presence of the USA Crusader military forces on land, sea and air in the states of the Islamic Gulf is the greatest danger threatening the largest oil […]
8/23/1996
In Osama bin Laden’s August 23, 1996, ‘Declaration of War Against the Americans,’ he wrote, regarding the presence of American troops in Saudi Arabia: ” ‘The [Saudi] King [Fahd] said that *the issue is simple, the American and the alliance forces will leave the area in a few months.* Today, it is seven years since […]
8/23/1996
On August 23, 1996, Osama bin Laden said, ” ‘My Muslim Brothers of The World…Your brothers in Palestine and in the land of the two Holy Places [Saudi Arabia] are calling upon your help and asking you to take part in fighting against the enemy–your enemy and their enemy–The Americans and Israelis. They are asking […]
8/23/1996
“…in his [August 23, 1996] ‘Declaration of War’ bin Laden lists 10 or 12 world hot spots where Muslims have recently died (including Bosnia, Chechnya, and Lebanon) and attributes all of these deaths to a conspiracy led by the United States, even though Americans actually played no role in pulling the trigger.” – Foreign Affairs, […]
8/23/1996
Continuing with his ‘Declaration of War Against America‘ on August 23, 1996, bin Laden said, we ” ‘hold you responsible for all the killings and evictions of the Muslims and the violation of the sanctities, carried out by your Zionist brothers in Lebanon; you openly supplied them with arms and finance. More than 600,000 Iraqi […]
8/23/1996
” ‘I say if the American government is serious about avoiding the explosions inside the U.S.,’ said bin Laden [in his ‘Declaration of War Against America‘ on August 23, 1996], ‘then let it stop provoking the feelings of 1,250 million Muslims. Those hundreds of thousands who have been killed or displaced in Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, […]