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 […]
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8/23/1996
“[I]n August [23] 1996, bin Laden declared war on America from a cave in Afghanistan. The stated cause was the continued presence of United States forces in Saudi Arabia five years after the first Gulf War. …He presumed to speak on behalf of all Muslims, and even directed some of his lengthy fatwa to Secretary […]
8/23/1996
On August 23, 1996, Osama bin Laden issued a statement to the ummah (Muslim world). “This was the manifesto declaring war on America. Written in anger, it recounts the ‘oppression, hostility and injustice [committed] by the Judeo-Christian alliance’ against the ummah. …Invoking several sayings from the Prophet on the importance of jihad, bin Laden concludes […]
8/23/1996
Osama bin Laden’s August 23, 1996, ‘Declaration of Jihad Against the Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Sacred Places‘ read: ” ‘Terrorizing you while you are carrying arms in our land is a legitimate duty we are morally obliged to fulfil…in order to re-establish the greatness of the umma [Muslim community] and to liberate […]
8/23/1996
“In August [23, 1996, Osama bin Laden] issued an open call for war titled ‘The Declaration of Jihad on the Americans Occupying the Country of the Two Sacred Places,’ meaning Saudi Arabia, where more than five thousand U.S. soldiers and airmen were based. Bin Laden asked his followers to attack Israelis and Americans and cause […]
8/23/1996
In bin Laden’s ‘Declaration of Jihad Against the Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Sanctuaries,’ delivered on August 23, 1996, he said: ” ‘Each of you knows the injustice, oppression, and aggression the Muslims are suffering from the Judeo-crusading alliance and its lackeys. The blood of Muslims no longer has a price… Their […]
8/23/1996
“In his August [23] 1996 declaration of war against the United States, bin Laden approvingly quoted a hadith, a saying attributed to the Prophet: ‘The martyr has a guarantee from God… [He] marries him to seventy-two of the pure virgins of paradise.’ Al-Qaeda took the idea of martyrdom, which had traditionally been death in battle, […]
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
“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
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 […]