” ‘I had no hand at all in the bombings in Kenya and Tanzania,’ he [Osama bin Laden] said [on December 23, 1998], ‘but I feel no sorrow over the blasts.’ He did claim credit for inspiring the attacks, however. ‘Our job is to instigate and, by the grace of God, we did that–and certain […]
12/23/1998
In a speech at the National Press Club on December 23, 1998, National Security Advisor Sandy Berger said: ” ‘The only sure way for us to effect his [Saddam’s] departure now would be to commit hundreds of thousands of American troops to fight on the ground inside Iraq. I do not believe that the costs […]
12/22/1998
Osama bin Laden was interviewed in Afghanistan by Palestinian journalist Jamal Ismail on December 22, 1998. He said: ” ‘We support the Taliban, and we consider ourselves part of them. Our blood is mixed with the blood of our Afghan brothers. For us, there is only one government in Afghanistan. It is the Taliban government. […]
12/22/1998
Osama bin Laden was interviewed in Afghanistan by Palestinian journalist Jamal Ismail on December 22, 1998. He said: ” ‘Our duty is to ask every Muslim to participate in this jihad [holy war]. I am not afraid of death. I came here to die. Some of my supporters followed me here just to die for […]
12/22/1998
Osama bin Laden was interviewed in Afghanistan by Palestinian journalist Jamal Ismail on December 22, 1998. He said: ” ‘It is very strange: If America has all the mass-destruction weapons, that is nothing. If the Jewish state has the same weapons, it is OK. But if a Muslim state like Pakistan tries to defend itself […]
12/22/1998
Osama bin Laden was interviewed in Afghanistan by Palestinian journalist Jamal Ismail on December 22, 1998. He said: ” ‘If the Israelis are killing the small children in Palestine and the Americans are killing the innocent people in Iraq, and if the majority of the American people support their dissolute president [Bill Clinton], this means […]
12/22/1998
In an interview with ABC News on December 22, 1998, Osama bin Laden said: ” ‘jihad is part of our religion and no Muslim may say that he does not want to do jihad in the cause of God. …These are the tenets of our religion.’ ” – Fawaz A. Gerges, The Far Enemy, Page […]
12/22/1998
Osama bin Laden was interviewed by ABC News on December 22, 1998. “Asked about the goals behind his [February 23] 1998 launching of the World Islamic Front for Jihad against the Jews and Crusaders…bin Laden said ‘this front has been established as the first step to pool together the energies and concentrate efforts against the […]
12/22/1998
“After the [August 7] 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, bin Laden reiterated his conviction that the fight against world infidels–‘the biggest enemy’–should take priority over the fight against pro-Western Muslim rulers [saying, in an interview on ABC News on December 22, 1998]: ‘Our enemy is the crusader alliance led by […]
12/22/1998
“Interviewed later [on December 22, 1998] about the deaths of the Africans [in the August 7, 1998, embassy bombings], Bin Ladin answered that ‘when it becomes apparent that it would be impossible to repel these Americans without assaulting them, even if this involved the killing of Muslims, this is permissible under Islam.’ Asked if he […]