Journalist Peter Bergen wrote about his interview of Osama bin Laden on March 22, 1997. ” ‘He [bin Laden] told us that he declared war against the United States in particular because of American foreign policies, particularly the fact that U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia seemed to be a permanent military presence in the holy […]
3/22/1997
In an interview conducted by journalist Peter Bergen on March 22, 1997, Osama bin Laden said: ” ‘They [the Saudi government] sent me my mother, my uncle, and my brothers in almost nine visits to Khartoum asking me to stop and return to Arabia to apologize to [Saudi] King Fahd. I apologized to my family […]
3/20/1997
“In March [20, 1997], bin Laden had told reporter Peter Arnett on CNN that he had ‘declared jihad against the U.S. government because the U.S. government is unjust, criminal, and tyrannical.’ ” – Peter Lance, Triple Cross, Page 275 […]
3/18/1997
According to a recently declassified CIA intelligence report from March 18, 1997: “Islamic extremist financier Usama Bin Ladin reportedly has been involved in attempts to acquire uranium [redacted] and allegedly may have been exploring the possibility of mounting operations with weapons of mass destruction. [Redacted] Bin Ladin’s Islamic Army [al Qaeda] learned that [redacted] was […]
3/18/1997
In a March 18, 1997 issue of the Daily Pakistan, journalist Hamid Mir interviewed Osama bin Laden. ” ‘It is true that my companions fought with [warlord Mohammed] Farah Adid’s forces against the US troops in Somalia,’ bin Laden said later. ‘But we were fighting against US terrorism. Under the cover of [the] United Nations, […]
3/18/1997
According to an interview conducted by journalist Hamid Mir in the March 18, 1997, edition of Pakistan: “In total, bin Laden has said he sent 250 fighters to help [Somali warlord Mohammed] Farah Aideed’s group [in their efforts against UN and U.S. forces in late 1992].” – Michael Scheuer, Through Our Enemies’ Eyes, Page 148 […]
3/18/1997
In an interview conducted by journalist Hamid Mir that appeared in the March 18, 1997, edition of Pakistan, Osama bin Laden said: ” ‘During the past twenty-four years the price of oil has not increased more than a few dollars, because the U.S. is holding a gun against the forehead of the Arab countries. …Muslims […]
3/15/1997
“His [Osama bin Laden’s] intention of fomenting rebellion within Saudi Arabia is well illustrated in the interview given to CNN’s Peter Arnett [in March 1997]: ‘The first [problem] is their subordination to the US. So our main problem is the US government while the Saudi regime is but a branch or an agent of the […]
3/15/1997
In March 1997, “a Taliban spokesman told reporters that bin Laden was a ‘visitor’ living under Taliban protection. He said the militia would ‘never allow anyone to use Afghan soil to make attacks against another country.’ “ [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.] – Roy Gutman, How We Missed the […]
3/15/1997
“In March 1997, the Taliban delivered the definitive response to [Secretary of State Warren] Christopher’s letter [in December 1996, asking them to expel Osama bin Laden]. There was the direct answer that Maulvi Ehsanullah, a member of the Taliban inner shura and later deputy interior minister in charge of intelligence, gave to three U.S. diplomats […]