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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Letter to the American People Osama bin Laden, 1st General Emir of al-Qaeda Created November 2002 Commissioned by Al-Qaeda Author(s) Osama bin Laden Purpose Justifying al-Qaeda's war against United States as defensive jihad against U.S. aggression Promising the escalation of war until the ...
It’s been more than 22 years since 9/11 and more than 12 since Osama bin Laden’s death. But the al-Qaida leader’s open “Letter to America” attempting to justify the Sept. 11, 2001 ...
The Osama bin Laden video released on December 13, 2001. On November 10, 2001, U.S. military forces in Jalalabad found a video tape of bin Laden. [3]On December 13, 2001, the United States State Department released a video tape apparently showing bin Laden speaking with Khaled al-Harbi and other associates, somewhere in Afghanistan, before the U.S. invasion had driven the Taliban regime from ...
In late November 2002, a letter attributed to bin Laden and translated by British Islamists surfaced, often called bin Laden's "letter to America". It states the motive behind the September 11 attacks as being: "because you attacked us and continue to attack us" and justifies the selection of a civilian target. Itemizing a list of perceived ...
Osama bin Laden's "Letter to America" has found a new audience. Credit - Getty Images. T wo decades ago, Osama bin Laden, the Al-Qaeda leader behind 9/11, laid out his attempted justification for ...
Osama Bin Laden's 2002 "Letter to America" spread on social media this week, with some TikTok users saying the terrorist leader's writings changed their views on U.S. foreign policy.
TikTok removed the hashtag #lettertoamerica from its search function after videos about Osama bin Laden’s 2002 “Letter to America” went viral on the platform and were reuploaded to X.
The 2002 letter (bin Laden's "will"), however, explicitly seeks to justify attacks on civilians: "whoever has killed our civilians, then we have the right to kill theirs". The list of grievances in this letter includes "immorality" in the US. It begins with the statement: "Why are we fighting and opposing you?