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1957–2011 Saudi Arabia
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden (10 March 1957 – 2 May 2011) was the Saudi Arabian-born founder of al-Qaeda, a militant Islamic organization that has been involved in terrorist attacks against civilian and military targets around the world, especially against western countries and including the September 11 attacks. He was also a member of major construction company Saudi Binladin Group run by Binladin family.
Also known as: Bin Laden, Fatwas of Osama bin Laden, Fatāwā of Osama bin Laden, Osama, Osama Bin Laden, Osama bin Ladin
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There is no dialogue except with weapons.
Just like you kill us, we will kill you.
These Jews are masters of usury and leaders in treachery. They will leave you nothing, either in this world or the next.
Messages to the World (2005)
If inciting people to do that is terrorism, and if killing those who kill our sons is terrorism, then let history be witness that we are terrorists.
When people see a strong horse and a weak horse, by nature they will like the strong horse.
We love this kind of death for Allah's cause as much as you like to live.
Every Muslim must rise to defend his religion. The wind of faith is blowing.
We will continue to fight you as long as we have weapons in our hands.
Every Muslim, from the moment they realize the distinction in their hearts, hates Americans, hates Jews and hates Christians. For as long as I can remember, I have felt tormented and at war, and have felt hatred and animosity for Americans.
Messages to the World: The Statements of Osama bin Laden (2005)
I'm fighting so I can die a martyr and go to heaven to meet God. Our fight now is against the Americans.
When asked by Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz how Bin Laden would defend the fighters if Saddam used Iraqi chemical and biological weapons against them, Bin Laden replied: "We will fight him with faith."
Meeting with Saudi Royal Family (1990)
I have already said that we are against the Pakistani People, and after their people.
Leave us alone, or else expect us in New York and Washington.
Letter to the American people (2002)
I am the one in charge of the 19 brothers … I was responsible for entrusting the 19 brothers … with the raids.
I tell you, freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. government will lead the American people in — and the West in general — into an unbearable hell and a choking life.
I have already said that we are against the American system, not against its people, whereas in these attacks, the common American people have been killed.
We say our terror against America is blessed terror in order to put an end to suppression, in order for the United States to stop its support to Israel.
You left [Somalia] carrying disappointment, humiliation, defeat and your dead with you.
Declaration of War against the Americans (1996)
What I lived in two years there[Afghanistan], I could not have lived in a hundred years elsewhere”
You have destroyed nature with your industrial waste and gases more than any other nation in history. Despite this, you refuse to sign the Kyoto agreement so that you can secure the profit of your greedy companies and industries.
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