Osama Bin Ladin: Wealth plus Extremism Equals Terrorism
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Abadi, Shlomo
Abargel, Avi (Col. Ret. Dr.)
Ackerman, Gary (Dr.)
Acosta, Benjamin (Dr.)
Acosta, Benjamin T.
Adamsky, Dmitry (Dima) (Prof.)
Adato, Orit (Lt. Gen. Ret.)
Addicott, Jeffrey F. (Prof.)
Adiri, Jonathan
Aharonishki, Shlomo (Commissioner Ret.)
Ahmad, Mansour (Mr.)
Ali, Rashad
Alice Marzi
Alik Ron (Maj. Gen. Ret.)
Almog, Doron (Maj. Gen. Res.)
Almoz, Moti (Brig. Gen.)
al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad
Altintop, Yasemin
Amar, Eli
Ambreen, Agha
Amit, Arieh (Maj. Gen. Ret.)
Amro, Rateb (Dr. Col. Ret.)
Anderson, Kara
Angel Toma, Miguel (H.E.)
Anti Defamation League
Arad, Eyal
Arad, Uzi (Prof.)
Arditi, Dani (Brig. Gen. Res.)
Arieli, Mickey
Ariely, Gil-Ad (Dr.)
Ashkenazi, Gabi (Lt. Gen. Ret.)
Atiyas Lvovsky, Lorena
Atteridge, Amber
Avihai, Hillel (Dr.)
Avman Oren, (.Brig. Gen. Res)
Ayalon, Danny (Amb.)
Ayalon, Shachar (Commissioner Ret.)
Azani, Eitan (Dr.)
Aziza, Benjamin
Aziza, Benjamin
Bacci, David
Bachvarova, Rumiana (H.E.)
Bacon, Tricia (Dr.)
Bacon, Tricia (Dr.)
Bagley, Stephanie (Lt. Col.)
Bagnolesi, Alessandro
Baidatz, Yossi
Baker, Rodger
Bale, Jeffrey M.
Baliani, Diego
Balkani, Avner (Lt. Col. Res.)
Banks, William (Prof.)
Bansal, Alok (Capt.)
Barak, Michael (Dr.)
Bardají, Rafael L.
Barducci, Anna Mahjar
Bar-Lev, Omer (MK Col. Res.)
Barnidge, Robert P. Jr.
Barniv Ravit
Barsky, Yehudit
Bartel, Jeremy (LTC)
Basava, Kiran
Bauer, Alain (Prof.)
Bauer, Katherine
Behar, Gideon (Amb.)
Ben Artzi, Asher (Chief Supt. Ret.)
Ben David, Alon
Ben Dayan, Ariel
Ben Efraim, Rami (Brig. Gen. Res.)
Ben Yaakov, Uri (Lt. Col. Res.)
Benaglia, Stefania
Ben-Barak, Ram
Ben-Eliyahu, Eitan (Maj. Gen. Res.)
Bengio, Ofra (Prof.)
Benichou, David (The Honorable Judge)
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Bennett, Naftali (H.E MK)
Ben-Shalom, Reuven (Lt. Col. Res.)
Ben-Shoshan, Abraham (Adm. Res.)
Ben-Simhon, Ron
Ben-Zedeff, Eviathar H. (Dr.)
Ben-Zur, Barak (Dr. Col. Res.)
Beres, Louis Rene
Bergen, Peter
Bergman, Bar
Berko, Anat (Dr.)
Berkowitz, Peter (Prof.)
Berman, Eran
Berman, Ilan
Berman, Paul
Bernfeld, Catriel (Adv.)
Berti, Benedetta (Dr.)
Besenyő, János (Lt. Col.)
Bettane, Patrick
Beyler, Clara
Bhattacharya, Sanchita
Bibi, Arie (Dr.)
Bigot, Adèle
Bin Noon, Chemi
Biran (Biko), Yakov (Brig. Gen. Ret.)
Biran, Yoav (Amb.)
Bitzur, Avi (Dr.)
Blank, Laurie (Prof.)
Bligh, Alexander (Prof.)
Blitzblau, Oren (Maj.)
Blitzblau, Oren (Maj.)
Blitzblau, Oren (Maj.)
Blum, Yaron
Bollag, Josef (Dr.)
Boms, Nir (Dr.)
Bongers, Rob
Borg, Annika (Dr.)
Borochovitz, Eldad
Bozna, Menachem (Comm. Ret.)
Brabbing, Arik
Brackman, Nicole
Brady, Edward (LTC)
Brand Amit
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Broshi, Yoav (Dr.)
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Brun, Itai (Brig. Gen. Res.)
Burn, Catherine (Deputy Commissioner)
Butler, John Robert
Byman, Daniel (Prof.)
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Camus, Jean-Yves
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Carp, Hezi (Chief Superintendent)
Carter, Sean (Adv.)
Cavari, Amnon (Dr.)
Chaulia, Sreeram
Chayot, Eran (Dr.)
Chen, Dvorah (Adv.)
Chen, Weixiong
Chertoff, Michael (H.E)
Chessoni, Jon
Chiara De Cuia
Clarke, Colin P. (Dr.)
Coaker, Vernon (Rt. Hon.)
Coan, Michael (Chief)
Cohen, Ariel
Cohen, Efraim
Cohen, Ronen (Col. Res.)
Cohen, Shuki (Prof.)
Cole, Leonard A. (Prof.)
Comerford, Milo (Mr.)
Coninsx, Michèle
Corcoran, Eugene J.
Corn, Geoffrey S. (Prof.)
Cotler, Irwin (Prof.)
Cotler-Wunsh, Michal
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Crelinsten, Ronald (Prof.)
Crenshaw, Martha (Prof.)
Cronin, Naomi
Cruickshank, Paul
Cunningham, James
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Dagan, Yotam
Dahl, Lisa
Dahri, Noor
Daloglu, Tulin
Danielle Murad Waiss
Danino, Yohanan (Commissioner Ret.)
Danon,Eric (Amb.)
Daskal, Jennifer (Prof.)
Daskal, Yossi (Col. Ret.)
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Dayan, Uzi (Maj. Gen. Res.)
Dayton, Keith W. (Lt. Gen. Ret.)
de Kerchove, Gilles
De Klerk, Piet (Amb.)
de la Corte Ibáñez, Luis
de Michele, Matthew (Dr.)
Deliso, Chris
der Weduwen, (Timothy)
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Diamant, Ilan (Dr.)
Dichter, Avi (MK)
Dickstein,Phineas (Prof.)
Diker, Dan
Dixon, Rob (Deputy Amb.)
Dolev, Eran (Prof.)
Dolnik, Adam (Prof.)
Dotti, Francesco
Doukhan, David (Dr.)
Downing, Michael (Deputy Chief)
Draznin, Joseph (Dr.)
D'Souza, Kirk
Duchesneau, Jacques
Duvdevani, Eran (Col. Res.)
Dykan, Eyal (Lt. Col. Res.)
Dzikansky, Mordecai
Echeverría, Carlos
Efrat, Asif (Dr.)
Efrati, Rami (Col. Res.)
Efron, Shira (Dr.)
Eichhorst, Kristina (Dr.)
Eid, Bassem
Eilam, Uzi (Brig. Gen. Ret.)
Eilat, Dakar (Col. Res.)
Eisin, Miri (Col. Ret.)
Elimelech, Oren
Eliraz, Giora (Dr.)
Elis, Niv
Eliyahu, Avi (Col. Res.)
Elkaim, Zachary
Engebrethsen Smith, Tuva Julie
Erdan, Gilad (H.E MK)
Erez, Noy (Adv.)
Erkan, Ozgur
Erlich, Reuven (Dr.)
Eshed, Gadi
Essmaeel, Fadi (Dr.)
Evans, Alexander (Dr.)
F. G.
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Fainberg, Alisa (Dr.)
Faktor, Natalie
Falk, Ophir (Dr.)
Feith, Douglas J. (H.E.)
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Fighel, Jonathan (Col. Ret.)
Fine, Jonathan (Dr.) Z"L
Fink, Louis
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Fishman, Brian
Fleisher, Blake
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Frampton, Martyn (Dr.)
Frayman, Amir
Fried, Itzhak (Prof.)
Friedman, M. David (Amb.)
Friedman, M. David (Amb.)
Friedmann, Robert (Prof.)
G. (Col.)
Gabbay, Avi (H.E)
Gal, Danit
Gal, Reuvan (Dr.)
Galant, Yoav (H.E MK)
Gambill, Gary C.
Ganani, Ehud (Dr.)
Ganor, Boaz (Prof.)
Gartenstein-Ross, Daveed (Dr.)
Gaub, Florence
Gautier, Frédérique
Gefen, Zohar (Mr.)
Geiger, Greg
Gelao, Nicola (Maj. Gen.)
Gerbat, Oran
Gerencir, Haston
Gershon, Ramy
Giannoulis, Alexis
Giat, Segev Sagi
Gilady, Eival (Brig.Gen. Res.)
Gilbert, K.
Gill, K.P.S.
Gilon, Carmi
Glavin, Terry
Golan Maimon (Brig. Gen Res.)
Goldberg, Ori (Dr.)
Golden, Justin
Goldfarb, Arielle
Goldstein, Gadi
Gonen, Yossi (Brig. Gen. Ret.)
Gordon, Avishag
Gorka, Sebastian (Dr.)
Greenberg, Michael D.
Grommes, Friedrich
Groppi, Michele
Gross, Emanuel (Prof.)
Guang, Pan (Dr.)
Guillermo Fremd
Guiora, Amos N. (Prof.)
Gunaratna , Rohan (Prof.)
Gus, Arie
Haas, Harald (Prof.)
Haberfeld, Danielle
Hadar Doron, (Lt. Col. Res.)
Halevi, Herzl (Herzi) (Maj. Gen.)
Halevi, Jonathan D.
Halevy, Oded (Col. Ret.)
Halperin Wernli, Miri (Dr.)
Halpern, Pinchas (Prof.)
Harari, Shalom (Brig. Gen. Ret.)
Harel, Ben
Harel, Dror (Dr.)
Harris , Emma J.
Harris, David A.
Hasnain, Syed Ata (Lt. Gen. Ret.)
Hason, Ofir
Hassner, Ron (Prof.)
Haydon, Dean (Commander)
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Hecker, Steve
Heifetz-Yahav, Deborah (Dr.)
Hellenthal, Markus (Dr.)
Hendel, Yoaz (Dr.)
Herren, Eric
Herzog, Isaac (MK)
Hilel, Eliezer
Hirsch, Gal (Brig. Gen. Res.)
Hirsch-Hoefler, Sivan (Dr.)
Hoeft, Gabriel
Hoffman, Aaron (Prof.)
Hoffman, Bruce (Prof.)
Hoffman, Ronen (Dr.)
Hogan-Howe, Bernard (Sir)
Honig, Kenneth D.
Horoweitz, Sheike (Brig. Gen. Ret.)
Horowitz, Moshe
Horowitz, Sarit
Horst, Frank
Housen-Couriel, Deborah (Adv.)
Howard, Russell (Brig. Gen. Ret.)
Hoyt, Timothy (Prof.)
Humire, Joseph
Iacovou, Christos
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Inbar, Efraim (Prof.)
Inbari, Pinhas
Iserovich, Hayim (Dr.)
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Israeli, Raphael
Israeli, Zipi (Dr.)
Issacharoff, Avi
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Ivanov, Eduard (Prof.)
Jablon, Brian
Jager, Avi
Javedanfar, Meir
Jayasekara, Shanaka
Jebb, Cindy (Brig. Gen. Dr.)
Jenkins, Brian
Joost Tillemans
Joshi, Sharad
Jurden, Maddie
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Kahati, Yoram (Dr.)
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Kandel, Ela
Kaniak, Benny (Lt. Gen. Ret.)
Karagiannis, Emmanuel
Karmon, Ely (Dr.)
Kasher, Asa (Prof.)
Katabi, Shlomi (Maj. Gen. Ret.)
Katz, Israel (H.E. MK)
Katz, Yaakov
Kaye, Dalia Dassa (Dr.)
Kelvington, Michael R.
Keneally, Drew
Kenkel, John (LTC)
Kfir, Isaac (Dr.)
Khan, Irit (Adv.)
Khan, Jehangir (Dr.)
Kimani, Martin (Amb. Dr.)
King, Matthew H. (The Honorable)
Klein, Morton
Knler, Anbar
Knoechelmann, Maike
Knoope, Peter
Kogan, Yuri
Kohl, Avi (Dr.)
Koren, David (Dr.)
Koren, Haim (Amb.)
Kornguth, Steve (Prof.)
Kotra, Jonathan F.
Kozolovski, Nimrod (Dr.)
Kramer, Martin
Kras, Ellie
Krause, Joachim (Prof.)
Kreiner, Erez
Kritzman, Tally
Krongard, Alexander L. (Rear Admiral)
Kroupenev, Artem
Kuperwasser, Yossi (Brig. Gen. Res.)
Kurkaa, Manuela
Kurz, Anat (Dr.)
Laborde, Jean-Paul (Judge)
Lacker, Danny (Mr.)
Lailari, Guermantes “G-Man”
Lakshman, Kanchan
Landau, Edan
Landau, Uzi (Dr.)
Lane, Heidi E. (Dr.)
Lanir, Zvi
Lapid, Yair (H.E. MK)
Lappin, Yaakov
Lavon, Yoram P. (Chief Superintendent ret.)
Leibovich, Avital (Lt. Col. Res.)
Leichtman, Jakob
Leifer, Bryan
Lempel, Itzhak
Leonardo, Sanchez (Lt. Col.)
Leppard, Adrian
Leser, Omri
Lev, Arava
Levanon, Ariel
Levanon, Itzhak (Amb.)
Levin, Reuven (Dr.)
Levitt, Matthew (Dr.)
Levy, Dan
Levy, Ido
Levy, Lila
Levy, Udi (Dr.)
Lewin, Eyal (Dr.)
Libman, Liron (Col. Ret.)
Lieberman, Avigdor (The Honorable MK)
Limor, Dani
Linde, Steve
Linder, Deanna
Lipkin Shahak, Tali
Litvak, Meir (Dr.)
Litvak, Meir (Prof.)
Livne, Aryeh
Livni, Tzipi (MK)
Longust, Jeff
Lopez-Soto, Misael
Lorbert, Yoav
Lorenz, Akiva
Lotan, Lior (Col. Res. Adv.)
Louis Talay
Luft, Gal
Lutzky, Dov (Maj. Gen. Ret.) Z"L
Lyons, Deborah (Amb.)
Magen, Amichai (Dr.)
Maher, Shiraz
Makov, Eran (Col. Res.)
Maliach, Assaf (Dr.)
Manciulli, Andrea (MP H.E)
Margolin, Devorah
Margolin, Ephraim
Marks, Joel
Marzuk, Moshe (Lt. Col. Res.)
Matias, Shavit (Dr.)
Matza, Doron (Dr.)
Mazalian, David
Mazooz, Gabriel
Mazzotti, Linda
Mehta, Ashok K. (Gen.)
Meigs, Montgomery C. (Gen.)
Mektić, Dragan (H.E)
Melnick, Rafi (Prof.)
Menashri, David (Prof.)
Menashri, Harel (Dr.)
Merari, Ariel (Prof.)
Meridor, Dan
Michael Borchard (Dr.)
Michael, Kobi (Dr.)
Mieli, Rebecca
Mihaylov, Dimitar (Amb.)
Milo, Roni (H.E)
Mimran, Yoav
Mintz, Alex (Prof.)
Mir, Amir
Mirkinm, Dan (Dr.)
Mirviss, Sophie
Mishal, Shaul (Prof.)
Mistretta, Monica
Mladenov, Nickolay (H.E.)
Moed, Iddo
Mofaz, Shaul (MK Lt. Gen. Ret.)
Mofaz, Shlomo (Col. Res.)
Moghadam, Assaf (Prof.)
Mohanty, Tushar Ranjan
Monette, Denis
Monty, Sagi
Mordechai, Hagai (Brig.Gen. Res)
Morel, Benoît (Prof.)
Moro, Daniele (Dr.)
Morris, Blair
Mr. Kappenman, John
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Musharbash, Yassin
Myers, Christine
Naftali Granot
Natalie D. Crone
Navarrete, Manuel
Nderitu, George
Neumann, Peter (Prof.)
Neville-Jones, Pauline (Rt. Hon. Baroness)
Nicolò Scremin
Nikolić, Aleksandar (H.E)
Ningthoujam, Alvite Singh
Nitzan, Shai (Adv.)
Norell, Magnus (Dr.)
Normak, Magnus
Novotny, Perry, Esq.
Nuriel, Nitzan (Brig. Gen. Res.)
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Oren, Michael (Amb. Dr.)
Orgad, Liav (Prof.)
Oseran, Shai
Osirof, Richardo (Dr.)
Paďourek, Jan
Paganini, Pierluigi (Mr.)
Page, Jacqueline
Pantucci, Rafaello (Dr.)
Paris, Jonathan
Parrino ,Roger (Comm.)
Parthasarathy, G.
Parzen, Jacob
Passig, David (Prof.)
Pavel, Tal (Dr.)
Paz, Nathan (Col. Res.)
Paz, Reuven (Dr.) Z"L
Pedahzur, Ami (Prof.)
Peiris, G. H.
Peled, Rafi (Brig. Gen. Ret.)
Peleg, Shuki
Pelham, Nicolas
Peres, Shimon (The Honorable)
Perliger, Arie (Dr.)
Perri, Smadar
Perry, Yaakov (MK)
Phadke, Ramesh
Pham, J. Peter
Pindyck, Shira
Pipes, Daniel
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Pollock, David (Dr.)
Popovich, Elad
Price, Bryan C. (LTC)
Pries-Shimshi, Yael
Prince El Hassan bin Talal (HRH)
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Pues, Viktoria
Pulwer, Robert
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Rabi, Uzi (Prof.)
Radlauer, Don
Radzinski, Jay
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Ramana, Siddharth
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Raz, Oded
Raza, Raheel
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Reichman, Uriel (Prof.)
Reinares, Fernando (Prof.)
Reisner, Daniel (Col. Res. Adv.)
Rhode, Harold (Dr.)
Rhodes, Darion
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Richemond-Barak, Daphné (Dr.)
Ridge, Thomas J. (H.E.)
Ritzmann, Alexander
Rogan, Randall G. (Prof.)
Rokah, Doron
Romach, Shimon
Ron, Gai
Ron, Guy
Ronen, Dan (Maj. Gen. Res.)
Rooks, Kane
Rose, Gregory (Prof.)
Rosen, Jacob (Amb.)
Rosen, Yaron
Ross, Shani
Rostow, Nicholas (Dr.)
Rothe, Chris
Rothschild, Lauren
Rotter, Arie (Adv.)
Rowley, Mark (Asst. Comm.)
Rubinstein, Joram
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Ruqaiyah, Abu (Dr.)
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Sabo-Walsh, Stefan
Sageman, Marc (Prof.)
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Saranga, David
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Satloff, Robert (Dr.)
Schanzer, Jonathan (Dr.)
Scharia, David (Dr.)
Scheiner, Dana
Schenker, David
Schenosky, Joseph
Scher, Gideon
Scherf, Aharon
Schindler, Hans-Jakob (Dr.)
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Schmitt, Michael (Prof.)
Schnitt, Jonathan
Scholem Heller, Melissa
Schorr, Eric J.
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Schweitzer, Yoram
Seener, Barak
Seidman, Nicolas
Sela, Avraham (Prof.)
Serrano, Pedro
Seyrek, Demir Murat (Dr. )
Shadach, Eran (Dr.)
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Shahar, Yael
Shahin, Sultan
Shaked, Ayelet (H.E MK)
Shaked, Gadi (Prof.)
Shamash-Wieksza, Orit
Shamir, Eitan (Dr.)
Shamir, Ron
Shamir, Shira
Shapira, Shmuel (Prof.)
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Osama Bin Ladin: Wealth plus Extremism Equals Terrorism
27/07/1998 | by Schweitzer, Yoram
At the end of May, 1998, ABC News' John Miller was granted an interview with Osama bin Ladin, millionaire, Islamic fundamentalist, and financier of international terrorism. The interview provided a rare glimpse into the ideological worldview of a radical Muslim fundamentalist; whose influence with the "Afghan Veterans" qualifies him as one of the top backers of terrorism worldwide. Bin Ladin represents a new type of supporter of terrorism--the wealthy individual who, without reservation, places his extensive resources at the disposal of terrorist organizations.
Religion in the Service of Terrorism
Bin Ladin, a Saudi millionaire and veteran of the Afghan war of 79-89, came to see that conflict in the light of "Muslim believers vs. heretics." In his view, the term, "heretics" embraces the "pragmatic" Arab regimes (including his homeland, Saudi Arabia), and the United States, which he sees as taking over the Muslim holy sites of Mecca and Medina, and assisting the Jews in their conquest of Palestine.
In the course of the ABC interview bin Ladin presents the views typical of his organization, and of the majority of Sunni fundamentalist groups affiliated with him. This worldview, not only encourages the perpetration of acts of terrorism but sanctifies these acts by religious edict. For bin Ladin, political violence has the standing of a religious injunction. He sees the "Jihad" as necessary to raise the Muslim world above the world of the heretics, and argues that terrorism is justified by the degraded moral standards of his enemies, the Christians and the Jews. The United States, he maintains, is responsible for the most reprehensible acts of world terrorism, such as the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and carpet bombing in Iraq. While the Zionists--whom he refers to in terms reminiscent of the writers of "the Protocols of the Elders of Zion"--are held responsible for the massacre of Dir Yassin and Sabra and Shatila.
In order to further his religious "duties", bin Ladin founded the International Islamic Front for Jihad against the Jews and the Crusaders." This year this organization published a "fatwa" (religious ruling) proclaiming the "Jihad against the heretics who conquer Muslim lands" a duty incumbent upon all believing Muslims.
Terrorism Against America
Bin Ladin's name has come up in connection with a number of terror attacks around the world, among them the attacks in Riyadh (November 95) and Dhahran (June 96), that left about 30 people dead, including 24 Americans. He is also implicated in the attacks on a Yeminite hotel (December 92) that injured several tourists; the assassination attempt on Egyptian president Mubarak in Ethiopia (June 95); the World Trade Center bombing (February 93) that killed 3 and injured hundreds; and the Somali attack on American forces that left hundreds wounded.
In speaking of his connection with these attacks and with those who perpetrate them, bin Ladin uses the kind of double talk characteristic of states supporting terrorism. On the one hand he expresses support and praise for acts of terror, referring to them as righteous and just acts, while at the same time disavowing all responsibility for their execution.
In his praise of terrorism bin Ladin treads a very thin line. For example, he admits that he was a good friend of Wali Khan, an accomplice of Ramzi Yousef's who was indicted by an American court for planning to blow up over a dozen American planes in 1995. However, he denies knowing Ramzi Yousef personally, even though Yousef was a guest in a hotel in Pakistan owned by bin Ladin. In addition he denies all knowledge of, or participation in, Yousef's terrorist activities. He does, however prophesy the advent of "future Ramzi Yousef's." Bin Ladin praised in particular the perpetrators of the Riyadh bombing, referring to the four men who were executed by the Saudis as "shahids", or martyrs, who paved the way for other true believers.
The Afghan Veterans--a Means to an End
Bin Ladin plays an important role in supporting and enlarging the pool of Islamic fighters known as the "Afghan Veterans." Today a large number of militants in Afghanistan owe allegiance to him. At the same time he maintains extensive ties with a number of international terror organizations--in Egypt, India, the Philippines, and elsewhere. These organizations enjoy the use of bin Ladin's funding, his training camps, and possibly even his many companies around the world. These companies would be invaluable to any terrorist organization in furnishing logistic and communication support, as well as providing cover. In short, bin Ladin's companies would play the same role as the diplomatic immunity provided by state sponsors of terrorism.
The principal danger presented by the phenomenon of "sub-state" supporters of terror like bin Ladin is the combination of tremendous financial resources coupled with an extremist ideology backed, in his view, by heavenly decree; an ideology which advocates the wholesale slaughter of its perceived enemies, whether soldiers or civilians, children or adults. Bin Ladin's worldview sees the entire world as the battlefield.
The alliance of such an individual with a group of trained and experienced fighters, steeped in Islamic indoctrination, is potentially deadly. All the more so when the fighters are veterans of a long, and for their part, victorious war for the sake of religion. Such a combination is a recipe for acts of political violence and mass destruction. One cannot rule out the possibility of an organization espousing such a doctrine employing non-conventional methods. In the estimation of many security analysts, this combination of wealth and extremism gives the Afghan Veteran's Association a place among the most dangerous organizations on the stage of international terrorism today.