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'''Osama Bin Laden''' is a [[Saudi Arabia]]n [[millionaire]] and the leader of [[al Qaeda]], a worldwide [[terrorist]] group responsible for [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] and some other terrorist attacks on Americans in the 1990s.  He obtained his wealth by inheriting it from his father, Mohammed Awad bin Laden, who was a successful [[entrepreneur]] in the [[construction]] [[industry]].  He was  taught at Oxford university in England <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1595205.stm</ref>, apparently studying engineering.  It is also reported that Bin Laden's family has many connections with current [[United States]]president [[George W. Bush]] <ref>http://www.bushwatch.com/binladens.htm</ref>.

'''Osama Bin Laden''' is a [[Saudi Arabia]]n [[millionaire]] and the leader of [[al Qaeda]], a worldwide [[terrorist]] group responsible for [[September 11, 2001 attacks]] and some other terrorist attacks on Americans in the 1990s.  He obtained his wealth by inheriting it from his father, Mohammed Awad bin Laden, who was a successful [[entrepreneur]] in the [[construction]] [[industry]].  He was  taught at Oxford university in England <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1595205.stm</ref>, apparently studying engineering.  It is also reported that Bin Laden's family has many connections with current [[United States]] president [[George W. Bush]] <ref>http://www.bushwatch.com/binladens.htm</ref>.

During the [[Clinton Administration]] <ref>[http://www.bannerofliberty.com/OS8-98MQC/8-24-1998.1.html Did Bill Clinton Smooth the Way for Bin Laden to Become the World's Most Successful Terrorist?], Mary Mostert, Original Sources, August 24, 1998. </ref>, bin Laden issued two Declarations of War against the United States for the basing of troops in the Arabian Peninsula to defend against external aggression by [[Saddam Hussein]] and because of the suffering of the Iraqi people under UN economic sanctions.<ref>[http://www.kimsoft.com/2001/binladenwar.htm Bin Laden's Declaration of War], 1998.</ref>  However, Clinton did not take the threat seriously, and did not make an effort to capture or kill Bin Laden.  <ref> [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4540958/] Osama bin Laden: missed opportunities</ref>  Bin Laden has stated that the declaration of war on America was aimed at the American troops occupying the two Islamic holy places of Mecca and Medina.<ref>http://www.public-action.com/911/hvideo.html</ref>

During the [[Clinton Administration]] <ref>[http://www.bannerofliberty.com/OS8-98MQC/8-24-1998.1.html Did Bill Clinton Smooth the Way for Bin Laden to Become the World's Most Successful Terrorist?], Mary Mostert, Original Sources, August 24, 1998. </ref>, bin Laden issued two Declarations of War against the United States for the basing of troops in the Arabian Peninsula to defend against external aggression by [[Saddam Hussein]] and because of the suffering of the Iraqi people under UN economic sanctions.<ref>[http://www.kimsoft.com/2001/binladenwar.htm Bin Laden's Declaration of War], 1998.</ref>  However, Clinton did not take the threat seriously, and did not make an effort to capture or kill Bin Laden.  <ref> [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4540958/] Osama bin Laden: missed opportunities</ref>  Bin Laden has stated that the declaration of war on America was aimed at the American troops occupying the two Islamic holy places of Mecca and Medina.<ref>http://www.public-action.com/911/hvideo.html</ref>