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| Inside the House of Bin Laden | |
| 2004-07-29 | |
| Hat tip: Jihad Watch Osama's former sister-in-law has a chilling message: Most Saudis back his extremist world-view
When your name is bin Ladin, life becomes more difficult. People you meet wonder whose side you're on. Your children will have trouble finding jobs. "There is no escape from that name," says Carmen bin Ladin over a cup of tea in Toronto. "It is too notorious." Ms. bin Ladin (she spells it with an "i"), tall, slender, chic and jittery, did manage to escape from the bin Laden family, along with her three daughters. Now she has written Inside the Kingdom, a book about life with the in-laws as seen from the women's quarters. When it was published in February in France, it became a bestseller. The book depicts the stifling, rigid Saudi culture as few Westerners have seen it. The author also has a chilling message for the rest of us. Despite official protestations, she says, the vast majority of Saudis support Osama's extremist world-view. "Osama bin Laden is considered a true Muslim. They don't have any doubt about that," she says in a husky, French-accented voice. The Saudis, she maintains, are essentially Taliban with money. | |
| Posted by:ed |
| #1 A handful of nukes can change a lot of people's minds, if they survive... Target list: Riyadh, Jedda, Mecca, Medina, Dhahran, wherever else we might decide one is needed. We will NOT be intimidated by a bunch of camel jockies screaming nasty words and waving swords. IF I have to, I'll start teaching soccer moms how to construct cannons out of tin cans and coathangers... One-time use, but you can kill about 40 people with one. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2004-07-29 4:01:23 PM |