Jane Felix-Browne
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| Extremely useful idiot marries bin LadenÂ’s son |
| 2007-07-11 |
| Apparently not Scrappleface, alas. A British woman has married a son of Osama bin Laden after a holiday romance and is to apply for a visa so that he can visit Britain, The Times has learnt. Jane Felix-Browne, a 51-year-old grandmother and parish councillor from Cheshire, has until now kept her marriage to Omar Ossama bin Laden, 27, secret from everyone apart from her immediate family and close friends. But she has now agreed to speak about her relationship with bin Laden’s fourth eldest son. “It would be nice if, like any other married woman, I could stand up and say this is my husband and this is his name, but I have to be realistic about things,” she told The Times. “I hope people don’t judge me too harshly. I married the son, not the father.” Mrs Felix-Browne says she is aware that some people will be hostile to her marriage. Among the numerous terrorist plots linked to her new father-in-law are the London suicide bombings on July 7, 2005, the July 21 plot, and the recent attempted attacks in London and Glasgow. “I just married the man I met and fell in love with – to me he is just Omar,” she said. “I hope that people will take a step back and think what it was like when they fell in love. He is the most beautiful person I have ever met. His heart is pure, he is pious, quiet, a true gentleman, and he is my best friend.” Mrs Felix-Browne, who has been married five times previously, met Mr bin Laden in Egypt in September while undergoing treatment for multiple sclerosis. She says that their fairytale romance began when her future husband saw her riding a horse near the Great Pyramid. They were married in Islamic ceremonies in Egypt and Saudi Arabia and are awaiting permission from the authorities in Riyadh to make their marriage official. Mrs Felix-Browne is still coming to terms with the practical difficulties of being the daughter-in-law of a man with a $25 million (£12.5 million) bounty on his head. “Omar is wary of everyone. He is constantly watching people who he feels might be following him. Not without reason he is fearful of cameras. He is the son of Osama,” she said. “But when we are together he forgets his life.” Mrs Felix-Browne already knew some members of the bin Laden family through her Islamic marriage to a Saudi man in London when she was 16. She believes that she actually met Osama bin Laden at a party in London in the 1970s. Omar bin Laden left Saudi Arabia as a child when his father was expelled for his extremist beliefs, his wife said. Living in exile in Sudan and then Afghanistan, he saw at first hand the creation of al-Qaeda and its techniques. Mrs Felix-Browne said: “I never had any problem with his past. Omar did not do anything wrong. He was a child when he was in Afghanistan.” She said that her husband left Afghanistan before the attacks on the US on September 11, 2001. However, some reports claim that he split from his father only after the attack on New York and an argument about tactics. Mrs Felix-Browne insisted: “He last saw his father in 2000 when they were both in Afghanistan. He left his father because he did not feel it was right to fight or to be in an army. Omar was training to be a soldier and he was only 19. “He told me he has had no contact with his father since the day he left him. He misses his father. Omar doesn’t know if it was his father who was responsible for the 9/11 attacks. I don’t think we will ever know.” Apart from their religion the couple appear to have little in common. She has three sons and five grandchildren and is a respected parish councillor in the village of Moulton. She has had various jobs, including restoring houses and aircraft, and is a keen rider and scuba diver. He works as a scrap metal dealer in Jedda and is one of at least 17 children fathered by bin Laden. His father’s reputation means that he has been ostracised by the wealthy and powerful bin Laden family and is under surveillance by the security services in Saudi Arabia. Mrs Felix-Browne, who now uses the Islamic name Zaina Mohamad, says that she speaks to her husband for several hours every day over the internet or by telephone. During their conversations she refers to him repeatedly as “Habibi”, the Arabic for “my love”. She said: “I find it very difficult to live without him and I know he does too. But really we have the most normal life possible.” She was aware before her marriage that her husband already had another wife and a two-year-old child. “I haven’t seen her but I have spoken to her for about an hour on the telephone,” she said. “She is fine about it.” Mrs Felix-Browne was initially reluctant to discuss her new husband but news of their relationship inevitably began to leak out in Britain and the Middle East. “I don’t want any of my family distressed or upset by my actions,” she said. “I know that for everybody who likes me there will probably be a million enemies.” Now she hopes that Mr bin Laden will come to Britain. “He would like to spend quite a bit of time here,” she said. “There is no reason why he should not come to live, but I don’t think he would like the weather.” Mrs Felix-Browne said that the couple hoped to use their position to help to heal the wounds caused by her father-in-law. “All we want is peace in this world and I will do all I can to promote it.” |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #17 You'd think he'd be on a no-fly list somewhere and would be arrested the instant he set foot in any civilized country no matter who he is married to. Wouldn't you? |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-07-11 22:27 |
| #16 Jane Felix-Browne |
| Posted by: BigEd 2007-07-11 17:57 |
| #15 What, Mother Sheehan has split with Lew Rockwell!? My heart bleeds, they were made for each others. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-07-11 13:32 |
| #14 Now if we could only get Mother Sheehan to marry Doc Zawahiri.... |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2007-07-11 11:48 |
| #13 For a 51 year old woman she isn't bad looking, but she does have that hippy-dippy no one's home look about her. Osama's son is sporting a mullet of all things. They deserve each other. |
| Posted by: Natural Law 2007-07-11 11:25 |
| #12 “He told me he has had no contact with his father since the day he left him. He misses his father. Omar doesn’t know if it was his father who was responsible for the 9/11 attacks. I don’t think we will ever know.” That is the money quote since OBL has admitted to 911 and was proud of it. I'm with BP, let them find the muzzie country of their choice in which to live. Moreover, hope she enjoys the burqa and all the other attendant bull$hit that women live with in these countries. No way should Britain allow this guy in the country. As is said with regards to family trees, the fruit doesn't fall too far from the tree. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-07-11 11:16 |
| #11 51 and 27? Yeah, it must be love. Right, Omar? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-07-11 10:36 |
| #10 Retarded Prince Charles will now see to it that Mrs Felix-Browne-bin-Laden takes the rightful Place of Princess Diana. |
| Posted by: RD 2007-07-11 09:53 |
| #9 I'm beginning to see the sense of "honour killings." I'm still not in favour of them. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-07-11 09:52 |
| #8 Osama bin Laden after a holiday romance and is to apply for a visa so that he can visit Britain England. Bet they will give it to him. Parting thought. Jane will be surprised at the family stoning? |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-07-11 08:21 |
| #7 A trip down memory lane for those who wonder what kind of personality a woman in her 50's needs to travel to islamistan to diddle 25 years younger males: Woman Who Caused Plane Diversion Urinated on Floor |
| Posted by: ed 2007-07-11 07:30 |
| #6 Complete f$#king idiot does not even begin to describe this dunce. Something is seriously wrong with this woman. Her first marraige was to a Saudi and took place in London when she was 16. That about sums it up. But wait, theres more... To me, this is the money quote, “He told me he has had no contact with his father since the day he left him. He misses his father. Omar doesn’t know if it was his father who was responsible for the 9/11 attacks. I don’t think we will ever know.” |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-07-11 07:21 |
| #5 If the UK govt let him in then that's IT. Somebody should hunt down the person who lets them in an harass them. Marry abroad, stay abroad. She is now the property of the BinLaden clan and not British. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2007-07-11 06:05 |
| #4 “I hope people don’t judge me too harshly. I married the son, not the father.” My eyebrows were raised more at the thought of a 51! year old woman marrying a 27 year old man - and she's not even a Celebrity. That's a 24 year difference. Pardon my ageism but .... YUK! What an absolute fool/tool. |
| Posted by: Gladys 2007-07-11 05:27 |
| #3 “It would be nice if, like any other married woman, I could stand up and say this is my husband and this is his name, but I have to be realistic about things,” she told The Times. “I hope people don’t judge me too harshly. I married the son, not the father.” Guess what, you idiot. Terrorism runs in the family. Bin Laden’s sons have already been implicated in the administration of global terrorism. Mrs Felix-Browne, who has been married five times previously Ah-ooooooh-gha! This stupid git can’t tell her arse from a hot rock. Omar is wary of everyone. Big surprise. He is constantly watching people who he feels might be following him. Now why would that be? Not without reason he is fearful of cameras. Lots of them ‘round London town. Best keep away. He is the son of Osama,” she said. “But when we are together he forgets his life.” But maybe not taking those of so many Infidels. However, some reports claim that he split from his father only after the attack on New York and an argument about tactics. Q’elle surprise! She has had various jobs, including restoring houses and aircraft, and is a keen rider and scuba diver. While they left out “bio-chemical equipment expert”, I’m still confident that the Iranians would welcome her expertise in getting their fleet of hangar queens back in the air. She was aware before her marriage that her husband already had another wife and a two-year-old child. “I haven’t seen her but I have spoken to her for about an hour on the telephone,” she said. “She is fine about it.” Acceptance of polygamy, the hallmark of only the finest dhimmis! “I know that for everybody who likes me there will probably be a million enemies.” Her powers of underestimation are almost entirely unique. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-07-11 03:27 |
| #2 Every serial killer on death row has four or five of these kooks wanting to marry him. Why does she feel the need to bring him to England. Its one thing to accidently take a dump in your pants, its another to fail to change your pants before entering a public eatery. As far as I'm concerned what happened in Jedah can stay in Jedah. Hopefully she will be the youngest wife that any of OBL's scions marry. Let's skip the Boys of Brazil Part II. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2007-07-11 02:17 |
| #1 Osama should not be viewed as dead until his body is absolutely recovered, identified, and verified. Until then, as far as I am concerned, Osama's alive and training his sonny boy(s). |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-07-11 00:33 |