Osama Bin Laden, the 17th son out of 50 children was born out of a wealthy family whom had close ties to the Saudi Royal Family. When he was a teenager his father was killed in an airplane accident when his American pilot misjudged the landing. Ironically in 1988, Osama's eldest half-brother was also killed near Texas when he accidentally flew plane into power lines. In May 1, 2011 Osama Bin Laden after 10 years of hideout is finally killed by the Navy seal military Unit in Pakistan.
So now that Osama is dead, we ask ourselves, who is this evil man who had a $25 million dollar bounty on his head? Well it's a man that in his dark spirits believed the only way to preserve the Sharia law: the code of conduct and law for the Muslim world is to go against the contrary belief/alternative which were democracy, communism, pan-arabism,socialism or any other idealogy beside what the Quran states..
He believed that the U.S. or the West were responsible for fornication, homosexuality,gambling, globalization, excessive rate of interest. He hated the 1917 Balfour Declaration and the UN Partition Plan of Palestine of 1947 which gave the Palestine state and Israel State That made him despise the Jews even more among many other policies of the non Muslim states. He felt that there were injustice to Muslims. In retaliation, he believed the only way that justice would be served is through a jihad movement which is to kill by any means necessary. He believed the idea of civilians including women and children was a fair game.. His 4 biggest enemies highlighted in ideology classes of Al Quaeda were Shai along with heretics coupled with Jews and "America" the biggest Superpower.
His first break in the international scene came about in 1978 when Soviets invaded Afghanistan. As we all know, simultaneously in this era, what was also at stake was Communism vs Democracy, USA vs USSR. So the US moved in to help Afghanistan, that’s where the US provided overt, covert, , financial aid, arms and training. Osama did not have too many dogs in this race. His rationale was if you had 2 superpowers slug it out in long full fledged war that automatically would strain both their economies and he figured the only way he could hurt them was in the pocketbooks. How was he able to do that. well he had the capability to recruit many jihadist that can fight without surrendering, guerrilla warfare style. Later Soviets who were defeated, they eventually left Afghanistan.
In the 80's Ben Laddin from the sideline watches the Iran and Iraq war .US backs and supports Iraq and fund Saddam Hussein..In late 1980's, the Cold War finally ended. In 1988 Osama went back to Saudi Arabia and was honored as a hero. Even President Ronald Reagan called his military Islam faction Mujaheddin as freedom fighters.
In 1990 Iraq whom believed Kuwait was stealing oil underground invaded Kuwait. Iraqi troops set up shop near Saudi's border. That put Saudi Arabia at risk. Osama wanted to help the Saudi's but rebuked Saudi Arabia from recieving any assistance from the US. The Saudi's rebuffed his plea. Osama is vexed. He is no longer wanted in Saudi Arabia. Osama takes safe haven in Sudan. Iraq later get their ass kicked during Gulf War. Iraq retreats and withdraws troops back. US allies stayed just as they did in Japan, Korea, and in Osama;s eyes, US setting shop in the Muslim world invoked more of Osama's anger towards the US.
So Osama set out revenge. Osama believed foreign occupancy in the the two Holy lands Mecca and Medine profaned sacred soil so he was out to get major revenge.
Consequently, a serious of bloodshed was inflicted by Al queda, 1993 World trade Center bombings, 1998 US Embassy bombings in East Africa, triple attack in 2000 in various other countries where hundreds died coupled with the horrific Sept 11th involving the Hijack of 4 commercial aircraft which led to the subsequent destruction of Twin Towers, Pentagon and Pennsylvania which took close to 3000 lives on US soil. Shortly after that, the United States launched War on Terror. between 2001-2007, Iraq as well as Saudi Arabia was invaded, Saddam Hussein was captured to his death, $trillions of dollars spent, more than 250,000 civilians are killed.
Clinton did not take his target when they zeroed in on Osama in 1996, Bush also had his chance but it did not translate into military action. Info was also sketchy.
Guantonomo Bay was never closed down once Obama took office. In the mean time Osama took safe haven in Pakistan at the infamous compound which is now known the place where Bin Laden was killed. With the analysis of assessment of detainees held at the US Navy Detention Center in Guantanamo Bay, Information took years to develop. it fianlly established suspect which all pointed to a courier who come to find out was the man that led to a nightmare for Osama. Months ago,this man made several calls in the vicinity,but everytime he would get close to the compund he would turn off his cell phone which made it difficult for US to zero in on the compound for a while.
US surveillance finally found the $1million dollar compound.The facility was 3 stories high. It had 2 security gates. walls spanning 18 feet high in the air. It had no internet, communications, satellite nor television. The Navy seals, an elite military unit practiced dry runs, they used a full size replica to practice their runs. Days before the raid, Obama insisted that instead of using airstrike or drop bombs he insisted that Navy seals be used to methodically, strategically go in there and raid the place.
President obama with his top officials in the west wing of the White House (situation room) got play by play on real time info. Two dozens of Navy seals along delta force coupled with several choppers moved in not knowing who their target was. Raid lasted 38 minutes, For a second one of the choppers went down because of mechanical failures, obama and top officials taught it was another Black Hawk Down but in all actuality it was a well job done. Bin Laden was shot twice first one in the chest, 2nd in the head. A quick DNA match confirmed Osama, pictures were taken, US military were out there in no time. Osama's body was later dumped into the Arabian Sea.
Well job done by the US military. The War on Terror is not over. I believe now that Al Queda would be just an ideology because we took out the head.It will take years before his shoes will be filled. What was recovered in the Compound were videos, documents and etc which could be used to zero in on more terrorists. I am sure US will continue to freeze all assets, tools and resources. I am sure Obama's approval rating will significantly rise hence another reelection in 2012 despite the ailing economy. No republican will be dumb enough to put up that type of money to battle King Kong. President Obama to Donald trump,
"bring it on".
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