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bin Laden

American  
[bin lahd-n] / bɪn ˈlɑd n /
Or Bin Laden

noun

  1. Osama, 1957–2011, Arab militant leader: founder of al-Qaeda.


bin Laden British  
/ ˌbɪnˈlɑːdən /

noun

  1. Osama (əʊˈsɑːmə). 1957–2011, Saudi-born leader of the al-Qaida terrorist network: presumed architect of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington of September 11 2001. Killed by US Special Forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan

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To be sure, one counterargument to the “good enough” narrative is that bin Laden envisioned al-Qaida as “the base” on which other groups could then build their Islamist groups and overthrow secular states.

From Slate Apr. 21, 2026

Muhammad Rahim arrived at Guantanamo in March 2008 and was accused by the CIA of being a close associate of the al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.

From Barron's Mar. 24, 2026

Serving life in prison, Ramírez in 2003 wrote a book titled “Revolutionary Islam” and declared his admiration for bin Laden.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 20, 2026

He not only reported on the front-line fighting but also won exclusive, and controversial, interviews with then-President Saddam Hussein and future 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 21, 2025

Both bin Laden and Ronald Reagan saw the Soviet Union as the “evil empire,” but bin Laden came to see the United States as evil too.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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