The bin Ladens in the Brady Bunch era. The pix was taken in Sweden in 1971.
Posted on 12/04/2005 6:07:26 PM PST by nickcarraway
Terror mastermind Osama bin Laden may have visited the United States as a young man, long before declaring jihad against America and its allies, the New Yorker magazine reported on Sunday.
The weekly, in its December 13 edition set to hit US newsstands on Monday, reported that according a longtime acquaintance from his native Saudi Arabia, bin Laden made at least one trip to the United States, in about 1978, with his wife and oldest son, who needed medical treatment.
The friend Khaled Batarfi, a Saudi journalist who lived down the street from bin Laden in the 1970's, told the magazine that one aspect of his trip that made a strong impression on bin Laden was the curious stares by airline passengers at his wife, an observant Muslim who was dressed in a draping gown and full head covering -- attire unfamiliar to many Americans at the time.
Some passengers even went so far as to snap pictures Batarfi told the New Yorker, adding that when bin Laden returned to Jedda, Saudi Arabia, he told people that the experience was like "being in a show".
The visit took place before he traveled to Afghanistan to participate in violent jihad, and about ten years before he founded Al-Qaeda.
Spokesmen at several government agencies, including the CIA and the FBI, told the New Yorker they had no knowledge of a visit by bin Laden to the United States, while a State Department official said its consular section had no record of having issued a visa to bin Laden, although it no longer keeps complete data from that time.
The bin Ladens in the Brady Bunch era. The pix was taken in Sweden in 1971.
bin Laden probably attended classes at Berkeley, or received training from the DNC after vacationing at Hyannisport.
Hip huggers, bell bottoms, big fat ties, psychedelic prints.
Given his wealth, he's probably been all over the US and Europe at some point in his life.
I say that after we capture Osama, and before we send him to whatever death awaits him, we give him a Queer Eye makeover.
OMG LOLOL
Arabic Brady Bunch LOL!!
I bet Bin Laden was jealous of his Older brother LOL!
Mummand Mummand Mummand LOL!
This is new? I thought it was well known that he was in california. Am I wrong on this?
One of Bin Laden's brothers was killed in an ultralight crash just north of San Antonio. If I'm not mistken, I thought Osama was there when it happened, or somewhere close by. OBL was in and out of the US a lot when he was much younger due to work with the family business.
I say that after we capture Osama, and before we send him to whatever death awaits him, we give him a Queer Eye makeover.
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I say we mock him by giving him one chance to live.
"Eat an entire fruit cake, all by yourself, in one sitting and we'll let you go." - cue evil laugh
LOL. I just thought of something: Osama, the ultimate example of middle-child syndrome!
Here's the story / of a guy named Laden / who was bringing up one very crazy boy...
I was wondering if we do capture Bin Laden or Zarqawi do we bring them to the US for trial?
I could've sworn I met him once at the Mitchell Brothers Cinema in San Francisco (Not that I would ever patronize such an establishment.)
That too funny
Don't forget who marry Bin Laden father LOL! one of 72 virgins or 72 cousins
I think of Partridge family having Bin Laden sing like Danny Patridge LOL! them years later go on that VH-1 show breaking down Bonaduce we call it Breaking down Bin Laden hey they could get Dr Phil psychoanalyze Bin Laden LOL!
That would take entirely too long. The Brady Bunch song can only accomodate two parents and six kids. And Alice.
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