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I noticed a definite swing to "Hard A-Port" by NG in the last few years... my Mother-in-Law's a lifetime subscriber, and I was appalled how far left they went since the mid-1990's.

Transcript of Osama Bin Ladin interview by Peter Arnett

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REPORTER: Let's go to the bombings of United States troops in Riyadh and Dhahran. Why did they happen and were you and your supporters involved in these attacks?

BIN LADIN: We ask about the main reason that called for this explosion. This explosion was a reaction to a US provocation of the Muslim peoples, in which the US transgressed in its aggression until it reached the qibla of the Muslims in the whole world. So, the purpose of of the two explosions is to get the American occupation out (of Arabia). So if the U.S. does not want to kill its sons who are in the army, then it has to get out.

Q: On the same issue of the American troops in Saudi Arabia, do you think will be more bombing attacks on them? or attacks on U.S. civilians in Arabia? or assassination attempts for example, on the Saudi royal families?

BIN LADIN: As for the previous question, the explosion of Riyadh and the one in Al-Khobar (Dhahran). It is no secret that during the two explosions, I was not in Saudi Arabia, but I have great respect for the people who did this action. I say, as I said before, they are heroes. We look upon them as men who wanted to raise the flag of "There is no God but Allah", and to put an end the non believers and the state of injustice that the U.S. brought. I also say that what they did is a great job and a big honor that I missed participating in.

Q) Do you think there will be more bombing attacks on American troops in Saudi Arabia? or attacks on American civilians in Saudi Arabia? or will there be assassination attempts on the Saudi Arabian ruling family?

BIN LADIN: It is known that every action has its reaction. If the American presence continues, and that is an action, then it is natural for reactions to continue against this presence. In other words, explosions and killings of the American soldiers would continue. These are the troops who left their country and their families and came here with all arrogance to steal our oil and disgrace us, and attack our religion. As for what was mentioned about the ruling (Saudi) family those in charge, do bear the full responsibility of everything that may happen. They are the shadow of the American presence. The people and the young men are concentrating their efforts on the sponsor and not on the sponsored. The concentration at this point of Jihad is against the American occupiers.

I noticed a definite swing to "Hard A-Port" by NG in the last few years... my Mother-in-Law's a lifetime subscriber, and I was appalled how far left they went since the mid-1990's.

We've had a subscription since 1969 - yearly jackets and all. Because of their obvious slide and LIBERAL bent, we've discussed not renewing. This has convince us.

Naw I think NG has had a leftist streak since at least the sixties. My parents had hundred of issues of old NGs in the basement that I always enjoyed reading. There was a cover article from the late 60s. It was about the "Cultural Revolution" and "Great Leap Forward" in Communist China. Whoever wrote that article swallowed all the garbage the ChiComs fed him w/out ever questioning it.

However, I do not think they were nearly as leftist as they are today. My favorite ad from the sixties was a Delta Airlines ad with the caption,"We have the prettiest stewardesses." You'd never see that today.