What did we do to him?
The more I look at it, the more I think he's been a secret Iraqi agent all this time. Why? Because everything he's done has been in support of Iraq's interests.
He was originally angry at the Saudis for inviting Americans into his country to defend against Iraq, instead of letting him do the defending. He had an elaborate and implausible plan to use earthmoving equipment and the mujheeden to create a defense against Iraq. I would have been very surprised if it would have worked against the Iraqis, which is why the Saudis chose us to defend their land. This setback appears to have really, really pissed him off.
That's the original sin. Everything else, including sympathy for the Palastinians, is window dressing.
Now he talks about the Iraqi sanctions. How convenient for Saddam.
So, to summarize, he advocated a defence plan that probably would not have worked against Iraq, and his big causes are Palastinians and the Iraqi sanctions. Everything he's done has supported Iraq in some way or another.
Incidentally, the Saudis know that low oil prices are in their best interests. If oil prices are high, we simply reduce our use of oil. So if bin Laden should be mad at one entity for low oil prices, it's the Saudis.
I am frankly puzzled by his actions, since I don't think he would have had that much trouble taking over the Saudi government and re-making it in his own image (which isn't that different from where it is now, except he would be in power instead of them).
But he chose to attack the US instead, and that's not going to fly. By now, I would have thought he'd know this.
D
Apparently, we
a)failed to accept Islam and Sharia law,
b)refused to allow Arabs to commit genocide against the Jews.
c)Bought oil from Arab countries at market prices
d) Charge interest on loans.