Bin Laden from “hero” to terrorist!
What happen to Osama Bin Laden after the SovietAfghanistan War in 1989?
Bin Laden Group
Construction Company
The Bin Laden
Family
 Osama Bin Laden on
far right.
 Muhammad Bin Laden
was his father.
 Construction business
in Saudi Arabia
 Vast fortune, Osama
share was estimated at
¼ billion dollars!
Hero to
Extremist!
 Osama starts to turn against
his own government in
Saudi Arabia
 He wants the Saudi King to
use “his army- the
mujahideen” as a
government militia.
 Osama see’s himself as
important man and wants a
“role” in government affairs.
 The Saudi King worries
Osama will take action on
his own & they withdrew
Osama’s passport.
 Huge Insult to Osama Bin
Laden and he starts to work
against his own government
in Saudi Arabia.
Iraq invaded
Kuwait…
 When Saddam Hussein
invaded Kuwait, the
Saudi King was worried
his country may be
invaded next….
 Osama bin Laden offered
his “mujahideen” fighters
to protect Saudi Arabia.
 The Saudi government
rejected his offer and
turned to the U.S. military
for protection.
 U.S. troops arrive in Saudi
Arabia and Kuwait!
US Troops in
Saudi Arabia,
1991
 Osama is insulted that the
Saudi King called on the
U.S. instead of his troops..
 Osama declares Saudi
government should be
destroyed!
 Osama believes it
“sacrilege” of U.S. troops
in Saudi Arabia.
 Saudi government expels
Bin Laden from the his
own country for treason!
Allies of the U.S.
are see as…
 Osama Bin Laden
begins to criticize many
leaders in the Middle
East for being an “ally”
to the U.S.
 Saudi Arabia
 Egypt
 UAE
 Most Middle Eastern
countries were just as
worried about Osama
Bin Laden as the U.S.
1993 World Trade Center
7 Deaths, over 1000 injured
Ramzi Yousef
Motive for Attack

Mailed letters to NY press,
made three demands:

An end to all US aid to Israel,

An end to US diplomatic
relations with Israel,

A pledge by the United States
to end interference "with any of
the Middle East countries'
interior affairs."
Osama attacks Saudi
Arabia…
 1995, Riyadh Saudi Arabia
 Bin Laden is behind the U.S.
embassy bombing in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
 Seven Americans were killed
 Second attack on Saudi
Arabia.
US. Embassy in Saudi Arabia
Bin Laden flees to Sudan.
 Sudan for several years..
 From the Sudan, Bin Laden
trains terrorist groups (Al
Qaeda) and continues to
attack the U.S……
Attacks against the U.S. begin..
 U.S. Embassies in Africa
 USS Cole attack
 Attacks on Saudi Arabia
Bombing of
American
Embassies in
Africa
Embassy in Tanzania
 Killed 231 civilians, 12
Americans
 Nairobi, Kenya
Bombing of the USS Cole
USS Cole
17 People Killed
Sudanese government
forces Bin Laden out!
Returns to Afghanistan
1996
Declares “Open War on
the U.S.”

America pressures the Sudanese
leaders to force Osama Bin
Laden to leave the country….

Egyptian & Saudi leaders also
put pressure on Sudan.

Osama Bin Laden returns to
Afghanistan… now the Taliban
in in power…and will protect
Osama Bin Laden.
September 11,
2001 bombing..
 The U.S. had proof that
Osama Bin Laden was
behind the 9/11
attacks.
 The world and most of
the Middle Eastern
countries supported the
U.S. in are 2001
invasion of
Afghanistan.
 The Taliban in
Afghanistan was
protecting Osama Bin
Laden.
Bin Laden hiding in
Afghanistan
 2001 U.S. Bombs
Afghanistan
 The Taliban in Afghanistan
is protecting Osama Bin
Laden.
 The U.S. has proof Bin
Laden was behind 9/11!
 U.S. overthrows the Taliban
and inherits a destroyed
country to rebuild….
Osama Bin Laden’s Goals!
Rage and Anger against the U.S. and our power in the Middle East!
1.
He wants all “Western influence” out of the Middle East. All U.S.
troops and influence out of the Middle East.
2.
Bin Laden wanted to overthrow all governments that are allies to the
U.S. and establish an extremist Islamic government!

End U.S. support of the monarchies and authoritarian leaders in
the Middle East!
 The Saudi government and many governments see Bin Laden as a
threat and are fighting against Bin Laden & Al Qaeda as well!
Western Influence in
Middle East?
 U.S Troops/ influence in the Middle East?
 Troops in Saudi Arabia until 2003 (since 1991)
 U.S support of Israel against Palestinian Muslims!
 U.S. support of Monarchies and other U.S. allies in
Middle East.
 Since 9/11, U.S. has invaded two Muslim countries, Iraq &
Afghanistan…
 Osama Bin Laden sites this as sacrilege, West is killing
Muslims etc.
 May 2, 2011- killed
Death of Bin
Laden
 Almost 10 years after
the 9/11 attacks
 U.S. Naval Seals & CIA
operatives
 American troops are
still in Afghanistan
today!
 Most of the country is
improving…. But the
Taliban still controls
part of Afghanistan.