The resistance fighters received some equipment and training from US forces. It's here that Bin Laden earned his battlefield experience which later gave him a lot of street cred.
After Afghanistan he became increasingly incensed about how the US and other Western powers had been messing with Islamic culture. This is also when he started believing in more and more radical forms of Islam and was even kicked out of his home country of Saudi Arabia for his views.
It was soon after he formed Al Qaeda with the goal of getting rid of Western influences...by eliminating Western civilization.
Bin Laden and his other officers planned dozens of small terrorist attacks throughout the 90s, including a successful attack on a US naval ship, the USS Cole.
Al Qaeda and Bin Laden had been a concern of the US intelligence agency as well. In fact former president Clinton used cruise missiles to destroy several Al Qaeda camps in Afghanistan, which had been taken over by an equally radical group, The Taliban.
He was chosen and financed by the us army in 80's of the 20 century to fight against Russians in Afghanistan.When the war with Russians ended up, Osama arose as an anti US force.
No but his family are great buddies with the Bush family, two sets of twats togethor!
not true
Is it true that he used to train US army and his ancestors too. Then why did leave? What was the reason? Why did he form al qaida and how it all started? I seriously don't understand.
