OSAMA BIN LADEN: THE PALADIN OF JIHAD

FEARLESS AND SUPER-RICH, OSAMA BIN LADEN FINANCES ISLAMIC EXTREMISM. A TIME EXCLUSIVE

Osama bin Laden is a hard man to find. An exile from Saudi Arabia, he has lived in Sudan for five years, but he is a recluse, and his whereabouts are known only to his aides and a handful of Sudanese officials. To arrange to see him, I first had to track down one of bin Laden's associates in London. Then, at a tearoom near Charing Cross Station, I made a request for a meeting. Several weeks later, bin Laden sent encouragement. I traveled to Khartoum, and waited for a few days at a hotel when a message came through the...

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