Bin Laden Quotes

• Al Jazeera aired a new tape of Osama bin Laden. It was the usual stuff, he called Bush evil, the Great Satan, called him a war monger. Basically, the same thing you heard at last night's Democratic debate.

  Jay Leno

  War, Night, Evil

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• Getting rid of Bin Laden is good for the cause of peace worldwide but what counts is to overcome the discourse and the methods - the violent methods - that were created and encouraged by Bin Laden and others in the world.

  Ismail Haniyeh

  Overcoming, World, Causes

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• Osama bin Laden, the person, more likely serves the function of a stand-in. Compare the new terrorists with partisans or conventional terrorists in Israel. These people often fight in a decentralized manner in small, autonomous units, too.

  Jurgen Habermas

  Fighting, Israel, People

  "Philosophy in a Time of Terror: Dialogues with Jurgen Habermas and Jacques Derrida". Book by Giovanna Borradori, 2003.

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• Saddam Hussein didn't kill 3,100 people on Sept. 11. Osama bin Laden did, and as far as we know he's still alive.

  William J. Clinton

  People, Alive, Hussein

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• Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children.

  Barack Obama

  Children, Patriotic, Men

  Announces the Death of Osama Bin Laden, delivered 1 May 2011

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• Four years ago, I promised to end the war in Iraq. We did. I promised to refocus on the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11. We have. We've blunted the Taliban's momentum in Afghanistan, and in 2014, our longest war will be over. A new tower rises above the New York skyline, al Qaeda is on the path to defeat, and Osama bin Laden is dead.

  Barack Obama

  Inspirational, New York, War

  Second Democratic Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech, delivered 6 September 2012, Charlotte, North Carolina

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• In 1995, sanctions led Sudan to cut its ties with terrorists and expel Osama bin Laden.

  Tom Allen

  Cutting, Ties, Osama Bin Laden

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• This Osama bin Laden guy, spoiled rich kid worth $300M. I have three words for this guy: Anna Nicole Smith. We send her over there, she'll get his money, he'll be dead in a week.

  Jay Leno

  Kids, Guy, Three

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• To rid the world of Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki and Moammar Qaddafi within six months: if Obama were a Republican, he'd be on Mount Rushmore by now.

  Andrew Sullivan

  Usa, Political, President

  "Does Obama Deserve Credit for Killing Qaddafi?" by Adam Clark Estes, www.theatlantic.com. October 20, 2011.

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• Osama bin Laden is going after us to get us out of the region, so he can deal with the regimes that he sees in the region, or replace them with purists.

  Brent Scowcroft

  Osama Bin Laden, Regimes, Deals

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• I will now make a scorpion appear in Osama bin Laden's pants

  David Copperfield

  Magic, Scorpions, Pants

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• The Democrats should have an empty chair on stage for the entire DNC, and when anyone asks who it belongs to, they can say Osama bin Laden.

  Chris Rock

  Should Have, Osama Bin Laden, Empty

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• Saddam Hussein is dead, and Osama bin Laden is dead. If you’re Moammar Gadhafi, living in exile is starting to sound really good.

  Jay Leno

  Sound, Hussein, Osama Bin Laden

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• Marijuana plants were found near bin Laden's compound, which explains why bin Laden's last words were, 'Dude... '

  Conan O'Brien

  Marijuana, Lasts, Plant

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• Fom the out set, the War on Terror was sharply different from other U.S. military actions in the strong support it received from American women. Normally, men back military action by 10 to 20 points more than women do. But, after 9/11, women felt more endangered by terror and backed action against the Taliban and Osama bin Laden as strongly as men did.

  Dick Morris

  Strong, Military, War

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• The 'Phoenix Sun' did a list of the unsexiest men in the world, and I made it to number one. I beat out Bin Laden. He's a terrorist, hasn't bathed in months. I beat him out. To me it was a great honor.

  Gilbert Gottfried

  Men, Phoenix, Numbers

  Interview with John DeBellis, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 28, 2009.

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• [S]ince their candidate lost, many [Democrats] have allowed their hatred of George W. Bush to put them in the tragic position to be cheering for the same result in Iraq as Osama Bin Laden and al Zarqawi.

  Joe Scarborough

  Cheer, Iraq, Hatred

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• The CIA special unit that was searching for Osama bin Laden has been disbanded. So I guess, mission accomplished.

  David Letterman

  Special, Osama Bin Laden, Disbanded

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• Our leaders and Osama Bin Laden all claim to do the right thing in the name of God. I question that. I wonder if that God is worth the life of another human-being.

  Meshell Ndegeocello

  Names, Leader, Wonder

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• Individuals in various countries like Egypt and Saudi Arabia listen to the tapes of bin Laden. They gather in groups of four or five. They feel they want to do something to express their support for what they've heard. The idea that they were taking orders is a particularly Western idea.

  Robert Fisk

  Country, Egypt, Order

  Interview with Matthew Rothschild, progressive.org. December 1, 2001.

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• Even my landlord, who is a moderate Lebanese guy, says, "But bin Laden says what we think." These people believe that bin Laden is being targeted not because of the World Trade Center and Washington; they are not convinced by the evidence that has been produced. They believe he's being targeted because he tells the truth.

  Robert Fisk

  Believe, Thinking, People

  Interview with Matthew Rothschild, progressive.org. November 30, 2001.

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• Saudi Arabia is the most fragile of all Arab states, though we're not saying so. And, unfortunately, bin Laden puts his finger on the other longstanding injustices in the Arab world: the continued occupation of Palestinian land by the Israelis; the enormous, constant Arab anger with the tens of thousands of Iraqi children who are dying under sanctions; the feelings of humiliation of millions of Arabs living under petty dictators, almost all of whom are propped up by the West.

  Robert Fisk

  Children, Land, Feelings

  Interview with Matthew Rothschild, progressive.org. December 1, 2001.

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• At the end of the day, bin Laden's interest is not Washington and New York, it's the Middle East. He wants Saudi Arabia. He wants to get rid of the House of Saud.

  Robert Fisk

  New York, House, The End Of The Day

  Interview with Matthew Rothschild, progressive.org. November 30, 2001.

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• I am convinced that international terrorism gave itself the goal of not allowing the re-election of Bush. The statement by bin Laden in the final stages of the pre-election campaign is the best confirmation of this.

  Vladimir Putin

  Goal, Finals, Campaigns

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• The PDB (Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.) does not say the United States is going to be attacked. It says Bin Laden would like to attack the United States. I don't think you, frankly, had to have that report to know that Bin Laden would like to attack the United States.

  Condoleezza Rice

  Thinking, United States, Doe

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