A SYMBOL OF A NATION –
OSAMA BIN LADEN

…What do we really know about this person, about his thoughts, his behaviour…very little. This man became a symbol, a point of reference for the Islamic world, not only for the extremists one… For the Hamas Palestinian group or Pakistan Harakat Unsar or many others, he is the right person to unify the Islamic world in a holy war against the USA and the whole Occident, the man that can lead a revolution capable to change the things radically on our planet. The name of the terrorist sheikh is on children’s lips from Jericho to Kabul and posters with his face are placed in Iraqian houses…
The father of Osama bin Laden was Mohammed Awad and he came in Saudi Arabia in 1930,leaving the city Hadramaut from South Yemen. A self-made man, who was at first stevedore and later, became the owner of the most important building company in the country. Soon, Mohammed Awad becomes the Minister. The number of his wives is unknown. He is said to have 57 children. Osama is the 17th child of Mohammed with his 10th wife, an Arabian woman. Mohammed had a great influence over his son Osama, in spite of the short period spent together. Mohammed dies when Osama is almost 13 years old…
At 16,Osama is getting married for the first time, with a Syrian girl who was a relative of his. He studied at Jeddah. At 22 years old he has a degree in Law.
In 1979,the Soviet troops invade Afghanistan. Osama is at that time in Karachi, Pakistan. His host, Jammat Islami takes him, to the refugee camps. Here, he realizes the purpose of his life: defeat the enemy…Osama can count on 300 million $ from his father and he is trying to get his brothers on his side too.
But the capital is increasing suddenly due to the donations from the Muslims who were on his side and wanted to support the holy war in a way or another. So, Bin Laden has prepared in a couple of years an army capable to carry a national war and not only.
At first, Osama