Middle East Focus-Arabia Deserta: A Bin Laden Family Feud, Family Values…………….

Arabia Deserta

A Bin Laden Family Feud, Family Values…………….

“Omar bin Laden criticised charges by both his half-brother Khalid and from the North African branch of Al-Qaeda that Iran had mistreated Bin Laden family members living in Tehran under house arrest since fleeing Afghanistan in 2001. "From Omar bin Laden to the leader of the Al-Qaeda team in Morocco: violence only breeds more violence," he said. "I, as the son of your leader, I am telling you that this case is mine alone. I am in charge of it, I have full responsibility over all my brothers and sisters, wherever they may be. "I don't accept or agree with this kind of threat." On Friday, the SITE Intelligence Group monitoring service reported that Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb had warned the Iranian government to free bin Laden's family members. "They should know we are people of dignity, glory and honour, and we are ready to sacrifice ourselves and all that we own for Sheikh Osama and his family and for every Muslim man and woman." That followed the release of a letter from Khalid bin Laden to Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei which accused the Islamic republic of harming family members. "They requested a number of times to leave Iran, only to be beaten and silenced," Khalid wrote. Omar, 29, who has condemned his father's jihadist ideology, denied those charges. "I know 100 percent that my brothers and sisters have been well treated. They have told me from their own mouths," he said…...….”

You’d think one or two, or maybe most, of them will show up on Dr, Phil, or Oprah, or Springfield, or The View, or The Daily Show to poor-mouth the others. Maybe soon. In the United States they’d be giving press conferences and counter press conferences all day, spreading it all out in the open to dry, or not.
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