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Bin Laden's Beginnings
From National Geographic (YouTube) --
What exactly is al Qaeda? First, you should know who is beind it. National Geographic explores the origins of al Qaeda and the mastermind behind it. Before 9/11, before the embassy bombings, before Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden was a friend to refugees and an American ally during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Explore the organization with this Q & A profile.
Navigate through a timeline of the organization, beginning with its creation in 1988 and including all of their attacks.
Perhaps contrary to Western belief, many Muslims do not endorse forms of Islamic extremism such as that adopted by al Qaeda.
In fact, a former al Qaeda member himself speaks out from jail on al Qaeda's tools of violence.
