Bin Laden Son Wants To Be Peace Activist..

[Virginia Dare]

Omar Osama bin Laden bears a striking resemblance to his notorious father - except for the dreadlocks that dangle halfway down his back. Then there's the black leather biker jacket. The 26-year-old does not renounce his father, al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, but in an interview with The Associated Press, he said there is better way to defend Islam than militancy: Omar wants to be an "ambassador for peace" between Muslims and the West

Omar - one of bin Laden's 19 children - raised a tabloid storm last year when he married a 52-year-old British woman, Jane Felix-Browne, who took the name Zaina Alsabah. Now the couple say they want to be advocates, planning a 3,000-mile horse race across North Africa to draw attention to the cause of peace.

"It's about changing the ideas of the Western mind. A lot of people think Arabs - especially the bin Ladens, especially the sons of Osama - are all terrorists. This is not the truth," Omar told the AP last week at a cafe in a Cairo shopping mall.

http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0108/488828.html

[johnnie]

1. I hope he becomes the "Paris Hilton" of the Middle East

That would be funny.

[Virginia Dare]

5. His lady love enjoys attention..

I gathered as much from watching the video.

[donheld]

8. I hope he becomes the "Father Daniel Berrigan" of the Middle East

Wouldn't that be better?

[Kolesar]

2. Organizers Fear Terrorist Attacks On Upcoming Al-Qaeda Convention

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/30716">Organizers Fear Terrorist Attacks On Upcoming Al-Qaeda Convention

ASADABAD, AFGHANISTAN—Fears of possible terrorist attacks have led organizers of the Sept. 27-30 al-Qaeda International Convention to take unprecedented security measures, sources reported Monday.


Guards secure what will be the main entrance to the al-Qaeda International Convention.

"There are concerns about a possible attack, and we are responding by heightening security," al-Qaeda chairman and convention organizer Khalil al-Hamada said. "This year's convention will see longer lines and more comprehensive searches, and prospective martyrs will have difficulty gaining a private audience with Ayman al-Zawahiri. But, as freedom-haters who have always stood for the disruption and overthrow of the West, we will not allow terror to blunt our resolve or dictate our message."
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[Virginia Dare]

3. The bunting around the cave gave it away..

:rofl:

[AtomicKitten]

4. I applaud ANYONE that comes down on the side of peace.

[Squatch]

6. Fatwah declared in 4...3...2...

[DianaForRussFeingold]

7. K&R--

Peace activist? very strange indeed!

CNN Interview with Osama Bin Laden's son Omar Bin Laden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7OKepO_QBU&feature=related

They should have asked him about Benazir Bhutto and her comment that his father is dead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4RuqKW8dTQ&feature=related

[otherlander]

9. Wow.

Good for him, I guess. I hope he doesn't get shot.