A colleague who was in Saudi Arabia during the first Gulf war told me that when the war started, people in Riyadh and Jeddah had no idea the war had begun until three days after it started. ...more

March 15, 2009

Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden called on Europeans to stop helping the United States in the war in Afghanistan, according to excerpts of a new audiotape broadcast Thursday on Al-Jazeera television. ...more

November 30, 2007

Osama bin Laden scolded his al-Qaida followers in Iraq and other insurgents Monday, saying they have 'been lax' for failing to overcome fanatical tribal loyalties and unite in the fight against U.S. troops. ...more

October 23, 2007

Osama bin Laden appeared for the first time in three years in a video Friday released ahead of the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, telling Americans they should convert to Islam if they want the war in Iraq to end. ...more

September 8, 2007