Play well and love watching westerns. "He is a quiet and even shy person. He is thin, with a height of 193 cm-198 cm. He has a thick beard and looks like a weak scholar. He usually wears a white Arabic robe and speaks softly. " This is an Arab old man written by Johnny Miller, a famous American journalist. However, don't think he is a kind uncle next door. Miller tells you that this man is actually the "king of terror" bin Laden. Anyone who has met bin Laden will be deeply impressed by the sharp contrast between his appearance and his actions, and will be curious about how he embarked on the road of terrorism. Miller is no exception. When talking about the scene of interviewing bin Laden in the mountains of Afghanistan during 1998, Miller said that bin Laden talked endlessly with him about the disadvantages of Americans and vowed to fight until the last moment. "Speaking of this, bin Laden's thin body seems to be full of strength at once, as if he had returned to his bloody youth." American media reported that bin Laden was an activist when he was young. No matter in his career or life, he abides by religious beliefs and takes pleasure in helping others. From 65438 to 0957, bin Laden was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Because his family is related to the Saudi royal family, bin Laden has been enjoying the best local education and living environment since his birth. In Jeddah, bin Laden spent his primary and secondary school days, which had an extremely important influence on bin Laden's later life, because Jeddah is the gateway to the Muslim holy city of Mecca, and the local religious research is very prosperous. Bin Laden studied in religious schools, familiarized himself with teachings since childhood, and set up the desire to revive the Arab dynasty. Because young bin Laden grew up in an era when soaring oil prices led to the economic crisis in the West, this strengthened bin Laden's belief that he despised the West. At the same time, the social problems in some Arab countries made bin Laden feel social injustice. Relatives of bin Laden once told the American media that the young bin Laden was an Arab idealist. What he talked with his friends was not the famous cars and jewels that his brothers and sisters liked, nor the holidays in London and Paris, but how to use money to serve a traditional Arab society. "When he was a child, whenever he saw beggars in the street, he would ask adults for alms; When you see friends wearing short sleeves, you will accuse them of not wearing robes and violating teachings. " Although bin Laden has shown a potentially conservative religious stance since he was a child, western media have also quoted friends of bin Laden's family as saying: "Although he is a little different from other children, if he plays, he is absolutely unambiguous." Caride Ba Tafer, a friend of bin Laden's family, once said that bin Laden liked sports very much when he was a child and was an expert at playing football and climbing mountains. He is a lively child. Ba Tafer is several years older than bin Laden. When I was a teenager, several people often played football, and bin Laden's skills were better than all of them. Tafer also revealed to the American media that bin Laden even liked watching western movies when he was young, but he never made any comments, but he would imitate the fighting scenes of the protagonist. Besides, he usually goes to the movies alone. Miller also recalled that bin Laden really liked quiet solitude and stood firm, and he could give up everything for his own goals. When talking with bin Laden, he found that the furnishings around bin Laden were very simple and seemed to live an ascetic life. The clothes worn by his children are no different from those of ordinary children, and holes have been ground in some places. When Miller asked him if he didn't like money. Bin Laden replied: "My career needs money, but I don't need it."

Family chapter

Born into a rich second generation, he lost his father and wife when he was young, and wanted a divorce because of the hardships of life. Conservative bin Laden agreed, "My career is not affordable for everyone." No one can deny that there is a need for strong financial support behind bin Laden's subsequent attacks. What can be enough to maintain such a large expenditure is the huge assets of the bin Laden family. No wonder the US military said that the honor of bin Laden's family made terrorism today. Bin Laden was born in a powerful family, with many descendants, and as many as 52 brothers and sisters in the same generation, among whom bin Laden ranked 17. Family businesses are mainly construction and engineering. In his hometown Jeddah, the capital Riyadh and other large and medium-sized cities, construction sites belonging to the bin Laden family can be seen everywhere. His father, old Osama, is the natural heir of this family, but in 1967, when bin Laden was only 10 years old, his father died in an accidental plane crash. American journalist jonny miller said that there were three turning points in bin Laden's life. One is that his father died in a car crash at the age of10; Second, personally "ganged up" to Afghanistan to fight the Soviet aggressors; The third is to be disappointed with the performance of the Saudi government in the Gulf War. Among them, the death of his father in an air crash should be an important reason for bin Laden's "precocity". Old Osama may not have spent much energy on bin Laden because of his many children, but bin Laden worshipped his father since he was a child. Bin Laden's old uncle once revealed that bin Laden told him that he was at a loss when he heard the news of his father's death. "Because in his heart, his father is the bond of this family." There is no information to show what happened in bin Laden's life after his father died. However, western media speculated that bin Laden would be unhappy in such a huge and snobbish family without fatherly love since childhood. Some psychologists in the US military infer that bin Laden attacked innocent civilians after the "9. 1 1" attack in 2006, and 5438+0 may be related to his indifference in childhood. Osama bin Laden's eldest brother Salim quickly took over the family business and carried it forward after the sudden death of old Osama. Salim is different from bin Laden. He is much more open than bin Laden, likes to accept new things, is informal, and is good at maintaining relations with the upper level. During the 20 years since Salim took over the family business, he has accumulated a lot of wealth, and even established close relations with the Saudi king and the top officials of the White House, creating conditions for the prosperity of the bin Laden family. Like many brothers and sisters, bin Laden entered the family business run by his eldest brother after graduating from college. He used his knowledge and special relationship with the royal family to win a large number of contracts and earn billions of dollars in profits. However, due to disagreement with his brother's philosophy, bin Laden later left the company. The US military has conservatively estimated that bin Laden's personal wealth is actually at least 500 million US dollars, which has become the capital for bin Laden to carry out terrorist activities. Even after bin Laden's behavior made the Saudi royal family dissatisfied and deported him, a large part of the money was not frozen. Bin Laden got married early and entered the marriage hall when he went to college. He advocated polygamy and practiced it himself. He married four wives, and according to media reports, bin Laden had good feelings for them. Because of their handsome looks when they were young, bin Laden's four wives were also beautiful and knowledgeable. His first wife was his uncle's daughter and got married at the age of 17. However, this wife had little influence on bin Laden's horrible life in the second half of his life. Abu jander, who used to be bin Laden's personal bodyguard, said in an interview with an Arabic TV station in 2004 that during bin Laden's wanted exile in Tibet, except for his 1 wife, all his other three wives were with him. Bin Laden's attitude towards his wife is surprisingly generous. There was once a wife who felt that she had suffered too much with bin Laden and wanted a divorce. I didn't expect conservative bin Laden to agree. According to bodyguard Zander, bin Laden once said to his wife, "I sympathize with and respect your decision. My career is not affordable for everyone. "

rise

Hating the cowardice of the royal family and opening the anti-American curtain, bin Laden wrote a letter to the king of Saudi Arabia, accusing Saudi Arabia of letting the US troops in, betraying Islamic teachings and letting westerners in. Bin Laden's "career" began with the Afghan war in 1979. When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan on a large scale, the Arab world set off a wave of opposition to the Soviet invasion. Bin Laden and a group of Arab friends with the same faith came to Afghanistan not far from Wan Li and stayed on and off for 10 years until the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan. In Afghanistan, bin Laden set up an organization called "service camp" to recruit Arab volunteers to help Afghan refugees and those who fought against Soviet soldiers. Under the leadership of bin Laden, the "service camp" of 1988 became an "Al Qaeda" widely criticized by later generations. Miller, an American journalist who interviewed bin Laden, said that Afghanistan gave bin Laden the opportunity to "practice" the war and deepened his impression that "the western world is hegemonism". More importantly, he got to know the Taliban here and found that they were "congenial". In the early 1990s, the Soviet Union was dragged down by the war in Afghanistan, which made bin Laden think that the enemy had disappeared. However, bin Laden, who had just returned to China, quickly fell into another ideological whirlpool-1991when the Gulf War broke out, bin Laden proposed to the Saudi royal family to use Al Qaeda to protect the country. After waiting for a few days, bin Laden was flatly rejected by the Saudi royal family. The Saudi government even agreed to the establishment of military bases by the US military. This move made bin Laden very dissatisfied. According to some data, bin Laden wrote an "angry letter" to the king of Saudi Arabia, accusing Saudi Arabia of betraying Islamic teachings and letting westerners in is "inviting wolves into the room". Li Wei, director of the Counter-Terrorism Center of China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, believes that the Gulf War was the beginning of bin Laden's anti-American movement. "This is the biggest stimulus for him. Bin Laden considered himself a Muslim representing poverty and justice, and other Arab governments that welcomed the US military were alienated and became accomplices of the United States. The Saudi government was also angry with bin Laden and even revoked his nationality. Bin Laden was exiled in Sudan, a North African country, and Yemen, the Arabian Peninsula. Following him, in addition to his wife and children, there are "brothers" brought from Afghanistan. These people eventually became the backbone of Al Qaeda. 1996, bin laden was forced to come to Afghanistan under Taliban rule, trying to realize his dream here. Li Wei believes that "bin Laden's dream is big and ambitious". According to him, bin Laden doesn't care about the Saudi regime, but cares about the revival of the Arab Empire in the whole Middle East and North Africa in the14-15th century. To this end, we must defeat what he thinks is the "greatest demon"-the United States. Bin Laden believes that the United States is the most dangerous enemy in the Arab world after the Soviet Union. Therefore, after the "September 1 1" of 200 1, the United States decided to send troops to Afghanistan and will never stop until it reaches its goal.