Osama bin Laden

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Osama bin Laden shook the world on 9/11. Today it is clear how his wider plans failed | Jason Burke

The al-Qaida leader envisaged an economically battered US withdrawing from the Middle East – and a global Muslim uprising. Then the tide turnedOn 11 September, 25 years ago, Osama bin Laden drove with a small number of al-Qaida...

Blair asked Bush during first phone call if he could call him by first name

by The Guardian | Dec 29, 2022 | Afghanistan, Al-Qaida, Bill Clinton, George Bush, Labour, National Archives, Osama bin Laden, Politics, The Guardian, Tony Blair, UK news, US news, World News | 0 |

Archives reveal PM’s early attempts to establish personal relationship with president after 2000 US electionTony Blair moved swiftly to place his relationship with George W Bush on a personal footing after the Republican...