Growing Up Bin Laden - Jean P. Sasson [196]
pride of, 121
Prophet Mohammed v., for wives, 49
religion for, 40–41, 43, 221
riding accident of, 243–44
safe houses for, 239–40, 244, 311
Saudi Arabia and, 254, 306, 307, 309
without Saudi citizenship/assets, 128, 145
second wife for, 49–51
simplicity for, 54, 68, 107–8, 115, 151, 152, 208
against singing, 199
against sons’ pigeons, 118
sons v. girls/women, 45–46
stepfather of, 170–71, 252–53, 292
stubbornness of, 253
Sudan loyalty for, 113, 128
sunflowers from, 97
with Taliban, 219
third wife for, 52–53
U.S. retaliation and, 238–41
as war hero, 73, 74–75, 305, 306
women and, 41
Osama (childhood)
Allia and, 8
birth of, 301
birthday of, 74
car for, 168–70
courage of, 10
engagement of, 13
father’s death for, 9, 42, 167
father’s relationship with, 40
Naji and, as children, 9–10, 166
Najwa and, 8–9, 10
nature of, 8, 10, 40
parents’ divorce and, 40, 168
play for, 8–10
pre-engagement of, 12–13
snake story of, 166
Osama (young married)
for Afghan Muslims, 27, 31, 32–36
appearance of, 19, 41–42
cars for, 20, 38, 54
in college, 25, 29
eating habits of, 18–19
education of, 19, 29, 302, 303
mosque attendance for, 17–18, 43, 47–48
with Najwa, 41
nature for, 20–21
to Pakistan, 27–28, 30, 31
political activities, 29–30, 303
politics and, 25, 27
as protector, 16–17
traits of, 38, 40–42
to U.S., 25–27, 302
work of, 19–20, 302
Osama with Omar
Abu Hafs for, 162–63, 213, 271–73
accident of, 45
attention from, 40, 45, 46–47
as “chosen one,” 215–16, 224–25, 242
clothing of, 175
disrespect and, 213, 230, 241–43, 288
Fisk’s interview with, 224–25
fixing huts, 160–62
food for, 165
foot washing for, 163–64
front lines for, 216–18
handwashing and, 164
hiking, 173
about killing, 241–43, 287
life mission and, 176–78
mosque lectures v., 222–23
about Najwa’s leaving, 264–65
parting of, 266–68
punishment from, 46–47, 66
rebellion and, 45, 213, 225, 230, 242
service for, 163–65
stories from, 166–71
travel together for, 136–44
truth about, 287
wife joke from, 42
Osama’s fatherhood. See also Osama with Omar
absenteeism and, 73
accident and, 45
affection and, 45–48, 67
Afghanistan stories and, 34–36
bin Laden sons v. time, 189–92
with daughters, 67, 101–2
in family’s training, 99–100
fanaticism of, 60–63
games and, 44–45
Grandfather bin Laden v., 171, 190–91
humor and, 35, 42, 59, 62, 163, 166
injury for, 45
insensitivity of, 61–62, 72
in Khartoum, 96, 98–100
love and, 41–42, 46, 48, 267
Osama’s political activities v., 34–36, 40–42
political dangers v., 42–43
punishment and, 45–47, 66, 116
suicide missions v., 263
toys and, 43, 44, 67, 96
against water, 61–62
with younger children, 67
Pakistan
Danish embassy attack in, 317
home in, 36–37, 51–52, 77, 304
Osama to, 27–28, 30, 31, 303, 313
Peshawar, 51–52, 77, 153
Palestine, 29
Palestinian Muslim Brotherhood, 29–30
Palestinians
America v., 193–94
Israel against, 194
Pashtun, 149
Pashtunwali, 149
patriarchy, 56–57
personal life, privacy about, xiii, 288
Peshawar, 51–52, 77
Jalalabad v., 153
photograph(s)
for bin Laden, Mohammed, 215
for Najwa, 187
Omar and, 225
Osama and, 225
political activities. See also Pakistan; al-Qaeda; royal family; Saudi Arabia
Afghanistan and, 32–36, 77–78, 303–4
Azzam in, 35–36, 77–78, 303–4
disappearance and, 85, 92
fatherhood v., 34–36, 40–42
helicopter attacks in, 34–36
helicopter flying in, 33
homes’ war preparation as, 80–81
horse story in, 33–34
against Hussein, 79
injuries and, 33
loyalty in, 82–83
marriage and, 37
against Mujahideens’ arrest, 83–84
public criticisms as, 84–85
sons and, 77
variety of, 36–37
political/militant activities. See also attack(s); Egypt; al-Qaeda; royal family; Sudan; Tora Bora; war Afghan training camps as, 193, 207, 304
against America, 145
changing Middle East, 193
changing world, 193, 306
dreams v., 224
Egyptians for, 77, 144–45, 304
fighting as, 33–35, 193, 305
food v., 223–24
friendly fire and, 216–18
al-Jihad and, 129–30, 131–33
Kandahar military base/home, 208–9
Sudan expulsion and,