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Osama Bin Laden's prodigal son Omar says President Obama no better than Al Qaeda leader after strike
BY Helen Kennedy
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, May 10th 2011, 3:26 PM
Omar Osama bin Laden was estranged from his father
Osama Bin Laden's son complained Tuesday that his father was summarily executed - if he's really dead - and demanded proof from President Obama.
"<span style="font-weight: bold">We are not convinced on the available evidence in the absence of [a] dead body," said Omar Bin Laden, 30, who said he was speaking for his many brothers</span>.
<span style="font-weight: bold">The son, who long ago denounced his father's murderous ways, said Obama was no better than the terrorist.
"As [I] condemned our father, we now condemn the President of the United States for ordering the execution of unarmed men and women," Omar Bin Laden wrote.</span>
The wife of one of Osama Bin Laden's couriers was killed in the May 1 raid, along with two couriers; Osama, and Osama's son Khalid.
Omar Bin Laden wrote in a statement to The New York Times that his father should have been given a fair trial and the presumption of innocence. He also griped that Osama's body was dumped at sea and not returned to the family for burial.
"We maintain that arbitrary killing is not a solution to political problems," he said.
He demanded answers in 30 days and threatened to go to an international court, saying he is putting together a panel of British lawyers.
Omar Bin Laden also demanded that Pakistan free his father's three widows, who were detained after the raid.
Washington says Pakistan has promised to give the U.S. access to them, although Pakistani officials appeared to deny that Tuesday. The CIA is eager to question them, hoping to learn who was helping the terror mastermind.
Omar Bin Laden and his mother, Najwa Bin Laden, co-wrote a memoir, "Growing Up Bin Laden," in 2009. They both left Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan just before 9/11.
The book provided information about the three detained widows' lives. They are:
- Amal al-Sadah, 29, Bin Laden's youngest wife, a Yemeni who married him in 2000. She was in bed with her husband when the SEALs burst in. She was shot in the leg.
- Khairiah Sabar, a Saudi Arabian who has a doctorate in Islamic law and was trained to educate children who can't hear or speak. She married Bin Laden in 1985. They have a son, Hamza, 20, who may have escaped the compound.
- Siham Sabar, another Saudi, who married Bin Laden in 1987. They have four children, and she is called Um Khalid, or "mother of Khalid."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/20...l#ixzz1M3GovSg1
BY Helen Kennedy
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, May 10th 2011, 3:26 PM
Omar Osama bin Laden was estranged from his father
Osama Bin Laden's son complained Tuesday that his father was summarily executed - if he's really dead - and demanded proof from President Obama.
"<span style="font-weight: bold">We are not convinced on the available evidence in the absence of [a] dead body," said Omar Bin Laden, 30, who said he was speaking for his many brothers</span>.
<span style="font-weight: bold">The son, who long ago denounced his father's murderous ways, said Obama was no better than the terrorist.
"As [I] condemned our father, we now condemn the President of the United States for ordering the execution of unarmed men and women," Omar Bin Laden wrote.</span>
The wife of one of Osama Bin Laden's couriers was killed in the May 1 raid, along with two couriers; Osama, and Osama's son Khalid.
Omar Bin Laden wrote in a statement to The New York Times that his father should have been given a fair trial and the presumption of innocence. He also griped that Osama's body was dumped at sea and not returned to the family for burial.
"We maintain that arbitrary killing is not a solution to political problems," he said.
He demanded answers in 30 days and threatened to go to an international court, saying he is putting together a panel of British lawyers.
Omar Bin Laden also demanded that Pakistan free his father's three widows, who were detained after the raid.
Washington says Pakistan has promised to give the U.S. access to them, although Pakistani officials appeared to deny that Tuesday. The CIA is eager to question them, hoping to learn who was helping the terror mastermind.
Omar Bin Laden and his mother, Najwa Bin Laden, co-wrote a memoir, "Growing Up Bin Laden," in 2009. They both left Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan just before 9/11.
The book provided information about the three detained widows' lives. They are:
- Amal al-Sadah, 29, Bin Laden's youngest wife, a Yemeni who married him in 2000. She was in bed with her husband when the SEALs burst in. She was shot in the leg.
- Khairiah Sabar, a Saudi Arabian who has a doctorate in Islamic law and was trained to educate children who can't hear or speak. She married Bin Laden in 1985. They have a son, Hamza, 20, who may have escaped the compound.
- Siham Sabar, another Saudi, who married Bin Laden in 1987. They have four children, and she is called Um Khalid, or "mother of Khalid."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/20...l#ixzz1M3GovSg1
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