Readings on bin Laden part 2: No end to leader's bloody legacy | The Australian

No end to leader's bloody legacy | The Australian: "As the unofficial representative of the Saudi kingdom, bin Laden travelled to Pakistan in 1980 to support the decade long anti-Soviet multinational Afghan mujaheddin campaign. Having distinguished himself as the leader of the Arab mujaheddin, bin Laden drew support from a cadre of participants and supporters that fought in Muslim conflict zones. After a dispute with the Saudi regime over basing US troops in Saudi Arabia, he directed terrorist attacks against the Saudi regime. However, his prime target was the US. To fight US-supported Muslim regimes, bin Laden created a dozen camps for training young Muslim fighters in Sudan from 1991 to 1996 and in Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001."