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|origin = Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | |origin = Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||
|occupation = General Emir of [[Al-Qaeda]] (1988 - 2011) | |occupation = General Emir of [[Al-Qaeda]] (1988 - 2011) | ||
|skills = Planning<br> | |skills = Planning<br>Leadership<br>Exceptional Intelligence<br>Manipulation<br>Propaganda<br>Wealth | ||
Leadership<br> | |||
Exceptional Intelligence<br> | |||
Manipulation<br> | |||
Propaganda<br> | |||
Wealth | |||
|hobby = Planning terrorist attacks<br>Hiding in his hideout in Pakistan<br>Planning on how to destroy the Western World<br>Making deals with other terrorists<br>Blaming America for what he claimed was crimes against the Muslim world<br>Reveling in his great wealth | |hobby = Planning terrorist attacks<br>Hiding in his hideout in Pakistan<br>Planning on how to destroy the Western World<br>Making deals with other terrorists<br>Blaming America for what he claimed was crimes against the Muslim world<br>Reveling in his great wealth | ||
|goals = Help the Sunni Mujahideen overthrow the communist government of Afghanistan (succeeded)<br> | |goals = Help the Sunni Mujahideen overthrow the communist government of Afghanistan (succeeded)<br> | ||
Destroy America for their "crimes" against the Muslim world (failed)<br>Orchestrate 9/11 as a declaration of a holy war against the United States (succeeded)<br>Drive out America´s influence from the Muslim world and have Western forces withdraw from the Middle East (failed)<br>Establish Muslim state over the entire globe (failed)<br>Force non-Muslims and non-Sunni Muslims to convert to Sunni Islam (succeeded to an extent) | Destroy America for their "crimes" against the Muslim world (failed)<br>Orchestrate 9/11 as a declaration of a holy war against the United States (succeeded)<br>Drive out America´s influence from the Muslim world and have Western forces withdraw from the Middle East (failed)<br>Establish Muslim state over the entire globe (failed)<br>Force non-Muslims and non-Sunni Muslims to convert to Sunni Islam (succeeded to an extent) | ||
|crimes = [[Terrorism]]<br> | |crimes = [[Terrorism]]<br>Destruction<br>Mongering<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>Attempted [[genocide]]<br>Attempted world domination<br>Religious hatedom<br>[[Americophobia]] | ||
Destruction<br> | |||
Mongering<br> | |||
Mass [[murder]]<br> | |||
Attempted [[genocide]]<br> | |||
Attempted world domination<br> | |||
Religious hatedom<br> | |||
[[Americophobia]] | |||
|type of villain = Terrorist Mastermind | |type of villain = Terrorist Mastermind | ||
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On May 2, 2011, bin Laden was shot and killed by the Navy SEALs in his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and was buried at sea. After President Obama had made the announcement, U.S. citizens gathered around the White House and celebrated Osama's death. Afterward, sometime in June 2011, al-Qaeda announced that [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]] was elected as the new leader; plus, they vowed to get revenge on the United States to avenge Osama bin Laden. | On May 2, 2011, bin Laden was shot and killed by the Navy SEALs in his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and was buried at sea. After President Obama had made the announcement, U.S. citizens gathered around the White House and celebrated Osama's death. Afterward, sometime in June 2011, al-Qaeda announced that [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]] was elected as the new leader; plus, they vowed to get revenge on the United States to avenge Osama bin Laden. | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
===Early life and career=== | === Early life and career === | ||
Bin Laden was born '''Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden''' as a Saudi Arabian in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 10, 1957, to Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden and Hamida al-Attas, according to a 1998 interview on Al Jazeera. He was of Yemeni descent on his father's side and Syrian descent on his mother's side. | Bin Laden was born '''Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden''' as a Saudi Arabian in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on March 10, 1957, to Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden and Hamida al-Attas, according to a 1998 interview on Al Jazeera. He was of Yemeni descent on his father's side and Syrian descent on his mother's side. | ||
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After the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan in 1989, bin Laden returned to Saudi Arabia with a hero's welcome. However, he would often engage in opposition movements against the Saudi government while working for his family's business. After the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait put the Saudi ruling family in jeopardy, Bin Laden advised King Fahd and Defense Minister Sultan to not cooperate with the United States, preferring to defend the kingdom through Muslim help, arguing that the holy cities of Mecca and Medina should only be defended by Muslims. His remarks were rebuffed, with the Saudi government attempting to silence him. He was eventually expelled from Saudi Arabia and moved to Afghanistan and then to Sudan, where he was sheltered personally by President [[Omar al-Bashir]]. | After the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan in 1989, bin Laden returned to Saudi Arabia with a hero's welcome. However, he would often engage in opposition movements against the Saudi government while working for his family's business. After the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait put the Saudi ruling family in jeopardy, Bin Laden advised King Fahd and Defense Minister Sultan to not cooperate with the United States, preferring to defend the kingdom through Muslim help, arguing that the holy cities of Mecca and Medina should only be defended by Muslims. His remarks were rebuffed, with the Saudi government attempting to silence him. He was eventually expelled from Saudi Arabia and moved to Afghanistan and then to Sudan, where he was sheltered personally by President [[Omar al-Bashir]]. | ||
===Villainy=== | === Villainy === | ||
Bin Laden had been in hiding for years and there had been doubts as to whether or not the mastermind was even still alive - but every now and then, Osama released a videotape of himself trying to intimidate the Western world with threats of further violence: Because of the nature of Islamic fundamentalism, it is argued that bin Laden and his followers were amongst the most dangerous terrorists in modern-times.[[File:September 11 Photo Montage.jpg|thumb]] | Bin Laden had been in hiding for years and there had been doubts as to whether or not the mastermind was even still alive - but every now and then, Osama released a videotape of himself trying to intimidate the Western world with threats of further violence: Because of the nature of Islamic fundamentalism, it is argued that bin Laden and his followers were amongst the most dangerous terrorists in modern-times.[[File:September 11 Photo Montage.jpg|thumb]] | ||
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In 2010, bin Laden threatened in a new audio message with killing French citizens in retaliation for France's support for the United States in the war in Afghanistan and because the European country will ban women from the use of the Muslim veil. | In 2010, bin Laden threatened in a new audio message with killing French citizens in retaliation for France's support for the United States in the war in Afghanistan and because the European country will ban women from the use of the Muslim veil. | ||
===Death=== | === Death === | ||
Over time, bin Laden settled into a compound near Abbottabad, Pakistan. Eventually, the Americans learned of bin Laden's whereabouts, and a strike team was assembled to go after him. | Over time, bin Laden settled into a compound near Abbottabad, Pakistan. Eventually, the Americans learned of bin Laden's whereabouts, and a strike team was assembled to go after him. | ||
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Osama Bin Laden - Up Close and Personal Full Documentary | Osama Bin Laden - Up Close and Personal Full Documentary | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*The September 11 attacks were responsible for various media being recalled and/or banned. | == Trivia == | ||
**The ''Pokemon'' episodes "The Tower of Terror" (due to the title) and "Tentacool and Tentacruel" (due to Tentacruel smashing a skyscraper), though it was included in the Season 2 DVD release while the ban on the ''Pokemon'' episodes | * The September 11 attacks were responsible for various media being recalled and/or banned. | ||
**The 29th episode of ''The Amanda Show'' due to the Lucklesses' house being hit by a meteor. | ** The ''Pokemon'' episodes "The Tower of Terror" (due to the title) and "Tentacool and Tentacruel" (due to Tentacruel smashing a skyscraper), though it was included in the Season 2 DVD release while the ban on the ''Pokemon'' episodes were eventually lifted. | ||
**''Grand Theft Auto III'' is set in Liberty City, which was inspired by New York City. It was set to be released in 2001, but the release was delayed, and the developers removed destructible planes, the counterpart of the World Trade Center, and changed the color schemes of police outfits and cars. The overall graphic violence was also toned down (although it still is quite violent). | ** The 29th episode of ''The Amanda Show'' due to the Lucklesses' house being hit by a meteor. | ||
**Many radio stations made a lists of songs with "morally questionable lyrics", with some songs being outright banned. | ** ''Grand Theft Auto III'' is set in Liberty City, which was inspired by New York City. It was set to be released in 2001, but the release was delayed, and the developers removed destructible planes, the counterpart of the World Trade Center, and changed the color schemes of police outfits and cars. The overall graphic violence was also toned down (although it still is quite violent). | ||
*His full name Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden means "Osama, son of Mohammed, son of Awad, son of Laden". | ** Many radio stations made a lists of songs with "morally questionable lyrics", with some songs being outright banned. | ||
*It was believed that Osama really liked playing video games and watching shows such as Bible Black. It was stated that he had quite a few hobbies while in [[exile]]. | * His full name Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden means "Osama, son of Mohammed, son of Awad, son of Laden". | ||
*Osama Bin Laden was said to have had an obsession with pop singer Whitney Houston, and allegedly even wanted to kidnap her. | * It was believed that Osama really liked playing video games and watching shows such as Bible Black. It was stated that he had quite a few hobbies while in [[exile]]. | ||
*One of his sons, Omar bin Laden denounced his father's activities and accused him of beating him for smiling too widely. | * Osama Bin Laden was said to have had an obsession with pop singer Whitney Houston, and allegedly even wanted to kidnap her. | ||
*Bin Laden was surprisingly advocated for action against climate change, and criticized the United States for not joining the Kyoto Protocol, even writing a letter regarding this. | * One of his sons, Omar bin Laden denounced his father's activities and accused him of beating him for smiling too widely. | ||
* Bin Laden was surprisingly advocated for action against climate change, and criticized the United States for not joining the Kyoto Protocol, even writing a letter regarding this. | |||
[[Category:Terrorists]] | [[Category:Terrorists]] | ||
[[Category:Mastermind]] | [[Category:Mastermind]] |