| General Resources on Terrorism: Bin Laden & Africa | |||||||||
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| Bombings of U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania August 7, 1998 (http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/terror/archive2.htm) | |||||||||
| The United States Information Agency presents a collection of articles from an archive on the bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on August 7, 1998. The articles cover the status of the victims injured in the bombings, the suspected involvement of Usama bin Laden and Muhammad Atef, and the recovery after the bombings. | |||||||||
| Hunting Bin Laden (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/binladen/) | |||||||||
| The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and WGBH Educational Foundation present resources related to the program entitled "Hunting Bin Laden," part of the "Frontline" series. Saudi Arabian alleged terrorist Osama Bin Laden (1957- ) is accused of masterminding the 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. | |||||||||
| Terrorism Experts Question U.S. Air Strikes (http://www.salon.com/news/1998/08/21newsd.html) | |||||||||
| Salon.com presents the full text of an article entitled "Terrorism Experts Question U.S. Air Strikes," by Harry Jaffe, Jeff Stein, and Lori Leibovich, and published August 21, 1998. The article highlights the bombing of six alleged terrorist sites in Afghanistan and the Sudan by the United States. Policy experts believe the bombings will cause Middle East radicals to engage in further terrorist acts against the United States. The bombings were a retaliation for the bombings of U.S. embassies in East Africa, thought to be led by suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957- ). | |||||||||
| U.S. Court Document Links Bombing Suspect to Bin Ladin Organization (http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/terror/98090102.htm) | |||||||||
| The United States Information Agency presents a press release by the U.S. Attorney's Office published on August 28, 1998. The press release details the federal charge of Mohamed Sadeek Odeh with involvement in a conspiracy to bomb the U.S. Embassy Compound in Nairobi, Kenya, on August 7, 1998. According to the complaint, Odeh is a member of Al Qaeda, a terrorist organization led by Saudi exile and accused terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957- ). | |||||||||
| U.S. Department of State: International Information Programs: 15 December 1999: Washington File: Usama Bin Laden (http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/terror/99129502.htm) | |||||||||
| The U.S. Department of State presents a December 15, 1999 report focusing on the Saudi Arabian businessman and alleged terrorist Osama Bin Laden (1957- ) as part of its International Information Programs resource. Osama Bin Laden is accused of masterminding the 1998 bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. A fact sheet discussing the charges against Bin Laden is available. | |||||||||
| United States of America v. Usama Bin Laden, Muhammad Atef, Wadih El Hage, Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, Mohamed Sadeek Odeh, Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-Owhali, Mustafa Mohamed Fadhil (http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/majorcases/binladen/documents/indictment1218frame%5F01.html) | |||||||||
| APB News, Inc. presents the full text of the indictment of suspected terrorists Osama bin Laden (1957- ), Muhammad Atef, Wadih El Hage, Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, Mohamed Sadeek Odeh, Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-Owhali, Mustafa Mohamed Fadhil, et al. Osama bin Laden and the others were indicted for conspiracy to kill United States nationals by bombing the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. | |||||||||
| Is bin Laden a Terrorist Mastermind--Or a Fall Guy? (http://www.salon.com/news/1998/08/27news.html) | |||||||||
| Salon.com presents the full text of the August 27, 1998 article entitled "Is bin Laden a Terrorist Mastermind--Or a Fall Guy?," written by Loren Jenkins. The Saudi Arabian businessman and alleged terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957- ) has been accused of many terrorist acts, including cruise missile attacks on Afghanistan and the Sudan, and a plan to assassinate U.S. President Bill Clinton during a visit to Pakistan. Jenkins notes that bin Laden's precise role in anti-American terrorism is uncertain. | |||||||||
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