Bin Laden went to this elite Al Thagher Model School, it contained British and Islamic together. Bin Laden was introduced to Islam which is very violent. When he was a young adult he married his first cousin a Syrian woman from his mothers side which is normal for them. Here later married three other women and has 12-24 children.
Key influences were his teachers from Al Thagher, they offered more circular Islam lessons. Another key influence was Abdullah Azzam a Palestinian born professor at King Abd Al Aziz University. This guy had Bin Laden raising money and recruiting people. he played an early instrumental role in his establishment. Later Ayman Al Zawahiri the leader of Islamic Jihad, plays a significant role in the development Bin Ladens origination, Al Qaeda.
Bin Laden weaker than he looked his command and control capabilities were disrupted during a war. Made more assessable targets. Al Qaeda is still a great threat.
Bin Laden was killed May 2, 2011 at Abbottabad, Pakistan.
http://terrorism.about.com/od/groupsleader1/p/OsamabinLaden.htm
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