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#296 | Osama Bin Laden | The World's Most Wanted Man
Category: Education
Duration: 00:24:23
Publish Date: 2022-09-08 22:00:00
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He was put on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list in 1999, and he would only be removed after he was hunted down and killed by US operatives in 2011

In this episode, we will tell the story of how Osama bin Laden went from a shy, religious young boy to the world's most famous terrorist.

  • The early life of Osama bin Laden
  • His time at university
  • Deciding not to join the family business
  • The Iranian Revolution of 1979
  • The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
  • Fighting in the Afghanistan War
  • The invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi forces
  • Why Osama bin Laden didn't want US forces in Saudi Arabia
  • Losing his Saudi citizenship
  • Launching Al Qaeda
  • The 9/11 attacks
  • Osama bin Laden's whereabouts after 9/11
  • The killing of Osama bin Laden
  • What was found in Osama bin Laden's compound
  • Popular misconceptions about Osama bin Laden
  • The legacy of Osama bin Laden

Full transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/osama-bin-laden


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