Osama bin Laden Called His Mother to Say He Wouldn’t Be Able to Get in Touch
Summary
On September 10, 2001, Osama bin Laden called his mother to say he might not be able to talk to her for a while because something big was about to happen. The article also reviews bin Laden’s background, his rise as a militant leader, and the U.S. intelligence efforts before the 9/11 attacks.Key Facts
- Osama bin Laden was born in 1957 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to a wealthy family involved in construction.
- He joined the Muslim Brotherhood at a young age and later moved to Pakistan and Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion in 1979.
- Bin Laden supported Afghan fighters and monitored young men from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region who came to fight a "jihad."
- The CIA created a special unit named Bin Laden Station in 1993 to gather intelligence on him.
- Despite efforts by the U.S. government, Afghanistan remained a safe place for bin Laden and al-Qaeda to operate until 9/11.
- The U.S. intelligence community underestimated the possibility of a major attack on American soil before September 2001.
- On September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists linked to al-Qaeda hijacked four planes in attacks against the United States.
- Bin Laden’s call to his mother on September 10 indicated he was aware something significant was about to happen.
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