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| | CNS - WMD Terrorism and Usama Bin Laden |
 | | The current trial of Usama Bin Laden and others for the August 7, 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar al-Salaam, Tanzania, has shed new light on the efforts of Bin Laden and his terrorist organization, Al-Qaida (The Base), to acquire weapons of mass destruction. |
 | | Although Bin Laden has made statements in the past regarding his interest in acquiring weapons of mass destruction for a jihad (holy war) against the West, Al-Fadls testimonyif it proves to be credible and accurateprovides important evidence of his actions to do so. |
 | | Bin Ladens aide Mamdouh Mahmud Salim was arrested in Munich, Germany, and charged with acting on behalf of Bin Laden to obtain nuclear materials. |
| cns.miis.edu /pubs/reports/binladen.htm (2967 words) |
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