Osama bin Laden wrote in a will that he had a fortune of about $29 million and that he wanted it spent "on Jihad." The will was ... U.S. Releases Documents Seized From Osama Bin Laden's Compound ... He was obsessed with secrecy and security and worried he could be killed at any moment. read more
On November 4, 1998, Osama bin Laden was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, on charges of Murder of U.S. Nationals Outside the United States, Conspiracy to Murder U.S. Nationals Outside the United States, and Attacks on a Federal Facility Resulting in Death for his alleged role in the 1998 United States embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania. read more
Osama bin Laden was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1957 or 1958. He was the 17th of 52 children born to Mohammed bin Laden, a Yemeni immigrant who owned the largest construction company in the Saudi kingdom. Young Osama had a privileged, cosseted upbringing. read more