Somewhere in Pakistan?
In an audiotape released this week, Osama bin Laden said that Zacarias Moussaoui had nothing to do with the 9/11 terror attacks. Moussaoui, once considered the “20th hijacker,” was recently sentenced to life in prison in connection with the plot to fly airplanes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. “I am the one in charge of the 19 brothers, and I never assigned brother Zacarias to be with them in that mission,” bin Laden said. He said that if “brother Moussaoui” really knew anything about the plot, bin Laden would have called it off after Moussaoui was arrested two weeks before 9/11. U.S. officials said the message is apparently part of bin Laden’s continuing effort to demonstrate that he is still a force to be reckoned with.
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
5 ballsy cartoons about the new White House ballroomCartoons Artists take on the White House Disneyland, a menu for the elites, and more
-
‘Congratulations on your house, but maybe try a greyhound instead’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
-
How climate change poses a national security threatThe explainer A global problem causing more global problems
