USAMA BIN LADEN: THE NATURE OF THE CHALLENGE.

From: Middle East Policy | Date: October 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

On August 20 the United States launched Tomahawk missile attacks against training camps allegedly operated by Usama Bin Laden in the Khowst region of Afghanistan and against a pharmaceutical factory in North Khartoum which the United States claims had been making precursor chemicals for nerve gas. These attacks were touted by the United States as the opening salvo in a new war against international terrorism, with Bin Laden portrayed as the mastermind.

The Tomahawk raids provoked widespread criticism in the Middle East, including among friendly countries with no love for Bin ...

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