Making A Symbol Of Terror.(Osama bin Laden world's most-wanted man)

From: Newsweek | Date: March 1, 1999| Author: Barry, John; Dickey, Christopher; LeVine, Steve | Copyright information

Bin Laden was born in Saudi Arabia to one of the richest families as one of the youngest of 50 siblings. He turned to religion after his father's death in 1967. The Islamic rebels against the Russians were backed by the Reagan administration. Bin Laden became a leader after the Afghan-Soviet war in 1989.

Brave, rich, educated, devout. Osama bin Laden had everything. How did he become the world's most-wanted man? A Newsweek investigation.

Our guest has gone missing," ...

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