Bin Laden Jr.’s International Pinball Adventure
I can only assume that the conspiracy theorists referenced in the last news post were actually correct and that the regular staff of Caffeine-Fueled have all been taken hostage by a surgically grafted combination of Ann Coulter and Sarah Palin hence my appearance here.
So, in really international news from our old friends, the Bay Bay Say, the son of notable terrorist Osama Bin Laden, Omar Bin Laden, has been undergoing something of a world-wide tour as of late. One of his 19 sons, Omar has denounced al-Qaeda and his father numerous times in the past and so has applied for asylum in a number of nations, claiming his denouncement of terrorism has put his life in danger in the Middle East.
Living in Egypt, where he married a British woman, Zaina Alsabah Bin Laden (formerly Jane Felix-Browne), and later applied for the right to live in Britain with his wife, his application was denied, prompting much accussations back and forth. Later, the two took a plane to Morocco and during a stop over in Madrid, Spain, made a request for asylum there. This was eventually denied as the Spanish authorities claimed they had no reason to believe Omar’s life was in any great danger.
Returning to Egypt, the two were barred from there as well, astonishingly, although the reasons why have yet to be revealed. However, the couple were then deported to Qatar, where Omar Bin Laden should be allowed to stay, due to his Saudi Arabian nationality. So, for now, at least, it seems like the peaceful Bin Laden family have a place to live but it’s still in the Middle East which was where Omar was trying to leave in the first place.
The controversey, such as it is, is the question of whether Omar, a metals dealer by day, is being unfairly discriminated against, despite his calls for peace, because he is the son of Osama Bin Laden. Will Omar, and his wife, settle down in Qatar, one of the more progressive Middle East nations (and one in which there is no tax)? Or will this international bouncing around continue in the future? Well, let’s wait and see.
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He’s got more than two coins to rub together, right? Maybe he should buy the Principality of Sealand.
This story makes me sad. How can the western world expect change to happen if we’re so determined to punish the sons of our enemies for the sins of the fathers? The guy has publicly condemned terrorism, has had no proven contact with his father for 8 years, speaks of wanting to help find a path of peace, etc… but can’t even come with his wife to her home because he said once that he can’t personally prove his father’s involvement in 9/11? (Something that, if he hasn’t had contact since before it as he claims, he wouldn’t be able to do anyway.)
By all means keep an eye on the guy, it would be silly to take him purely at face value all things considered, but peace can never happen if we are too focused on vengeance to give it a chance.