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Bin Laden's Mentor Speaks Out

Osama bin Laden's latest message from hiding urges Pakistanis to rise up and kill President Pervez Musharraf. But Osama has received an open letter himself--from Salman al-Oadah, one of his Saudi mentors who has publicly rebuked bin Laden spreading a culture of bloodshed and mayhem in the name of Islam.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Osama bin Laden's latest message from hiding urges Pakistanis to rise up and kill President Pervez Musharraf. But Osama has received an open letter himself--from Salman al-Oadah, one of his Saudi mentors who has publicly rebuked bin Laden spreading a culture of bloodshed and mayhem in the name of Islam. Fawaz Gerges, chair of Middle Eastern Politics at Sarah Lawrence College, has just returned from a sabbatical in the Middle East where he was visiting professor at the American University in Cairo.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Vanessa Romo

    LA School Report

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Fawaz Gerges

    London School of Economics and Politics

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