Two years before his death, Osama bin Laden believed his war against America was 'only halfway finished'
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The Globe and Mail - Moment in time: Osama bin Laden issues second fatwa Feb. 23, 1998: The incitement to borderless bloodletting could not have been more stark. “The ruling to kill
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