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Osama's son claims he is still alive and loves him very much | Omar bin Laden, one of the sons of Al Qaeda mastermind
Osama bin Laden has said that he believes his father is still alive, and that he still loves him in spite of his links to various terror-related tragedies around
the world. "My dad is on the Earth, but I don't know where. He's still alive.
If that sort of person dies, you could never make it a secret. The world changes
if he dies," The Sun quotes Omar, as saying. Omar, 29, says: "It's a weak son
who just wants to be like his daddy. I still love him - of course I do - he's
my father. That's a normal human situation. I miss him as a father, but we are
different. I want peace.” He adds: "My father said the only good thing to come
out of America were weapons - like Stinger missiles.” Omar reveals that he wants
to call his soon to be born baby boy Osama. Omar - who has a son, Ahmad, five,
from a previous marriage - says: "If the baby is a boy I might call him Osama
- but I hope he will be peaceful in every respect. It's traditional to use the
grandfather's name again." He adds: "I prefer him to be in the Middle East with
me. But wherever he is I will take care of him and take care of both his mothers
- Louise as well as Zaina because she is carrying my child. She is very pretty."
Omar, who owns a construction business, says: "When people get angry and upset,
they say a lot of things they don't mean. I don't hear voices from my father in
my head - but I do dream about him a lot.” "The dream I have is that he is driving
a truck and I stand in his way so he has to change direction. I hope to change
his way for good, but it's only a dream. I admit I'm suffering from depression
and taking anti-depressants because of the worry about my family, including two
brothers being held in Iran for nine years,” he adds. "They are innocent. They
are not terrorists, but they are very down that they cannot leave Iran. I am very
stressed and worried for them, but I'm not schizophrenic," he says. He has a striking
resemblance to his infamous father, with a long, broad nose. But the dark and
distant eyes lack the al-Qaeda chief's sinister sparkle. Omar, a practicing Muslim,
admits: "I've had a heavy life. It's been crazy at times. It was a very difficult
childhood - far from normal. Sometimes we had everything. Other times we were
hiding in the mountains and had nothing." Omar was born in Saudi Arabia to Osama's
first wife, Najwa. The family moved to Sudan, in Africa, but the al-Qaeda leader
was forced to flee as his terror group grew. In May 1996 he left for the Tora
Bora mountains of Afghanistan, choosing Omar alone to accompany him, and setting
up terror training camps. Omar became his father's personal tea boy, living in
freezing huts on meagre rations. The then teenager learned to fire a Kalashnikov
rifle and to drive a Russian tank. His mother and siblings later joined him. He
says: "I was his chosen son. He's one of those people who has a magical effect
for anyone who sits and listens. He changes minds. They said this also about Hitler.
But I didn't follow my father." Omar fled Afghanistan in April 2001, just before
his father became the world's most wanted man. Today, over a club sandwich at
a plush hotel, I ask what he would say to his father if he were to call Omar's
mobile sitting on the table in front of us. He stares blankly at the phone for
what seems like an age before looking up and saying quietly: "He's never going
to ring." |
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