The CIA has undoubtedly had contacts with the Bin Laden family for generations.
Look at their close relationship with the Bush family. Bandar Bush? The Old Boy Network is probably the oldest continuous intelligence network in history.
Also, foreign construction companies have long been used as CIA fronts, so can it be a coincidence that the Bin Laden's own the largest construction company in Saudi Arabia.
They mujahadin thought Osama was a joke in Afghanistan. He liked getting his picture taken with weapons, more than he actually liked fighting.
I doubt this guy could mastermind a ham sandwich, but he makes a good spokesman I suppose.
They've been fighting some foreign occupier or another for 150 years in Afghanistan. It would just make sense that they would be good at it.
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