I. M. Esperto

http://www.sfweekly.com/issues/2001-09-19/mecklin.html

http://davesweb.cnchost.com/wtc3.html

http://msnoh.tripod.com/newsdebate.html

http://www.counterpunch.org/pipermai...er/014097.html

Additionally, I have a photo recieved by e-mail that is entitled:
No turbans, beards, burqas or head-shawls: The bin Ladens in Sweden, 30 years ago.

The black and white photo shows a large group of ordinary looking people posing in front of a store. Some are given a reference number, some not. They don't really look like typical Arabs. They could pass for residents of any number of countries in the Mediterranean.

The Bin Laden clan on Vacation in 1971.

1. Tariq: Pharmaceutals magnate.
2. Salim, business partner of George W. Bush, killed in a suspicious plane crash in Texas in 1985 (possibly 1988). Salims widow, is a member of the British Aristocrace, Lady Caroline Carey.
3. Haydar: Oversee's the family's construction empire.
4. Hassan: Chariman of the Board of Saudi BinLaden Group (SBG).
5. Ibraham, the youngest son, born a few months after his fathers death.
6. Yahia: Owns shares in Hybridion, Inc., a Boston pharmaceutical conglamorate.
7. Yassir: Works with Haydar, overseeing construction projects.
8. Usama, now 44, said to be "Osama" worlds "most wanted terrorist."
9. Yeslam, Chairman of Saudi Investment Corp. on Switzerland. The female siblings are unidentified.
This photograph is purported to picture 22 of the 54 children of Mohammed bin Laden, a native of Yemen, who prospered in Saudia Arabia beginning in 1932. He died in 1968. Usama was the son of his 11th wife, a Syrian woman.

I have searched for a link to this photo, over and over. It must be on the internet somewhere, because I got it as a photo from Michael Lewis.

Can anyone help me locate this link? It could prove very interesting.

Thanks

StopStart

Archimedes

Try:

http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/nyhete...,90866,00.html

Although you'll have some difficulty in finding Bin Laden, since one of his brothers has subsequently pointed out that young Osama didn't go on that holiday, and the brother who was identified as Osama is getting abit fed up with it.

As I understand it, the line taken here is that George W (business: oil) met a chap called James Bath (business: oil) when he was in the ANG. Bath then got involved with the Bin Ladens (business: oil).

Earth shattering - oilman talks to oilman and knows other oilman.

{edited to spell 'chap' with the letters in the correct order...}

DrSyn

As pointed out by Archi, this one was done to death several months ago in the national press and is old news by any standards.

SS, love the meths drinker - you must tell me how to create those next time we meet up!

InFinRetirement

That's easy, Doc. SS won't mind me telling you.

Just go to his post, right click on the icon, click properties, and there you will find the url that will take to a pandora's box of rib ticklers.

DrSyn

Oh, I know his superb gallery, IFR - I want to know how to make my own (natch!).

Great to see you and Mrs IFR the other evening. Enjoy Devon!