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The Guardian Deletes Bin Laden Letter After It Goes Viral on TikTok

www.thewrap.com The Guardian Deletes Bin Laden Letter After It Goes Viral on TikTok

The Guardian removed a 21-year-old letter from Osama Bin Laden after a TikToker urged followers to read the al Qaeda leader's missive.

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Archive.org link to the removed letter
- Always like reading things people tell me not to read, I've never read this before, so it was interesting to read.
  
  I love the contradictions of how the American people are to blame as well because we elect our leaders but then he goes on to say that our leaders are bought by the Jews and elite. Make up your fucking mind, not like it matters anyway though.
  
  Also, Satanic American Invention sounds like a great band/song name lol.
  
  Or the fact that the US military was invited to Saudi Arabia to protect the nation and liberate Kuwait. If asked to leave they would. Mind you this was prior to the second Iraq war in which the US was decidedly not invited and had no legitimate reason to invade.
  
  I mean, its not inconceivable that both of the two options we usually get have been bought by the same people. Check out publicly available public donations. Most companies donate equally to both American parties.
  
  Both can be true. I mean, candidates are bought by jewish and we don't have a choice but to vote one of them. It's worse not to vote them at all, atlhough it would be the right thing to do.
- We also advise you to stop supporting Israel, and to end your support of the Indians in Kashmir, the Russians against the Chechens and to also cease supporting the Manila Government against the Muslims in Southern Philippines.
  
  Philippines mentioned 🇵🇭
  
  (The Manila government and Bangsamoro Muslims have since negotiated a treaty that gives them more regional autonomy in an inspiring bid for peace)
  
  That's good to hear. Mindanao has been a mess for decades, so hopefully this helps peace come to the region.
  
  I'm an American and have friends there that I don't feel safe visiting. I'm sure I'm not alone. I have no issue with Muslims, and I'd love to visit their area if it was deemed safe.
- Very fascinating really, mostly religious mumbojumbo but he did make some points that are relevant till this day like
  
  "The creation and continuation of Israel is one of the greatest crimes.
  
  Anyone who disputes with them on this alleged fact is accused of anti-semitism."
  
  That's for a reason they say "even a stopped clock is right twice a day". The fact that it was that broken clock and that his words can be perceived as still relevant after more than 20 years hints that the world has not progressed. Despite technology we're still facing the same problems, plus some more (eg. climate).
- this dude sounds like a real self-righteous asshole tbh
  
  Not bin laden, no. Definitely not.
Saw this posted on Hexbear. Most of the clowns over there agree with him and the rest of them call him a Liberal.

That place is seriously fucked in the head.
Closing scene of The Kingdom, relevant as ever.
"I feel like I’m going through an existential crisis right now."

Really. Go listen to Alan Watts, then you can contemplate your existence in the vastness of the void.
"Please don't read the unedited letter without our talking points integrated. It's too dangerous if you read the raw letter and start to think for yourself. It's simply too dangerous, so we deleted the original letter." This is what this whole thing sounds like to me...
I mean, US support for Israel is the main reason they were attacked on 9/11.

We need to drop Israel like a bad habit. Divert all of their aid to Ukraine.

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