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By: 2nd August 2015 at 08:51 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-He was totally disowned by his family years ago. They are in no way linked to his philosophy or his actions so why should they be "restricted on principle"? What principle are you evoking?
I presume you are not suggesting that every family member be made responsible for the actions of a criminal member of the family. Or are you?
By: 2nd August 2015 at 11:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Osama Bin Laden's father reportedly had fifty children!
By: 2nd August 2015 at 12:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Hmm. Interesting theory, but quite flawed.
The bin Ladens are big business people, extremely rich and well connected to the Saudi royal family, major power brokers and other business leaders in the Middle East. Despite what you might think about them, due to their name, quite a few of the family still live in America with others in the UK and Europe. I'd imagine it would be diplomatically difficult to remove them since they will have been checked out by security services and made influential friends , invested money, been good citizens. In addition a lot of them denounced Osama's actions of 2001, on top of disowning him due to the family's royal connections and his encouragement of internal dissent against the Saudi monarchy.
Every family has its black sheep...
By: 2nd August 2015 at 12:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Exactly so. I think the OP might not have been aware of all of this otherwise I doubt he would have posted.
By: 4th August 2015 at 17:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Exactly so. I think the OP might not have been aware of all of this otherwise I doubt he would have posted.
No I didn't. I was interested on principle that anyone connected, however remotely should be restricted if for no other reason `politics`.
It's a little disconcerting to hear that name on your doorstep.
By: 4th August 2015 at 18:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-They've been coming and going for years, and have property in London. Don't let it worry you..!
By: 4th August 2015 at 19:05 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-You get into dangerous territory fairly quickly if you go down that route.
By: 4th August 2015 at 21:07 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-No I didn't. I was interested on principle that anyone connected, however remotely should be restricted if for no other reason `politics`.
It's a little disconcerting to hear that name on your doorstep.
I once flew over Libya, worked in America with people whose ancestors fought against Britain, and used to have a neighbour who was Irish - is any of that remote enough?
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By: hampden98 - 2nd August 2015 at 08:30
I was very sad to see an aircraft crash at my home airport of Blackbush,
but not as shocked to find the passengers were family of Osama.
Shouldn't such people be restricted from entering a democratic country on principle,
or is it just a case if they have the money and influence then that's fine?