“I am the one in charge of the 19 brothers … I was responsible for entrusting the 19 brothers … with the raids.”

—  Osama bin Laden

On the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, in an audiotape broadcast on Al Jazeera (23 May 2006).
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