osama bin laden grew up in the boomtown of jeddah, saudi arabia, a town his father helped build. saudi arabia in the 1960s was of course a fantastically wealthy kingdom. jeddah was its main door to the west. it was its main port on the red sea, and a huge amount of building had taken place. i m brian. i taught osama bin laden english in saudi arabia from 1968 to 1969. osama sat about two-thirds of the way back on the right, by the windows. he was not an outstanding student academically. on the other hand, he was a very bright boy. reporter: although arabic and religious instruction took priority, the al fatah school, one of the top schools in the kingdom, was surprisingly progressive.
here s christiane ammanture. he was a young gentleman, very gentle, very polite. he said if i see you again, i ll kill you. he is the most popular muslim leader in the islamic world today. translator: his voice. when you hear it, it makes you want to stand up right away to join him, to fight. what he s good at is killing civilians. osama bin laden was the world s most wanted terrorist. he haunted americans and millions of others around the world. i m christiane amanpour in peshawar, pakistan, the birthplace of bin laden s terrorist organization, al qaeda. not far from here, just across the border in afghanistan, he disappeared shortly after 9/11. to know more about osama bin laden, to bring you his whole story, we visited his homes, his headquarters, his hideouts. we journeyed in his footsteps, from saudi arabia to pakistan to afghanistan. those who have prayed with him, lived with him, and fought for him share of story of his gradual but deadly transformation.
he was a young gentleman, very gentle, very polite. he said if i see you again, i ll kill you. he is the most popular muslim leader in the islamic world today. translator: his voice. when you hear it, it makes you want to stand up right away to join him, to fight. what he s good at is killing civilians. osama bin laden was the world s most wanted terrorist. he haunted americans and millions of others around the world. i m christiane ammanpour in peshawar, pakistan, the birthplace of bin laden s terrorist organization, al qaeda. not far from here, just across the border in afghanistan, he disappeared shortly after 9/11. to know more about osama bin laden, to bring you his whole story, we visited his homes, his headquarters, his hideouts. we journeyed in his footsteps, from saudi arabia to pakistan to afghanistan. those who have prayed with him, lived with him, and fought for him share of story of his gradual but deadly transformation. from a quiet religious boy to
he was a young gentleman, very gentle, very polite. he said if i see you again, i ll kill you. he is the most popular muslim leader in the islamic world today. translator: his voice. when you hear it, it makes you want to stand up right away to join him, to fight. what he s good at is killing civilians. osama bin laden was the world s most wanted terrorist. he haunted americans and millions of others around the world. i m christiane amanpour in peshawar, pakistan, the birthplace of bin laden s terrorist organization, al qaeda. not far from here, just across the border in afghanistan, he disappeared shortly after 9/11. to know more about osama bin laden, to bring you his whole story, we visited his homes, his headquarters, his hideouts. we journeyed in his footsteps, from saudi arabia to pakistan to afghanistan. those who have prayed with him, lived with him, and fought for him share of story of his gradual but deadly transformation. from a quiet religious boy to t
i taught osama bin laden english in saudi arabia from 1968 to 1969. osama sat about two-thirds of the way back on the right by the windows. he was not an outstanding student academically. on the other hand, he was a very bright boy. reporter: although arabic and religious instruction took priority, the al fatah school, one of the top schools in the kingdom, was surprisingly progressive. the boys had the western uniform. they had trousers, shirts, jackets and shoes. reporter: he had taught a number of bin laden s brothers. osama s family was well-known in saudi arabia. his father s career was the stuff of legend. the bin ladens were almost a storybook success. reporter: in saudi arabia the bin laden name is everywhere.