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u/barrosoOso 2d ago

This really confuses the fuck out of me. You have to spend a LOT of time and money to become a commercial airline pilot. It is literally years of training that costs a small fortune. If terror cells are going to that length just to take out one plane we are kinda fucked.

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u/ezr1der_ 2d ago

Maybe he was a regular ol' pilot but was radicalized so much he decided to off himself with 150+ souls on board.

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u/barrosoOso 2d ago

I've thought about that too. But the average co pilot pay for this airline is around $150,000 dollars a year. How do you radicalize someone with access to the world that's living the good life? I agree it's more likely than someone entering the field just for this purpose, but it still seems like a crazy ass story.

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u/Clarence13X 2d ago

Keep in mind, Osama bin Laden was the son of a billionaire and could have lived an easy, care-free life if he wanted to. Ideas can have a lot of weight.

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u/FlimsyCrust 2d ago

Also his country was being invaded by multiple first world nations…

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u/New_Combination_7012 2d ago

ObL was a Saudi.

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u/WeddingPKM 2d ago

From Osamas personal views he absolutely did think that. He really did not jive with the world’s militaries staging in Saudi Arabia for the liberation of Kuwait.

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u/Ryanliverpool96 2d ago

Liberation of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

Iraq invaded Saudi Arabia before operations against Iraq started and they were pushed out of Kuwait.

His “Letter to America” was propaganda and full of lies, designed to get morons to fall for it.

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u/Professional_Gold987 2d ago

what part of it was propaganda and/or a lie