Osama Bin Laden’s “Letter to America” goes viral 21 years later then gets deleted by The Guardian

[Giselle]

Then what would you call it?

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They about to change the dynamic of the TikTok/social media now

Bigger focus should be on the genocide

Europe is Europe, it is not in the western part of the world, so it shouldn’t be called the west.

If you’re talking about NATO then say that. But I’ve been seeing people saying the west did xyz when really it was just Europe and had absolutely nothing to do with the USA. Let Europe take responsibility for Europe’s actions

 

[Kooley_High]

AGAIN, why would the american government care about reprisals on his family???

Please be specific

Because if they had nothing to do with the 9/11 attack they could have been violently targeted just by being a relative of him. It clearly says that in the article. It was done at the behest of the Saudi Embassy

 

[Tunez]

Osama bin Laden was the darling of the West in the 1980s.

He and his terrorist group were used as CIA puppets to fight the Russians in Afghanistan . "Operation Cyclone"

 

[Space Cowboy]

Zionists are causing the seeds of revolution to spread in American hearts. Absolutely insane.

 

[Astroslik]

We got british c00ns in here talking down on america like they live in some great utopia monarchy

 

[bnew]

TikTok ‘aggressively’ removing content praising Osama bin Laden after letter goes viral

The social media platform TikTok said it is “aggressively” removing content that praises Osama bin Laden’s 2002 “Letter to America.” The letter, published about a year after the Sept. 11, 2001, ter…

thehill.com

TikTok ‘aggressively’ removing content praising Osama bin Laden after letter goes viral​

BY LAUREN IRWIN - 11/16/23 4:54 PM ET

FILE – The TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone screen, Sept. 28, 2020, in Tokyo. A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, in a case filed by TikTok and five Montana content creators who want the court to block the state’s ban on the video sharing app before it takes effect Jan. 1. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

The social media platform TikTok said it is “aggressively” removing content that praises Osama bin Laden’s 2002 “Letter to America.”

The letter, published about a year after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, was bin Laden’s attempt to justify the targeting and killing of American civilians. It has been recirculating online recently.

Bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces in 2011.

Many videos supported bin Laden’s argument and urged others to read the letter in the wake of the United States’s support for Israel in its war against Hamas.
“Content promoting this letter clearly violates our rules on supporting any form of terrorism,” TikTok Policy posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “We are proactively and aggressively removing this content and investigating how it got onto our platform.”

TikTok said the number of videos supporting bin Laden’s message is small, although some videos have reportedly received hundreds of thousands of views and thousands of likes.
“This is not unique to TikTok and has appeared across multiple platforms and the media,” the post said.

In the post, “the media” references frustration from users aimed at The Guardian, which released a statement Wednesday that it removed a “previously displayed document” that contained the translated version of bin Laden’s letter.

The news organization said it published the letter the same day that bin Laden released it — Nov. 24, 2002 — and removed it Wednesday after the transcript had been “widely shared on social media without the full context.”
“Therefore we decided to take it down and direct readers instead to the news article that originally contextualized it,” The Guardian’s statement said.

The letter is a critique of American foreign policy and contains antisemitic and violent language. It criticizes American support for Israel’s occupation of Palestine.

TikTok is an app that is widely popular with young Americans, many of whom were born after the 9/11 attacks.

A nationwide poll released Thursday by Quinnipiac University, found that among voters aged 18-34, sympathy for Israelis sank from last month. About half — 52 percent — of young voters said their sympathies lie more with the Palestinians, a significant reversal from an October poll when more said they supported Israelis than Palestinians.

TAGS 9/11 ANTISEMITISM ISRAEL ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT OSAMA BIN LADEN PALESTINE SEPT. 11 ATTACKS TERRORIST ATTACK TIKTOK

 

[Wargames]

I think it’s real funny how in the midst of people calling Jews out on their bullshyt the ghost of Osama Bin Laden goes viral and now the mainstream Media are like “see remember Muslims are evil”…… just real ironic timing and a reminder of how people were blinded to Muslim slaughter before

 

[bnew]

Gen-Z going off script ...

"The trend appears to have originated with influencer Lynette Adkins, who told her 177,000 followers: 'I need everyone to stop doing what they’re doing right now and go read “Letter to America,”"

Gen-Z TikTokers send Bin Laden's 2002 'Letter to America' viral

The 'Letter to America' was circulated amongst British Islamic extremists in 2002, a year after the 9/11 terror attacks, and saw the al-Qaeda leader attempt to justify the murderous acts that killed 3,000.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Lynette Adkins:

Spoiler: ...

seems like tiktok deleted her account https://tiktok.com/@lynetteadkins

 

[newarkhiphop]

seems like tiktok deleted her account TikTok - Make Your Day

Tiktok deleted it

 

[Low End Derrick]

Europe is Europe, it is not in the western part of the world, so it shouldn’t be called the west.

If you’re talking about NATO then say that. But I’ve been seeing people saying the west did xyz when really it was just Europe and had absolutely nothing to do with the USA. Let Europe take responsibility for Europe’s actions

Why do I only see this on the coli? This is the second time this week I've seen someone here redefine what 'The West' is.

The western world isn't necessarily a geographical location (Australia is 'Western' for example) more of a set of characteristics that unite countries, such as religion, language, culture, political/economic system, etc.

France, Germany and Sweden certainly isn't 'the East' that's for sure.

 

[xCivicx]

Because if they had nothing to do with the 9/11 attack they could have been violently targeted just by being a relative of him. It clearly says that in the article. It was done at the behest of the Saudi Embassy

ONCE AGAIN, THE US GOVERMENT DOES NOT CARE ABOUT BULLshyt LIKE THAT AND YOU ARE NAIVE IF YOU THINK THEY DO

 

[xCivicx]

Zionists are causing the seeds of revolution to spread in American hearts. Absolutely insane.

This is just history repeating itself

They'll write themselves as the victims in the future though

 

[Kooley_High]

ONCE AGAIN, THE US GOVERMENT DOES NOT CARE ABOUT BULLshyt LIKE THAT AND YOU ARE NAIVE IF YOU THINK THEY DO

Im not naive, im going off the information presented in the article which you obviously choose to ignore.

Im not going back and forth on something thats already answered. Have a nice day

 

[The Amerikkkan Idol]

I wonder who actually financed 9/11. Any official reporting of 9/11 they tell you they can't definitely point out who financed it. Training hotels gyms tickets travelling back and forth....only came out to a little more than half a million anyway and that's a liberal estimate. Not a ton of cash. But I wonder who signed the checks.

Dude, this has been known for years

9/11 and the Saudi Connection

Mounting evidence supports allegations that Saudi Arabia helped fund the 9/11 attacks.

theintercept.com

Europe is Europe, it is not in the western part of the world, so it shouldn’t be called the west.

If you’re talking about NATO then say that. But I’ve been seeing people saying the west did xyz when really it was just Europe and had absolutely nothing to do with the USA. Let Europe take responsibility for Europe’s actions

There is no geographical "East" or "West" or "North" or "South" on a spherical planet.

What is East or West depends on your orientation

What we see as the "Northern Hemisphere" is based on orienting Europe as on top and Africa on the bottom

If Africa ruled the world, it could easily say it's the "North" & Europe's on bottom

 

[Grand Conde]

It says “why we attacked in New York and washington” in the letter. Insane that you’re always so confident and so wrong

It really isn't. Being extremely confident in your opinions is usually a sign you are full of shyt. People overwhelmed with knowledge who have read up on a variety of different perspectives know that meaningful statements of truth are exceptionally difficult to "prove" or justify.