Osama Bin Laden declares jihad in 1997 CNN interview

In a 1997 interview with CNN's Peter Arnett, Osama bin Laden explains why he has declared a jihad on the U.S. Death of Osama bin Laden: Fast Facts On May 2, 2011, Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by US Special Forces during an early morning raid at a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Facts about the compound - Built in approximately 2006. - Significantly larger than other homes in the area, and worth a reported $1 million. - Lacked telephone and internet service. - Residents burned their trash rather than having it picked up. - Approximately 24 people lived at the house. - Surrounded by 12- to 18-foot walls topped by barbed wire. - Had two security gates. - Bin Laden and his family’s living quarters were on the second and third levels. - The third floor terrace had a seven-foot privacy wall. - Located only about a mile from the Pakistan Military Academy. US forces retrieved numerous items from bin Laden’s compound, including 10 hard