rename al-Qaeda to counter negative perception
A letter on bin Laden’s personal computer confirms he was aware of damage name wrought on numerous Islamic causes “rename al-Qaeda to counter negative perception“.Osama bin Laden lived largely in isolation after he went into hiding in Abbottabad, Pakistan in 2006, according to statements from family members who were taken into custody by Pakistani authorities after bin Laden was killed by a team of U.S. Navy Seals on May 2.
While he was physically isolated from the outside, bin Laden understood what was going on in the world.
He was well aware that his organisation had become synonymous with terrorism and was alienating people instead of drawing support.
rename al-Qaeda to counter negative perception
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That is the conclusion U.S. officials drew from a letter they said bin Laden prepared on his computer, which was confiscated along with several other documents from his home in Abbottabad. The letter reveals that bin Laden was cognizant of the need to “re-brand” al-Qaeda to include changing the organisation’s name so the new name would not carry the stigma attached to the old one.as he says “rename al-Qaeda to counter negative perception”.
It’s not known if bin Laden sent the letter to other al-Qaeda leaders. Whether or not he successfully dispatched the letter before his death, the letter confirms that the al-Qaeda leader was aware of the damage the organisation wrought on numerous Islamic causes or else he wouldn’t have considered changing its name.
