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
from saudi arabia to pakistan, to afghanistan. those who have prayed with him, lived with him, and fought for him, share the story of his gradual but deadly transformation from a quiet religious boy to the angry voice of holy war. 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.
was no question, osama was in charge. that s the mosque we used to pray. yes. reporter: five times every day, devout muslims turn towards the holy city of mecca to pray. osama was always among them. for him, it was a must. reporter: it is something of a mystery why this son of a wealthy family was drawn to such rigid religious belief. over time, batarfi saw his best friend become even more of a fundamentalist, striving to live according to his ultra-strict interpretation of the holy koran. no pictures, no music. and after that, no tv, unless there s news. reporter: osama s religious devotion went beyond living a simple pious life. he had begun to believe it was his duty to prepare to one day fight for and defend islam. osama s training ground, the
story, we visited his home, 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 the story of his gradual but deadly transformation from a quiet religious boy to the angry voice of holy war. osama bin laden grew up in the boomtown of jeddah, saudi arabia, a town his father helped