CNN Manhunt May 25, 2013 01:15:00
At that time in 97, osama bin laden had declared war on the united states in an arab language newspaper and no one paid any attention. the case that i made to them was you know, if youre going to declare war on the united states, dont do it on the bbc, do it on an american network, and you know, cnn is seen all around the world and also we have a reputation for being fair. it was a lengthy process. they were very concerned, are you agents of the cia, will you give osama bin laden a fair shake if...
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