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In mecca, the holiest of sites, became a battleground where militants seized it and the saudi government sent in troops. osama bin laden was appalled that such a holy place had been defiled. and then, one month later, the final blow. the soviet union, godless and communist, invaded afghanistan, a muslim country. it was an affront to islam. one year, three monumental events that would change bin laden forever. the once shy, religious boy, was about to answer the call to a violent jihad, and he would never look back. if you ask a parent, they might call it intuitive.

>> it was written, kill americans in the sea, kill americans in the air, kill americans everywhere. >> reporter: his significance to al qaeda is underscored by his preoccupation of freeing the blind sheikh from his american prison. bin laden vowed as much in this video. >> reporter: there's even a training exercise aimed at springing him, outlined in the encyclopedia jihad, al qaeda's massive guide on everything from guerrilla warfare and terrorist tactics to how to recognize a rattlesnake or treat a scorpion sting. >> thousands of pages, draws on many sources, including u.s. army manuals and ...

>> reporter: his significance to al qaeda is underscored by his preoccupation of freeing the blind sheikh from his american prison. bin laden vowed as much in this video. >> reporter: there's even a training exercise aimed at springing him, outlined in the encyclopedia jihad, al qaeda's massive guide on everything from guerrilla warfare and terrorist tactics to how to recognize a rattlesnake or treat a scorpion sting. >> thousands of pages, draws on many sources, including u.s. army manuals and is something that is the most important thing that al qaeda gave to the global jihadist movement. >>...

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