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Bin Laden Son Plans 'Race for Peace' Event

Give peace a chance, says Omar

By Laurel Jorgensen,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 18, 2008 4:30 AM CST
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(Newser) – Osama bin Laden’s 26-year-old son says he wants to be an “ambassador for peace” between Muslims and the West and is planning a cross-continental horse race to raise money for child war victims, AP reports. Omar Osama bin Laden, one of the al-Qaeda leader’s 19 children, is planning a 3,000-mile race across North Africa with his 52-year-old British wife.

Omar says he trained at an al-Qaeda camp in Afghanistan but left in 2000 because “I don’t want to fight; I like to find another way.” Many think Arabs—"especially the bin Ladens—are all terrorists. This is not the truth," he said. He hasn't denounced his father, but says he believes in the possibility of a truce between al-Qaeda and the West. The race could begin as early as March.

Omar Osama bin Laden, right, and his British wife Jane Felix-Brown, now known as Zaina Alsabah, 52 are seen during an interview with the Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 11, 2008. The 26-year-old son of the al-Qaida leader does not renounce his father in an interview with The...
Omar Osama bin Laden, right, and his British wife Jane Felix-Brown, now known as Zaina Alsabah, 52 are seen during an interview with the Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 11, 2008. The 26-year-old...   (Associated Press)
Omar Osama bin Laden, 26, left and his British wife Jane Felix-Brown, now known as Zaina Alsabah, 52 use their laptop during an interview with the Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 11, 2008. The 26-year-old son of the al-Qaida leader does not renounce his father in an interview...
Omar Osama bin Laden, 26, left and his British wife Jane Felix-Brown, now known as Zaina Alsabah, 52 use their laptop during an interview with the Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 11, 2008....   (Associated Press)
In this photo provided by Omar Osama bin Laden taken Jan. 7, 2008, Omar Osama bin Laden, 26, left and his British wife Jane Felix-Brown, now known as Zaina Alsabah, 52 ride horses at the site of the Giza Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt. The 26-year-old son of the al-Qaida leader...
In this photo provided by Omar Osama bin Laden taken Jan. 7, 2008, Omar Osama bin Laden, 26, left and his British wife Jane Felix-Brown, now known as Zaina Alsabah, 52 ride horses at the site of the Giza...   (Associated Press)
Omar Osama bin Laden is seen during an interview with the Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 11, 2008. The 26-year-old son of the al-Qaida leader does not renounce his father in an interview with The Associated Press, but says there is a better way to defend Islam
Omar Osama bin Laden is seen during an interview with the Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 11, 2008. The 26-year-old son of the al-Qaida leader does not renounce his father in an interview...   (Associated Press)
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