| “Al-Qaeda shaped in Bosnia” |
| 6 August 2007 | 16:19
| Source:
FoNet |
WASHINGTON --
John Schindler believes that Al-Qaeda was shaped as a modern terrorist organization during the war in Bosnia.
Schindler, author of a book on terrorism, told CNN Al-Qaeda members were invited to Bosnia by that country’s leadership, where they set up training camps operational from 1992 until 1995.
He claims Osama Bin Laden exploited the war in Bosnia for his own interests, and says there was “a worrying level of support” for the Mujahedin on the part of the U.S. administration of that time.
RFE reported that the book looks into the way in which the Clinton administration cooperated with Iran to arm the Mujahedin fighting in Bosnia, including Al-Qaeda, with weapons and equipment worth millions of dollars.
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