Osama or Usama

[bigrebnc1775]

Osama Bin Laden For the past ten plus year this has been the way his name was spellled, but I mlook at the FBI wanted list this is how it's spelled Usama Bin Laden. Does anyone have an idea why it spelled this way on the FBI wanted list?

FBI — USAMA BIN LADEN

From a 1999 wanted list his name was spelled Osama bin Laden

Osama bin Laden[a] was the leader of al-Qaeda and was wanted in connection with the August 7, 1998, bombings of the United States embassies, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. These attacks killed over 200 people. Bin Laden and al-Qaeda is alleged to be responsible for the October 12, 2000, attack on the USS Cole off the coast of Yemen, which killed 17. Although bin Laden later appeared on the first publicly released FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list on October 10, 2001, he was listed there for his alleged role in the 1998 embassy attack, and not for his alleged role in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, because the most wanted lists name fugitives charged with a crime by a prosecutor or under indictment by a grand jury. Bin Laden was named as an "unindicted co-conspirator" in, for instance, the federal indictment against convicted terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui, but has not been formally indicted for his alleged role in the September 11, 2001, attacks. He was announced dead on May 1, 2011.
Osama bin Laden was the subject of a $50 million[14] reward through the State Department's Rewards for Justice program targeting international fugitives, especially alleged terrorists, plus $2 million through a program developed and funded by the Air Line Pilots Association and the Air Transport Association.[a][15][16]

FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[elvis]

I believe Muslims change the spelling of their name every few years.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

I believe Muslims change the spelling of their name every few years.

ok but why would that change the name on the FBI wanted list?

 

[waltky]

Kinda busts their lie that they weren't harboring al-Qaida...

Osama bin Laden killing may shape future of US cooperation with Pakistan
May 2, 2011 - President Obama's strategy of ordering independent action within Pakistan, despite severe Pakistani objections, may well be bolstered after US forces acted to killed Osama bin Laden on Sunday.

US forces killed Osama bin Laden in a shootout at a mansion north of Pakistan’s capital Sunday night, culminating an aggressive use of American intelligence assets inside the country. President Obama, in an address Sunday night, said he gave the go-ahead for the operation last week after months of intelligence work. On Sunday, a US team attacked Mr. bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, killed him, and took the body. Mr. Obama made no mention of a “joint operation” with Pakistan, indicating that the US intelligence community possibly kept its cards very close and its putative Pakistani allies in the dark.

While Pakistani intelligence has worked with the US over the years, the Obama administration has strained relations by increasingly ordering independent action within Pakistan. As more information comes out, that strategy may well be vindicated and will certainly shape Pakistani reaction to the events. “It’s a huge embarrassment for the government of Pakistan,” says Rifaat Hussein, a military strategist at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad. “This is something that [was ordered] about a week ago and the government was ether not informed or kept mum about it.”

Drones angered Pakistanis

The Obama administration has aggressively ratcheted up the use of drones over Pakistan’s tribal areas, an issue that has angered some Pakistanis. The administration has also expanded the CIA’s boots on the ground there. Obama briefly addressed Pakistani sensitivity to such a major solo operation on their soil. “Over the years I’ve repeatedly made clear that we would take action in Pakistan if we knew where bin Laden was. That is what we’ve done. But it’s important to note that our counterterrorism cooperation with Pakistan helped lead us to bin Laden and the compound where he was hiding,” said Obama in his address.

Dr. Hussein says that Obama had to make this rhetorical gesture. But the extent of the Pakistani intelligence community’s help is something that will need further investigation as the story unfolds, he says. The answer to that may shape future US cooperation with Pakistan, a country that has emerged as a base for international terrorists and Afghan insurgents, and wields influence over the efforts to find peace in Afghanistan. This operation comes at the official start of the Taliban's spring offensive in Afghanistan.

Other key questions in the coming days:

See also:

World Leaders React to bin Laden’s Death
Monday, May 2nd, 2011 - World leaders are reacting to the news of the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

Former U.S. president George W. Bush called bin Laden's death a “momentous achievement.” Mr. Bush was president when when al-Qaida attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001. Former U.S. president Bill Clinton has called bin Laden's death a “profoundly important moment.”

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said bin Laden's death in neighboring Pakistan proves Kabul's long-standing position that the war on terror was not rooted in Afghanistan. Mr. Karzai also urged the Afghan Taliban to refrain from fighting. Meanwhile, India's Home Minister P. Chidambaram said the news of bin Laden's death highlights India's “concern” that terrorists find “sanctuary” in Pakistan.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said the news of the al-Qaida leader's death brings “great relief” to people across the world. French President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed bin Laden's death as a major coup in the fight against terrorism.

In the United States, jubilant crowds gathered outside the White House in Washington, and Times Square in New York – as well as what is known as “ground zero” – to celebrate bin Laden's death. A VOA reporter on the scene at the scene in Washington said young Americans, celebrating outside the gates of the White House, sang the national anthem as they climbed trees and lampposts to hang American flags.

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[LumpyPostage]

The proper spelling is
أسامة بن لادن

 

[del]

it's how it's spelled on his COLB

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Kinda busts their lie that they weren't harboring al-Qaida...

Osama bin Laden killing may shape future of US cooperation with Pakistan
May 2, 2011 - President Obama's strategy of ordering independent action within Pakistan, despite severe Pakistani objections, may well be bolstered after US forces acted to killed Osama bin Laden on Sunday.

US forces killed Osama bin Laden in a shootout at a mansion north of Pakistan’s capital Sunday night, culminating an aggressive use of American intelligence assets inside the country. President Obama, in an address Sunday night, said he gave the go-ahead for the operation last week after months of intelligence work. On Sunday, a US team attacked Mr. bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, killed him, and took the body. Mr. Obama made no mention of a “joint operation” with Pakistan, indicating that the US intelligence community possibly kept its cards very close and its putative Pakistani allies in the dark.

While Pakistani intelligence has worked with the US over the years, the Obama administration has strained relations by increasingly ordering independent action within Pakistan. As more information comes out, that strategy may well be vindicated and will certainly shape Pakistani reaction to the events. “It’s a huge embarrassment for the government of Pakistan,” says Rifaat Hussein, a military strategist at Quaid-i-Azam University in Islamabad. “This is something that [was ordered] about a week ago and the government was ether not informed or kept mum about it.”

Drones angered Pakistanis

The Obama administration has aggressively ratcheted up the use of drones over Pakistan’s tribal areas, an issue that has angered some Pakistanis. The administration has also expanded the CIA’s boots on the ground there. Obama briefly addressed Pakistani sensitivity to such a major solo operation on their soil. “Over the years I’ve repeatedly made clear that we would take action in Pakistan if we knew where bin Laden was. That is what we’ve done. But it’s important to note that our counterterrorism cooperation with Pakistan helped lead us to bin Laden and the compound where he was hiding,” said Obama in his address.

Dr. Hussein says that Obama had to make this rhetorical gesture. But the extent of the Pakistani intelligence community’s help is something that will need further investigation as the story unfolds, he says. The answer to that may shape future US cooperation with Pakistan, a country that has emerged as a base for international terrorists and Afghan insurgents, and wields influence over the efforts to find peace in Afghanistan. This operation comes at the official start of the Taliban's spring offensive in Afghanistan.

Other key questions in the coming days:

See also:

World Leaders React to bin Laden’s Death
Monday, May 2nd, 2011 - World leaders are reacting to the news of the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

Former U.S. president George W. Bush called bin Laden's death a “momentous achievement.” Mr. Bush was president when when al-Qaida attacked the U.S. on September 11, 2001. Former U.S. president Bill Clinton has called bin Laden's death a “profoundly important moment.”

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said bin Laden's death in neighboring Pakistan proves Kabul's long-standing position that the war on terror was not rooted in Afghanistan. Mr. Karzai also urged the Afghan Taliban to refrain from fighting. Meanwhile, India's Home Minister P. Chidambaram said the news of bin Laden's death highlights India's “concern” that terrorists find “sanctuary” in Pakistan.

British Prime Minister David Cameron said the news of the al-Qaida leader's death brings “great relief” to people across the world. French President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed bin Laden's death as a major coup in the fight against terrorism.

In the United States, jubilant crowds gathered outside the White House in Washington, and Times Square in New York – as well as what is known as “ground zero” – to celebrate bin Laden's death. A VOA reporter on the scene at the scene in Washington said young Americans, celebrating outside the gates of the White House, sang the national anthem as they climbed trees and lampposts to hang American flags.

Source

Is this a hint that the world now looks to go into Pakistan?

 

[Skull Pilot]

Who gives a fuck how it's spelled. The guy is dead so he certainly doesn't care.

 

[007]

It's the new politically correct spelling that's been brought forth by the left. It's been changed from Osama to Usama because Osama is too close to Obama. They don't want such a close psychological link between Osama and Obama, both known radicals with muslim names.

 

[L.K.Eder]

Xsama

 

[High_Gravity]

Who gives a fuck how it's spelled. The guy is dead so he certainly doesn't care.

Yup.

 

[007]

Who gives a fuck how it's spelled. The guy is dead so he certainly doesn't care.

The people who changed it because it was too close to Obama give a fuck, that's who. THE LEFT!

 

[letluvshine]

Have you heard how many times people have mistakenly said "Obama" instead of "Osama"? I think it's manipulation of the media, personally. Names are too close. Things that make you go hmmmmmmmm.