ALBAWABA - A user on X (formerly Twitter) called Belal Elbukhary shared on his official account a picture of an article by the British newspaper, The Independent in 1993 showcasing something surprising about Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The article was praising Osama bin Laden as a "warrior and freedom fighter" against the Soviet Union and referred to him as part of the West and a "global Jihadi" against Russians ...