Today in Manhunting History -- July 10, 1996: Bin Laden Declares War

After arriving in Afghanistan in May 1996 to receive protection from the Taliban, Osama bin Laden launched his holy war against the United States.  On July 10 The Independent published an interview of bin Laden by journalist Robert Fisk, in which the Saudi declared the world had reached “the beginning of war between Muslims and the United States.”