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Osama bin Laden was also supported by the Supreme Authority of Senior Scholars in [[Saudi Arabia]]. Many of them concurred with Osama bin Laden with regard to the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia. Those that did were dismissed by the House of Saud. | Osama bin Laden was also supported by the Supreme Authority of Senior Scholars in [[Saudi Arabia]]. Many of them concurred with Osama bin Laden with regard to the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia. Those that did were dismissed by the House of Saud. | ||
He also at one point found support from among one of [[Lebanon|Lebanon's]] top Islamic clerics - Fathi Yakan, who is described by Islamic website ''IslamOnline'' as a prominent scholar with a Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies. In a televised interview broadcast on Al Jazeera (March 16, 2007) he refers to Bin Laden as a man after his own heart, and said he considers the 9/11 terrorist attacks to be "fine" and he was not sad or depressed that it happened.<ref>[http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/24910_Leading_Islamic_Scholar-_Osama_Bin_Laden_is_A_Man_After_My_Own_Heart Leading Islamic Scholar: Osama Bin Laden is "A Man After My Own Heart"] – little Green Football</ref> | |||
In 2007, the Ulema Council of [[Pakistan]] (the biggest of its kind in the country with 2,000 scholars)<ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-06-21/pakistan/27993852_1_scholars-salman-rushdie-honour Pakistan scholars honour Bin Laden in Rushdie row] - Times of India, June 21, 2007</ref> awarded him the title 'Saifullah' (Sword of Allah), their highest honor.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6225428.stm 'Suicide' minister may go to UK] - BBC News, June 21, 2007</ref> | In 2007, the Ulema Council of [[Pakistan]] (the biggest of its kind in the country with 2,000 scholars)<ref>[http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-06-21/pakistan/27993852_1_scholars-salman-rushdie-honour Pakistan scholars honour Bin Laden in Rushdie row] - Times of India, June 21, 2007</ref> awarded him the title 'Saifullah' (Sword of Allah), their highest honor.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6225428.stm 'Suicide' minister may go to UK] - BBC News, June 21, 2007</ref> | ||