A statement apparently drafted by Osama bin Laden’s grown sons accusses the U.S. of violating international law in killing their father, and criticizes President Obama in particular.“As he condemned our father, we now condemn the president of the United States for ordering the execution of unarmed men and women,” the statement said, according to The New York Times, which obtained the document from Jean Sasson, an American author who helped Bin Laden’s 30-year-old son Omar write a memoir. The statement makes reference to a “we,” but the Times reports it was “prepared at the direction of” Omar bin Laden, and his is the only name that appears on the document.
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