During this 2001 tour he denied knowing anything about Osama Bin Laden until after the 20 August 1998 cruise missile attacks ordered by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
In one well-publicized instance, a woman heckled him while he spoke at the Atlantic Council. Hashemi’s response to the woman’s outburst — “You have imprisoned the women – it’s a horror, let me tell you,” she shouted — was filmed, and the clip was included in Michael Moore’s 2004 film Fahrenheit 9/11. “I’m really sorry to your husband,” Hashemi responded to the woman. “He might have a very difficult time with you.”
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In 1998, they just sent cruise missiles into Afghanistan and they announced that they were trying to kill Osama bin Laden. We didn’t know Osama bin Laden then. I didn’t know him; he was just a simple man. So we were all shocked. I was one of those men who was sitting at home at night. I was called for an immediate council meeting and we all were told the United States have attacked Afghanistan. With 75 cruise missiles and trying to kill one man.
After 9/11, Rahmatullah’s family lived in Pakistan. During the US invasion of Afghanistan, Rahmatullah worked for CNN‘s Nic Robertson as a translator and a personal assistant.
Sources:
wilsonquarterly.com
rense.com/general69/sturden.htm
nytimes.com
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