[maybe irony isn't quite dead] < http://www.ict.org.il/ > Osama bin Ladin is one of 53 children of Saudi construction magnate Muhammad Awad bin Ladin. His mother was reportedly a Palestinian, and the least favored of his father's ten wives. The elder bin Ladin moved to Saudi Arabia from Yemen and amassed a fortune. Most of this money came from a number of successful construction and contracting companies. Today, the bin Ladin family fortune is estimated at $5 billion, of which Osama has access to an estimated $300 million. He tends to see himself as the model businessman, a graduate of Riyadh University's management and economics department. The only difference is, his product is war. [snip]
