tsitsejev — Maxim Tsitsejev / Максим Чичеев

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11 September 2026 · 28 min read

Politics: Bin Laden's Invoice

Nineteen men and up to half a million dollars bought 11 September 2001. Three years later bin Laden set that against $500 billion and called it bleeding America to bankruptcy. His $500,000 survives checking. The $500 billion has no owner, and his claim to the credit fails.

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