[Mark Felton]

9 . . . Bin Laden visited Doha, Qatar (17-19 Jan. 1996), staying at the residence of a member of the Qatari ruling family. He discussed the successful movement of explosives into Saudi Arabia, and operations targeted against U.S. and U.K. interests in Dammam, Dharan, and Khobar, using clandestine al Qaeda cells in Saudi Arabia. Upon his return, bin Laden met with Hijazi and Turabi, among others.

QATAR appears as guilty as Iraq of cooperating with Al Queda

[Angelus Errare]

Not exactly.

The individual that bin Laden (along with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Zarqawi at various points in their long and checkered careers) were staying with was that of Abdul Karim al-Thani:

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/06/international/middleeast/06QAED.html?position=top&pagewanted=print&position=top

He's been under house arrest ever since March 2003 when it was learned that he had been the main driver behind the plot to overthrow the pro-US Emir in October 2002 with help from al-Qaeda and Iran (funny how those two keeping popping up together) to keep the US from using his nation as a base from which to attack Iraq.

[TexKat]

Speaking of OBL being in Doha, Qatar in 1996 visiting a member of the Qatari ruling family, the following should be interesting to research.

On the coup attempt in Qatar, Foreign Minister testified and

Judgment postponed in Qatar explosion case

The high criminal court in Qatar decided to postpone its judgment in a case in which seven supects, six Qataris and one Omani, are charged with attempting to blow up a Passport Department building in Doha.

The decision was put off until a session coming up on September 14 to complete consultations.