"The statement, prepared at the direction of Omar bin Laden, who had publicly denounced his father’s terrorism, was provided to The Times by Jean Sasson, an American author who helped the younger Mr. Bin Laden write a 2009 memoir..." Are you kidding me? The New York Times relies on the account of Sasson, whose books have been serialized in the National Inquirer? You may watch my encounter with Sasson on Politically Incorrect which is still available on Youtube.