"BLITZER: And you're one of the few leaders who's actually met Osama bin Laden.
AL-FAISAL: I did. I met him when, if you like, he was a good guy. This was --
BLITZER: This was in the '80s?
AL-FAISAL: In the mid-'80s when we were all fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan.
BLITZER: And did you continue having a relationship with him in the '90s?
AL-FAISAL: The last time I saw him was the end of 1989 or the beginning of 1990, when he came to me with a proposal, at that time, that he wanted to bring his army, as he called it, to fight against the communist regime in South Yemen, which later on became united with North Yemen."
AL-FAISAL: I did. I met him when, if you like, he was a good guy. This was --
BLITZER: This was in the '80s?
AL-FAISAL: In the mid-'80s when we were all fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan.
BLITZER: And did you continue having a relationship with him in the '90s?
AL-FAISAL: The last time I saw him was the end of 1989 or the beginning of 1990, when he came to me with a proposal, at that time, that he wanted to bring his army, as he called it, to fight against the communist regime in South Yemen, which later on became united with North Yemen."
