A video praising Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks, for his 'Letter to America' is going viral on TikTok.



Osama bin Laden , a terrorist from Saudi Arabia, is known as the founder of al-Qaeda, an international terrorist organization advocating Islamic fundamentalism, and as the mastermind behind numerous terrorist attacks, including the September 11 attacks on the United States . In connection with the military conflict between Israel and Hamas, many impression videos of the letter 'Letter to America', which is said to have been written by Bin Laden to justify terrorism such as 9/11, have been posted on TikTok. It was reported that TikTok is busy responding to the issue.

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The 'Letter to America,' which bin Laden is said to have written, was first made public in 2002, and is intended to justify terrorist attacks such as 9/11, which killed about 3,000 people. Content criticizing America and other countries is being developed.

In November 2023, ``Letter to America'' gained renewed attention due to the military conflict between Israel and Palestine, and ``videos of impressions of reading Letter to America'' began to be posted on TikTok. According to an investigation by American news media CNN, dozens of videos were found on TikTok praising the contents of ``Letter to America'' and expressing sympathy. Many of the videos were posted with the hashtag '#lettertoamerica,' and while the series of videos has been viewed more than 14 million times, some videos are about 'Letter to America' itself or praise it. It seems that the video belonged to a user who expressed dissatisfaction and disgust with the video.

Naturally, ``Letter to America'' criticizes the situation in the Middle East as of 2002 and the US government's support for Israel at the time. However, some TikTok users have applied this content to the military conflict between Israel and Hamas and are using ``Letter to America'' to criticize the US government and Israel.

American journalist Yashar Ali addressed the rapid increase in TikTok videos related to ``Letter to America'' on X (formerly Twitter). In the letter, Ali said, ``TikTok has people of all ages, races, ethnicities, and backgrounds, and many of them will read this letter to broaden their horizons and view geopolitical issues the same way they have in the past.'' Many say it has caused them to reevaluate their views on how what is considered an act of terrorism can be a legitimate form of resistance against an adversary. ” commented.



One video posted by a New York-based lifestyle user encouraging people to read 'A Letter to America' has been viewed more than 1.6 million times. In the now-deleted video, the influencer said: ``If you've read this letter, I want you to tell me if you're having an existential crisis right this moment, because in the 20 minutes you've read this letter... It changed my perspective on the whole life I believed in and lived,' he said, expressing his admiration for bin Laden's claims.

Another video with 100,000 views was posted by a user who routinely criticizes the US government. This user claimed, ``If you call Osama bin Laden a terrorist, then the US government should also be called a terrorist.''

In response to Ali's post, TikTok's official X account released a statement. TikTok said, 'Content promoting this letter clearly violates our rules against supporting terrorism in all its forms. We are proactively and proactively removing this content, and we are committed to 'We are investigating whether it was compromised,' he said, explaining that he was removing videos related to 'Letter to America' from the platform. It also argued that reports that videos related to 'Letter to America' were trending on TikTok were inaccurate and that similar content can be found on other platforms and media.



'Letter to America' was originally published in full on the website of The Guardian, a major British daily newspaper, but due to a series of circumstances, The Guardian canceled publication on November 15, 2023. . The Guardian said, ``The text published on our website was widely shared on social media without the full context.''

Removed: document | Information | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/info/2023/nov/15/removed-document



White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates told CNN that the current praise for 'Letter to America' is an insult to the victims and families of 9/11.

'The evil, anti-Semitic lies told by al-Qaeda leaders to explain their motives for carrying out the deadliest terrorist attack in American history, killing 2,977 innocent Americans,' Bates said in a statement. There is never any legitimacy to spreading it. No one should insult the families of the 2,977 Americans who are still mourning their loved ones by associating it with Osama bin Laden's vile words. Especially now, when the world Anti-Semitic violence is on the rise in the United States, and Hamas terrorists have committed the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust in the name of the same conspiracy theory.'

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