translate English to German: After Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, bin Laden offered to help defend Saudi Arabia (with 12,000 armed men) but was rebuffed by the Saudi government. Bin Laden publicly denounced his government's dependence on the U.S. military and demanded an end to the presence of foreign military bases in the country.
Als Chef der islamistischen Organisation al-Qaida (d.h. Basis, Datenbank) wird er verdächtigt, Drahtzieher verschiedener Terroranschläge zu sein.