President Links Iraq War to ‘Sacred Oath’ Made to Osama’s Radio Van
KEY POINTS
- •On September 11, 1996, Osama bin Laden traveled with al-Qaida aides in eastern Afghanistan in a convoy including a makeshift communications van.
- •Bin Laden’s rudimentary radio setup did not allow him to see the attacks on the US Twin Towers and the Pentagon but let him hear unfolding news.
- •On the 25th anniversary, memorials were held across the US as the President linked the Iran war to a ‘sacred oath’ to 9/11 victims.
On September 11th, exactly 25 years after Osama bin Laden toured Eastern Afghanistan in his convoy of SUVs and a glorified radio van, the President tied US war efforts in Iran to a ‘sacred oath’ to 9/11 victims. Bin Laden, rocking a makeshift communication station that couldn't stream even a single tragedy live, had to depend on flustered radio announcers’ shocked voices while his al-Qaida minivan caravan cruised rugged Afghan roads. Meanwhile, America held nationwide memorials to honor 3000 souls lost, as politicians expertly recycled metaphors and patriotism like cafeteria leftovers. Politics, PTSD, and outdated SUVs collided in an annual surplus of solemn gaslighting.
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(1 of 3)When your GPS fails but your sacred war oaths don’t, you bond over a 25-year-old van and a bunch of solemn speeches nobody actually remembers the details of.
Trying to connect Iran, 9/11, and a beat-up communication van sounds like the plot outline of a B-level political thriller no one asked for.
Nothing says 'learning from history' like using a 25-year-old tragedy as a clipboard checklist to justify whatever you’re doing next.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 9/11/2026 | Author: Lucy Campbell (now); Shrai Popat and Tom Ambrose (earlier)
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