Date: 2007-12-07 10:47 am (UTC)
War Plan Iraq by Milan Rai cites reports in The Telegraph and other news agencies detailing these stories. The 1997 deal was brokered by the pakistan Foreign Minister and took place shortly before the US attacks. It is reported that mullah Omar had become frustrated with binLaden's unpredictability but it is also quite likely that he feared US reprisals (rightly as it turned out.) and sought to avoid them.
The 2001 deal was negotiated by one of the Saudi princes who has strong links with bin Laden but was scuppered by the US government's refusal to acknowledge the jurisdiction of The Hague and by their unwavering determination to defeat the Taliban. Many sources link this to the Taliban opposition to the oil pipeline (hence Saudi support for The taliban and Iraqi opposition for instance.)

As for the Al-Quaeda itself, there are disputed theories as to how it operates. One that has some credence is that it actually acts as a sort of clearing house/funding agency for disparate smaller groups by offering funds, weapons or knowledge/training as much as it actually acts in itself as a terrorist group. In this respect the saudi government has effectively supported bin Laden as much as the Taliban (partly familial links, partly because of the usefulness re the pipeline, and other reasons.)
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