videotape of Osama bin Laden addressing the people of the United States ; in this video , he accepts responsibility for the September 11 attacks , condemns the Bush government 's response to those attacks , and presents those attacks as part of a campaign of revenge and deterrence motivated by his witnessing of the destruction in the Lebanese Civil War in 1982 . News analysts speculated that the release of the video was timed to influence the 2004 U.S. presidential election , which would take place four days later
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
2004 Osama bin Laden video