RE: Osama or Usama?

[Cooper Fox <fox893@yahoo.com>]

That;s odd...  I have never seen it any other way then
Osama....  Perhaps it is a foreign spelling?  French? 
Brittish?



--- "Larry A. Lovering" <lloverin@genuity.net> wrote:
> The BBC reports it as Usama, also reported in the
> downloadable document from
> the British government that offers proof that bin
> Laden did it.
> 
> -Larry
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> >
>
[mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On
> Behalf Of Jeremy
> > Mixer
> > Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 9:36 PM
> > To: boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> > Subject: Osama or Usama?
> >
> >
> > Something that caught my interest, I am at work,
> my shift is winding down,
> > and I am checking out some of the various news web
> sites to see if there
> > are any news updates. Every news agency from the
> best of my knowledge
> > spells Osama bin Laden just as I typed it.
> However, foxnews.com seems to
> > insist on spelling it Usama bin Laden. Are both
> correct, or is foxnews on
> > crack?
> >
> > The more I watch foxnews, the more they seem to be
> very opinionated,
> > however they claim to provide the best news
> coverage.......news coverage
> > wise I can't seem to see too much of a difference
> between any of the
> > various news services on cable and online, I find
> out new info from all of
> > them, however I detect foxnews offering opinions
> more often then any
> > others.....
> >
> > Jeremy Mixer
> >
> >
> 


=====
Cooper Fox
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