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This Man was Russia's Bin Laden

332K views · May 7, 2026 · Education

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  • @teferiuwuraveler1407 · 4 months ago

    Cool to see what simon was up to in his 20's

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  • @miladslb23 · 4 months ago

    Thumbnail: Ummm Simon...? THIS YOU??

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  • @unreadaethel6878 · 4 months ago

    "He did not believe that President Vladimir Putin would sacrifice the lives of innocent children." This is why you need to do research on your opponent before you take hostages. It only works if they care about keeping the hostages alive more than they care about beating you.

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  • @kuzc9870 · 4 months ago

    I thought Simon was doing a podcast on himself! 😅

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  • @JKlein713 · 4 months ago

    He put down the Macintosh and picked up a Kalshnikov.

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  • @flecx9767 · 4 months ago

    So basically in the end, one of the most rutheless and worst terrorists that ever lived, was terrified by how little Putin cared about the lives of civillians and children?

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  • @Pootie_Tang1 · 4 months ago

    "Hello, I'm Palm Beach Pete!" moment 😅

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  • @palundra82 · 4 months ago

    Simon, please do a video on the blown up residential buildings in russia in 1999. I believe your team would be amazed to see what you will find (including evidence of involvement of the FSB).

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  • @zacharyweller1029 · 4 months ago

    I’m picturing Basayev saying “you expect me to believe this, is a live *BOOM!*”

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  • @Abradolf-Linctler · 4 months ago

    Bin Laden had a coalition after him, Basayev was in Russia were even Russia tends to not care about Russia from time to time.

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  • @Huck828 · 4 months ago

    I've had a morbid interest in Shamil and Chechnya since the early 2000s while attending college. So cool to see a full vid by you on him.

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  • @Elijah-qu6tt · 4 months ago

    Never ask simon what he did in 90's Russia

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