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So as to facilitate reasoned discussion, here is a link which touches on greivances of Al Qaeda:

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States




This indicates that the presence of American military forces in Saudi Arabia may be considered provocative.

What specific U.S. policies in the Middle East would Mr. Bin Laden be referring to?

Pheh...that is a decoy.
They attacked before we had boots there.