That was the first conversation in my life that I’d ever heard the phrase Al Qaeda. And it was something to do with some recording picked up by a Fre… - Russell Crowe

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That was the first conversation in my life that I’d ever heard the phrase Al Qaeda. And it was something to do with some recording picked up by a French policewoman, I think, in either Libya or Algiers. And it was a destabilization plan. I don’t think that I was the only person. But it was about—and here’s another little touch of irony— it was about taking iconographic Americans out of the picture as a sort of cultural-destabilization plan.

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About Russell Crowe

Russell Ira Crowe (born 7 April 1964) is a New Zealander actor, filmmaker, musician and singer. Although a New Zealander citizen, he has lived most of his life in Australia since 1985.

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Birth Name: Russell Ira Crowe
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