'You never can tell who has a lighter side': Father of viral duo 'Charlie Bit My Finger' reacts with astonishment that Osama bin Laden watched YouTube clip in his compound

  • Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of terrorist attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was also a fan of cute viral videos on YouTube 
  • One video that bin Laden liked to watch is the famous ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ clip from 2007 
  • The 55-second clip has been watched over 854 million times worldwide on the internet 
  • It shows two young boys, Harry, who was three years old at the time, and his then-one-year-old brother, Charlie 
  • When Harry puts his arms around Charlie, Charlie bites one of his fingers 
  • The clip was filmed by the boys’ father, Howard Davies-Carr, who said he was stunned to learn that one of its fans was an avowed enemy of Western civilization
  • The CIA released hundreds of thousands of files captured from bin Laden's computer after the 2011 special forces raid on his compound in Pakistan

Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of terrorist attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was also a fan of cute viral videos on YouTube, it was learned on Wednesday.

One video that bin Laden liked to watch is the famous ‘Charlie Bit My Finger’ clip from 2007.

The 55-second clip, which has been watched over 854 million times worldwide on the internet, shows two young boys, Harry, who was three years old at the time, and his then-one-year-old brother, Charlie.

When Harry puts his arms around Charlie, Charlie bites one of his fingers.

Harry finds this funny, so places his finger in Charlie’s mouth again. He obligingly bites down a second time - but hard.

Osama bin Laden (above), the mastermind of terrorist attacks that killed thousands of Americans, was also a fan of cute viral videos on YouTube, it was learned on Wednesday 

The CIA released hundreds of thousands of files recovered from bin Laden's computer, which included audio and video files of movies. Bin Laden is seen watching himself on television in a still from a video released by the Department of Defense in 2011, several days after he died 

The CIA released hundreds of thousands of files recovered from bin Laden's computer, which included audio and video files of movies. Bin Laden is seen watching himself on television in a still from a video released by the Department of Defense in 2011, several days after he died 

One video that bin Laden liked to watch is the famous ¿Charlie bit my finger¿ clip from 2007

One video that bin Laden liked to watch is the famous ‘Charlie bit my finger’ clip from 2007

The 55-second clip, which has been watched over 854 million times worldwide on the internet, shows two young boys, Harry, who was three years old at the time, and his then-one-year-old brother, Charlie

The 55-second clip, which has been watched over 854 million times worldwide on the internet, shows two young boys, Harry, who was three years old at the time, and his then-one-year-old brother, Charlie

Harry’s face is a picture as the pain slowly registers, and indignant howls follow. He then announces crossly: ‘Charlie bit me!’

As for Charlie - he just giggles.

The clip was originally filmed by the boys’ father, Howard Davies-Carr.

Davies-Carr, a resident of London, said he was stunned to learn that one of the clip’s viewers was an avowed enemy of Western civilization.

The clip was originally filmed by the boys¿ father, Howard Davies-Carr
Davies-Carr, a resident of London, said he was stunned to learn that one of the clip’s viewers was an avowed enemy of Western civilization

The clip was originally filmed by the boys’ father, Howard Davies-Carr. Davies-Carr, a resident of London, said he was stunned to learn that one of the clip’s viewers was an avowed enemy of Western civilization

‘I don’t know how to react,’ he told Huffington Post. ‘It’s hard to take in.

‘You never can tell who has a lighter side. It’s hard to imagine he’s planning terrible things one minute and then laughing with his family over this the next.’

Davies-Carr said his sons are too young to know about the September 11 terrorist attacks.

He said his wife feared that bin Laden may have watched the clip to map out his next targets.

The CIA released hundreds of thousands of files captured from the Al Qaeda leader’s computer after the May 2011 special forces raid on his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan which killed him.

Davies-Carr (above) said his sons are too young to know about the September 11 terrorist attacks

Davies-Carr (above) said his sons are too young to know about the September 11 terrorist attacks

The trove of files released by the CIA consists of objects like bin Laden's journal as well as a number of American movies the terrorist had on hand, including the 2008 Morgan Spurlock documentary, 'Where in the World is Osama bin Laden?' and the Disney film, 'Cars.'

Because of copyright issues, the CIA couldn't release some of the content found in the compound – so instead released a list that included the many American films the terrorist kept on hand.

Besides, the Spurlock documentary, bin Laden also had the Biography channel's film about himself along with 'CNN Presents: World's Most Wanted.'

The latter film debuted in 2006 and featured the world's top three most-wanted terrorists: bin Laden, his No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri, and al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqaw, who was killed the same year.

Another CNN film from 2006, 'In the Footsteps of bin Laden,' was also among the terrorist's trove.

Bin Laden also had a number of kids' films including Antz, Batman Gotham Knight, Cars, Chicken Little, Marvel's Heroes of Tomorrow, Home on the Range, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and The Three Musketeers.

Cars
Antz

Bin Laden's computer also had a number of kids' films including Antz (right), Batman Gotham Knight, Cars (right), Chicken Little, Marvel's Heroes of Tomorrow, Home on the Range, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and The Three Musketeers

He had the video games Final Fantasy VII and Resident Evil. And a copy of the Chinese animated film, Storm Rider Clash of the Evils.

The terrorist, who couldn't leave the confines of his compound without putting his life in danger, had a number of films about other places, including Peru Civilization, The Kremlin from Inside and The Story of India.

Bin Laden had a collection of National Geographic films too, along with a copy of the BBC's Great Wildlife Moments.

The CIA said it also did not release any pornography found. 

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