Finally, when all the dust has settled and the 3 minutes wonder has disappeared off the media radar, a few notes.

Compare, first of all, The Rise and Fall of Bin Laden to the theory of the Scapegoat. Notice how what should have been long ago a call to examine and amend US foreign policy turned instead into the launch of several costly occupations and illegal wars.

And maybe challenge yourself with a few slightly more literate and informed views.

1)  Michael Moore on the Death of Osama Bin Laden

2)  Noam Chomsky on the Death of Osama Bin Laden

No, I don't count Michael Moore amongst the more literate and informed, but he's trying.

In the end, you'll just have to wait for the Disney Version to inform you of what really went on. They might have dropped suit for the trademark, but they're still gunning for the TV show, which should be about as informed as most of what Americans do.

Finally, some quotes from Osama Bin Laden (taken from BrainyQuote)

 

"We did not find it difficult to deal with Bush and his administration, because it is similar to regimes in our countries - both types include many who are full of arrogance and greed."
"We treat them in the same way. Those who kill our women and innocent, we kill their women and innocent, until they refrain.
"Your security is not in the hands of Kerry, Bush or al-Qaida. Your security is in your own hands.

**Note: The translation is probably considerably less fluid than the original, I'm guessing the translators preserved the literal flow of the quote at the expense of color and poetry.

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