Let me be one of the first to say that the obvious conspiracy theory behind this has got to be that they have captured Mr Bin Laden a while a go and this is all a ruse.
Assuming that that isn't the case though Al Queda must be laughing themselves silly. Ok - they seem to have pulled off two or three very serious attacks. But in return they US government has turned them into the bogey man. You would imagine by the way that the US government is acting that Al Queda have agents on every corner, bombs lurking in every suitcase. hijackers on every plane. If I was in charge of Al Queda I would have long since given up doing actual bombings and just be doing a PR exercise. Making tapes, doing interviews and generally winding up the west something rotten. The US government will manage the rest. The whole point of terrorism is just that - terror. I know who I'm more scared of when it comes to George W or Osama. And which one is going to do more damage to my way of life and future.
Posted by Mark at October 29, 2004 11:00 PM