http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17941778
Osama Bin Laden was killed on May 2nd, 2011, more than two years ago. So why are we still talking about it so frequently? It has even become a campaign issue, with Obama putting it in his campaign commercials. I think because he was such a imposing figure to the American mind. When he was killed it was a relief to us. I haven't been following the story that carefully, I'll admit it. So when I read this article, a lot of things cleared up for me. For instance, I didn't understand before when he was called the leader of these militant groups, and why people thought that this one man had so much power. I didn't think of al-Qaeda or the Taliban as organized groups. So this article made a lot of things make sense. It explains that he was the leader of an organized group that was getting away from his control. Some of the documents found with him were released to the public (link to documents) and they show that his subordinates were taking things into their own hands, and that the violence he started was running away from him. There are parts where he is angry at a subordinate for attacks done on everyday muslims, and urges attacks on the United States instead. There is also a part where he urges militants to look out for opportunities to assasinate the President when he visits their country. Although he does point out that it is not necessary to assasinate Joe Biden because he is totally unsuited for the office of president. Which is embarrassing.
Osama Bin Laden was killed on May 2nd, 2011, more than two years ago. So why are we still talking about it so frequently? It has even become a campaign issue, with Obama putting it in his campaign commercials. I think because he was such a imposing figure to the American mind. When he was killed it was a relief to us. I haven't been following the story that carefully, I'll admit it. So when I read this article, a lot of things cleared up for me. For instance, I didn't understand before when he was called the leader of these militant groups, and why people thought that this one man had so much power. I didn't think of al-Qaeda or the Taliban as organized groups. So this article made a lot of things make sense. It explains that he was the leader of an organized group that was getting away from his control. Some of the documents found with him were released to the public (link to documents) and they show that his subordinates were taking things into their own hands, and that the violence he started was running away from him. There are parts where he is angry at a subordinate for attacks done on everyday muslims, and urges attacks on the United States instead. There is also a part where he urges militants to look out for opportunities to assasinate the President when he visits their country. Although he does point out that it is not necessary to assasinate Joe Biden because he is totally unsuited for the office of president. Which is embarrassing.
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