From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Tony Williams wrote:
> Adam > wrote:
>
>> Tony Williams wrote:
>>
>>> Adam > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Tony Williams wrote:
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>>> [...]
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>>>>> What's depressing is that it's all so vague - 4 people gave 4
>>>>> different
>>>>> answers, and that's in a group which I expect is more
informed than
>>>>> average. The whole news coverage since 9/11 has been,
"They're evil
>>>>> bastards who bombed us". No real explanation as
to why, other than to
>>>>> say they're fanatics who want to destroy our way of
life. Frankly, I
>>>>> just don't believe that.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Eee's a bright lad that Bin Laden.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> How do you mean? Bombing people and forgetting to mention why doesn't
>>> seem too clever to me.
>>>
>>
>> You're not the target audience just like you aren't for the prez of Iran
>> either.
>
>
> I still don't get it. If AQ want something they should be shouting it
> loud. I can see why our own governments would want to avoid giving the
> terrorists a platform to sway public opinion, but not AQ themselves.
> Still, all we get from them are incoherent, rambling video messages
> about how we've upset their invisible friend in some unspecified way.
>


The rambling incoherance is all part of appealing to the messianic.

There is a history to this in the "mad Mahdi" of Sudan.

But I'd say Bin Laden is brighter than the Mahdi.

However his appeal is basically messianic.

Adam

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