Re: Had missed that but you are on target
I do see OBL as acting like someone trying to emulate Muhammad / Saladin.
I am sure OBL sees what he is doing is tough but just and neccessary. He seems to carefully orchestrate his image & appearances. He seems to understand who his fans are & may understand how he can exploit their fanaticism for his 'just cause'.
Am sure he sees himself as the saviour of the downtrodden 'children of god (Allah)' and is taking on the mighty in the form of modern Soddam & Gomorrah. It is very easy to paint the US as just that - hollywood does it better than anyone & has done for years.
I do believe that OBL is poisonous as far as west is concerned & one worry is turning him into a martyr that 100,000s aspire to. Who needs clone after clone of OBL.
Cheers
Doug