I just finished reading the text of the letter allegedly sent by Bin Laden.
I think the key paragraph is this one:
The Nation of Martyrdom; the Nation that desires death more than you desire life:"Think not of those who are killed in the way of Allah as dead. Nay, they are alive with their Lord, and they are being provided for. They rejoice in what Allah has bestowed upon them from His bounty and rejoice for the sake of those who have not yet joined them, but are left behind (not yet martyred) that on them no fear shall come, nor shall they grieve. They rejoice in a grace and a bounty from Allah, and that Allah will not waste the reward of the believers." [Quran 3:169-171]
Let's give the man what he wants.
It's funny though, that a man who desires death more than life avoids it so assiduously.
Posted by Rich at November 26, 2002 4:15 PM