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DaveinGermany · 02-05-2011, 16:03

So he's dead, whether it happened years ago & been kept quiet to perpetuate the belief of the war on terror & allow the use of armed forces in places such as Afghanistan or only the other day by special forces (SEALS) in a hideout in Pakistan (an ally in the hunt for terrorists ?), the "benefit" is negligible.

There will always be someone somewhere, who is willing to step up & take over the mantle of public enemy#1. The threat needs a face, this makes it easier to vindicate any actions carried out by a government in the name of protection. Likewise the terrorists need their martyrs & leaders to encourage a steady flow of converts & believers, OBL was their figurehead, an example used to keep the hatred afire.

Whatever the actual facts it's now in the public domain that he's dead, but what's to follow as surely somebody will, we can only hope they're quickly identified so at least we're aware of where the threat is coming from. In this turbulent World though we still need to remain ever vigilant.

~ The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins ~

Incidentally SJ I think it's a 'Septum'

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DaveinGermany a multieloquent Mule Xeno Tactic Champion! Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Back in Bramsche, Germany Posts: 9,023 Blog Entries: 76 Liked: 4664 times Rep Power: 905668	Re: Bin Laden..... Killed in Pakistan So he's dead, whether it happened years ago & been kept quiet to perpetuate the belief of the war on terror & allow the use of armed forces in places such as Afghanistan or only the other day by special forces (SEALS) in a hideout in Pakistan (an ally in the hunt for terrorists ?), the "benefit" is negligible. There will always be someone somewhere, who is willing to step up & take over the mantle of public enemy#1. The threat needs a face, this makes it easier to vindicate any actions carried out by a government in the name of protection. Likewise the terrorists need their martyrs & leaders to encourage a steady flow of converts & believers, OBL was their figurehead, an example used to keep the hatred afire. Whatever the actual facts it's now in the public domain that he's dead, but what's to follow as surely somebody will, we can only hope they're quickly identified so at least we're aware of where the threat is coming from. In this turbulent World though we still need to remain ever vigilant. ~ The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins ~ Incidentally SJ I think it's a 'Septum' Last edited by DaveinGermany; 02-05-2011 at 16:06.