Death Of Bin Laden

The  news yesterday that Bin Laden had been killed in  a US drone attack in Pakistan resulted in rabid hysteria in the media and  near meltdown in Muslim chat rooms, until it was clarified that it was not the notorious terrorist leader Osama Bin Laden but rather his son Saad Bin Laden that had perished. Though not a scalp to be sniffed at the younger Bin Laden was collateral damage a by product of an attack on a suspected Al Quaeda hideout in Pakistan,  Junior was not deemed an important enough target to be gone after alone.  While it would be a coup for the West to find and kill the senior Bin Laden it would really only be a psychological victory, in practical terms his death would not have any serious  impact on his organisation. Increasingly Bin Laden’s status is of a figurehead an inspirational leader more than a battlefield General. the last 8 years have seen him completely isolated  reduced to Rants via audio cassette, even they have lost their edge, the last couple  of messages being almost comical rather than menacing.  I will raise a glass when he is finally killed or captured 9/11 remains the most awful thing I have seen in my lifetime.