Tag: osama bin laden
What does Bin Laden’s death mean if you’re 10 years old? Let’s find out
At news that the yanks had 'taken out' Osama bin Laden, we hungrily ingested the opinions of Washington insiders, Kentucky short-order cooks and Al Qaeda terrorists. (Heck, CNN and Time magazine even tracked down the kids who were listening to President George Bush read "The Pet Goat" when the 9/11 attacks occurred and asked them what they thought of Bin Laden's demise.) Oh, yes. We've heard it from all angles. At least, we thought he had.
Osama bin Laden is not dead
Earlier today, I overheard the following remark in a Melbourne cafe. "Osama bin Laden is not dead. He's just a symbol for America's fight against terrorism." Naturally, this was just a snippet of a broader discussion, but it got me thinking. If bin Laden is a symbol for fear and terrorism, what can we do to rob this symbol of its power?
