A different view of Osama's statements

Max Rodenbeck, the Middle East person for The Economist, reviews two books about Osama bin Laden in the current issue of the NY Review of Books. One book is a compilation of Osama's statements. Rodenbeck parses some of the statements in a way that suggests we might be better off doing the same rather than dismissing Osama with the words we "do not deal with terrorists". Perhaps by understanding what Osama is saying, we may be able to counter whatever influence he may have in the Muslim world. An interesting read.