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"I tell you, freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. government will lead the American people in -- and the West in general -- into an unbeara

by Amadou 13y ago

"I tell you, freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. government will lead the American people in -- and the West in general -- into an unbearable hell and a choking life." - Osama bin Laden, October 2001 http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/01/31/gen.binladen.interview/index.html http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/01/31/gen.binladen.interview...

cdooh 13y ago
When a hardcore terrorist calls the future correctly you have a huge problem
- ra 13y ago
  I'm suggesting that it was a planned outcome (of terrorism) to make our governments to mistrust us like this. Bin Laden wasn't the first person to predict that an increase in terrorism would lead to an increase in "Orwellian" practices.
- vijucat 13y ago
  Takes one to know one.
quchen 13y ago
There's a difference between telling the future and saying things that happen to turn out correct. That sentence has no information content beyond disliking the US. (And in general quoting Bin Laden as ambassador for human rights may also not be a very good idea.)