[ronald_reagan]

Hey, RR, of course you know that I DESPISE those who kill and maim and torture thinking they glorify "god," but can you state for us why Bin Laden thinks the West, and the United States in particular, is a "great satan"? Do you think the inability to hear what "enemies" are saying is a problem? I was always taught that your critics can be your best friends because they sometimes hold up a mirror and let you see what you ordinarily refuse to look at? "Some power the gift give us to see ourselves as others see us"?

"America appeared so mighty ... but it was actually weak and cowardly. Look at Vietnam, look at Lebanon. Whenever soldiers start coming home in body bags, Americans panic and retreat. Such a country needs only to be confronted with two or three sharp blows, then it will flee in panic, as it always has. ... It cannot stand against warriors of faith who do not fear death."

"Killing a child is not valid" in Islam "speak without any knowledge of Islamic law", because killing children and other civilians may be done in vengeance."

I think Bin Laden can explains this better than i'd ever be able to...

But to sum it up, most probably because he's filled full of hate with a touch of fruit cake'ness

http://www.allgreatquotes.com/osama_binl...otes.shtml