With his severity and grandiosity, bin Laden had outlived his tactical, strategic, and philosophic usefulness to jihadists.
Bin Laden Had Jumped the Shark Anyway
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Pakistan
Bin Laden: Death by Verb
How we define Osama bin Laden’s death matters.
Addle-Brained Islamic Extremists Take Revenge on Muslims for bin Laden’s Killing
It’s difficult to understand how blowing up Pakistani militaries avenges bin Laden’s killing by U.S. forces.
What if the U.S. Actually Attempted to Seize Pakistan’s Nukes?
If the United States decided to take over Pakistan’s nuclear-weapons program, it could escalate into war.
Is Pakistan Justified in Its Fear of U.S. Takeover of Its Nuke Program?
Barring jihadist infiltration, Pakistan’s nuclear-weapons program is reasonably safe.
Decapitating the Head of the Snake: bin Laden and Our Inner Avenger
Japan’s nuclear disaster has thrown a few clues terrorists’ way on how to sabotage a nuclear power plant.
Could the Death of bin Laden Become a Cornerstone of Peace in Afghanistan?
If getting the Afghanistan peace process going involved taking out Osama bin Laden, well, in the cynical world of the “Great Game,” to make an omelet, you have to break eggs.
Was Bin Laden Killed Because U.S. Feared He Might Be Found Innocent in Court?
Why the haste to kill Osama bin Laden when we might better have been served by his capture?
Jihadi Butch Cassidy
We have, once again, played right into Osama bin Laden’s hands. This might seem like an odd assertion, since the al-Qaeda mastermind is finally dead at the hands of U.S. Special Forces, most heads of state have voiced their congratulations, and practically the entire U.S. citizenry is unified in celebration. But Osama bin Laden always understood that the weak use the weapons of the powerful against them, such as U.S. airplanes against U.S. skyscrapers.
Bin Laden: If Ever We Wanted to Bring ‘Em Back Alive
According to a recent WikiLeaks dump, if harm came to bin Laden, the West would be subjected to a “nuclear hellstorm.”