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To: Eric K. who wrote (57841)	10/9/2001 11:42:09 AM
From: bacchus_ii	Respond to of 275872

Eric, RE If he were to land in Saudi Arabia, he would be beheaded for his seditious actions in the early 90s against the Saudi monarchy. Regardless, I think you're completely off the mark in assessing his motives. I think he'd much rather be a historically remembered "martyr" than be put on trial somewhere. Well, he would probably most enjoy being a fighter for the restoration of a new rightly-guided caliphate in the Middle East, but given the realistic possibilities... What's amazing and intriguing to me is that had he actually succeeded in his plans and hit the Capitol (with at least a few dozen congressman or senators inside) or the White House, he would be in the history books permanently. As it is, he's probably a footnote (up there with William McKinley's assassin) within a couple decades. It remind me suggestion I've receive for Bin LaDen case: Killing Osama bin Laden will only create a martyr. Holding him prisoner will only inspire his comrades to take hostages to demand his release. Therefore, we should do neither. Let the Special Forces, Seals, Green Berets,etc covertly capture him, fly him to an undisclosed hospital and have surgeons quickly perform a complete sex change operation. Then, return "her" to Afghanistan to live as a woman under the Taliban. Gottfried