Comment Re:nice (Score 1) 144
"The stated goal from bin Laden was the destruction of the capitalist monster that is the United States."
This myth persists but is entirely wrong. bin Laden's clearly stated goals were to force the US to remove its military bases from the Holy Lands and have the US end its support for Israel. Nothing more - nothing less.
bin Laden made these comments on many many occasions on the record to respected newspapers. Why Americans refuse to accept what he said and instead make it about bin Laden hating "freedom" or "capitalism" is beyond me.