[BradyLS]

BTW. I think your analogy of bin Laden to Herbert's messianic Paul Atriedes (Muad'dib) is fine. It fits, but there must a more subtle resource for Osama to attack for his choke-hold strategy to work.

He'd have to somehow develop or threaten a terrible "something" that ONLY he could put an end to that would bring the world leaders to him with hats in hand.

An extreme example can be found in Robert Heinlein's classic _The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress._ (Great read, BTW!)

[absalom01]

So, what is OBL gonna do, start throwing rocks at us?