[MNJohnnie]

OUCH! He is one smart thug. You know the European Left will be ALL over this one.

[joinedafterattack]

Those countries "are either with us or against us."

[jwalsh07]

You know the European Left will be ALL over this one.

It would be too much to hope for that some of the Eurotrashians cut a deal with Usama. But one can always hope.

[KC Burke]

This means that he has one or more strikes ready to execute. He will use the obvious turn downs as the prelude to these strikes that he has previously set loose. That way, it looks as if he can strike "at will" and the result will be he enhances his appearance of power and depth.

Actually, his network is getting quite small, I would imagine and only great promotion will let him recruit from the EU Muslims.

[There's millions of'em]

I hear the Kerry folks have asked him if he would offer us the same deal... based on congressional districts.

[Preachin']

I agree that OBL has some political sense.

He knows the western political system better than most of us who live in the west. He capitalizes on the popularity polls, i.e., Spain.

What he'll soon find out is that political sense doesn't count when staring down the barrel of an M16 rifle.