Geronimo was a murderer, a kidnapper, a thief and plunderer. When he was finally captured, a kidnapped settler's boy was found with him.
The Apache had only been resident in the southwest for about 30 years prior to the Spaniards’ arrival; a large part of the apache population were actually captives taken on never-ending raids of other tribes. The Apache had a giant sense of entitlement when it came to the livestock, children, women, horses and crops of others. They maintained an aggressive and domineering relationship towards other southwest indians and towards the Spaniards and Mexicans, although for a time they did get along with the Pueblos.
The atrocities of Cochise are typical of Apache behavior towards others: “this Indian has burned alive thirteen white men that I know of, besides most cruelly torturing to death, by cutting small pieces out of them, five others; fifteen others I know by putting lariats around their necks, tied their hands behind them, and dragged them to death.” http://www.jcs-group.com/oldwest/wars/warfare1.html
on Geronimo, Bob Bell of TrueWest Magazine noted, “ He would go down into Mexico every summer and kill anyone he met. That was his idea of a vacation.” ibid
In spite of his crimes, Geronimo was allowed to live, and not only that, he capitalized on his notoriety. Liberals and special-interest groups have glorified his life and hidden the gorier details and today, over 3 million acres have been dedicated to reservations for approximately 50,000 Apache (1990 numbers).
Hopefully, that same false glossification of the terrorist Geronimo won't happen in Osama’s case.
you forgot to add: He repented and died a Christian...
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