I think this kid and his actions had nothing to do with Bin Laden, personally. This kid was a hopeless, but not harmless, twerp.
You totally misunderstood my response. I am NOT advocating shielding us from detailsof real terrorist attacks or perceived ones. But, spokesmen for the government prematurely leap into making blanket denials of links to terrorism virtually minutes after an event. Remember Tommy Thompson's ridiculous statement about the first anthrax victim drinking out of a stream? He looked foolish.
I don't think this kid is a mini-terrorist but I also would not put out a blanket assertion until I had all my ducks in a row.