[alloysteel]

So a couple of bin Laden's sons were grabbed. BFD. He has plenty more, not like the dynasty will end with the capture of a pair of them.

Getting all the bin Laden offspring is like trying to catch rabbits. They reproduce faster than most control methods short of outright eradication.

[InterceptPoint]

So a couple of bin Laden's sons were grabbed. BFD.

Not so.

In particular, if it is Saad bin Laden that has been captured this is a very big deal. He is believed to be the heir apparent to Osama and filling in for him now due to his ill health.

[rwfromkansas]

If these were the younger sons, that would be the case.

HOWEVER, Saad is the HEIR to Al-Queda and so he knows a lot. Furthermore, Hamza is the son that is reportedly closes to OBL. Both were caught, not the insignificant little munchkins.

[rwfromkansas]

Well, both MAY have been caught. Quite frankly, I was under teh impression the U.S. vigorously denied this claim yesterday, but this article makes it sound like that is not so. I am not quite sure what the heck happened.