Lindsey German tries to make some points about the death of Bin Laden and how it should change Western policies. In short, “The only way to end terrorism is to change the policies which create space for it to flourish in the first place.” Yes, it is unsurprisingly, all our fault. Of course, don’t let facts get in the way of your thesis…
“Al Qaeda barely existed outside Afghanistan 10 years ago; now it is a presence in a number of Middle Eastern countries.”
Except for the attack on USS Cole, those US embassy bombings in Africa which killed hundreds of people, and the attacks on the World Trade Centre that were not planned the day before the event, but back in 1999.