Bin Laden Quotes - Page 13

• If bin Laden is in fact publicly killed, then the US military will find itself standing around with its hands in its pockets, wondering what's supposed to come next.

  Bruce Sterling

  Military, Hands, Pockets

  "Inside the Military-Entertainment Complex". Interview with Krystian Woznicki, www.heise.de. June 16, 2002.

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• In America, after 9/11, and after the death of bin Laden, and after two wars, one of them fought, a lot of people think, on false pretenses, and definitely post the Patriot Act, there are a lot of these questions about what can we do to our citizens in order to prevent the next attack.

  Gideon Raff

  War, Thinking, Order

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• On a day when Osama bin Laden again threatened the United States and our allies, it is disturbing to realize that John Kerry neither recognizes nor understands the murderous ideology of our enemies and the threat they pose to our nation.

  Marc Racicot

  Enemy, Allies, United States

  "Kerry: Bush uses terrorism threat for campaign" by Mike Rosell, www.cnn.com. April 16, 2004.

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• I had a student ask me, "Could the savior you believe in save Osama bin Laden?" Of course, we know the blood of Jesus Christ can save him, and then he must be executed.

  Jerry Falwell

  Religious, Jesus, Believe

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• The guy who finally pulled the trigger on Osama bin Laden is not patting himself on the back. He's giving as much credit to his teammates who got him to that position.

  Howard E. Wasdin

  Giving, Guy, Credit

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• [Alan] Dershowitz has also offered to defend Osama bin Laden in court, saying it would be an act of high patriotism. It's kind of too bad there isn't going to be a trial. Having Dershowitz defend him could be Osama's only shot at not being the least popular person in the courtroom.

  Ann Coulter

  Would Be, Trials, Politics

  Ann Coulter (2007). “If Democrats Had Any Brains, They'd Be Republicans”, p.185, Crown Forum

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• And in the end, bin Laden died in a squalid suburban compound surrounded by his wives and children and far from the front lines of his holy war.

  Peter Bergen

  Children, War, Wife

  "A visit to Osama bin Laden's lair" by Peter Bergen, www.cnn.com. May 3, 2012.

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• There's already been some trouble for Osama bin Laden in the afterlife. There was a mix up and he was greeted by 72 vegans.

  David Letterman

  Afterlife, Vegan, Osama Bin Laden

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• A number of analysts have observed that although bin Laden was finally killed, he won some major successes in his war against the U.S.

  Noam Chomsky

  War, Numbers, Analysts

  "Was There an Alternative?" by Noam Chomsky, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 6, 2011.

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• The Mirror interviewed one of Osama bin Laden's sons and said bin Laden has 42 children. That's going to happen when you sleep in a different cave every night.

  Jay Leno

  Children, Sleep, Son

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• Bin Laden was completely protected by the oil companies in this country who told [President] Bush not to go after him because it would piss off the Saudis.

  Oliver Stone

  Country, Oil, President

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• I can see it now: Osama bin Laden goes up to the pearly gates where George Washington comes out, starts beating him and is then joined by 70 other members of the Continental Congress. Osama will say, Hey, wait! Where are my 71 virgins? And George will reply It's 71 Virginians, you asshole!

  Robin Williams

  Waiting, Hey, Osama Bin Laden

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• If the death of Osama Bin Laden brings any peace to those who lost loved ones on that awful day in September 2001, that is a great thing. It is more likely, however, just a painful reminder of what was lost.

  Henry Rollins

  Lost Love, Awful, September

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• Before Bin Laden did everything but advertise. Yet he had to blow up the Twin Towers just to get the attention of anyone outside the intelligence community. So what did we do? We invaded the wrong country, killed the wrong madman, and too often used the wrong interrogation techniques on the wrong people-all because our leaders lost contact with the truth.

  Richard North Patterson

  Country, Blow, Interrogation Techniques

  Richard North Patterson (2012). “The Devil's Light: A Novel”, p.27, Simon and Schuster

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• There is now a $5 million dollar bounty on Osama bin Laden. Which marks the first time in history there has ever been a bounty on a guy's head who wears Bounty on his head.

  Jay Leno

  Guy, Dollars, Firsts

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• The U.S. continues the search for Osama bin Laden. Reports suggest that bin Laden is most likely hiding out somewhere remote and barren, where he will not encounter others. The FBI has begun searching theaters showing the movie 'Glitter.'

  Jimmy Fallon

  Encounters, Glitter, Osama Bin Laden

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• The Ahmadinejads of the world, the bin Ladens of the world, will not change their ways, regardless of how hard we try to explain to them that peace begins with them.

  Shari Arison

  Trying, World, Way

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• John McCain likes to say that he'll follow bin Laden to the Gates of Hell - but he won't even go to the cave where he lives.

  Barack Obama

  Caves, Likes, Hell

  Barack Obama (2008). “Yes, We Can”, p.78, BoD – Books on Demand

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• The Taliban has asked Osama bin Laden to voluntarily leave the country.They said they delivered him a note asking him to leave, which is a pretty goodtrick considering they claim they don't even know where he is.

  Jay Leno

  Country, Asking, Osama Bin Laden

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• If there is one bin Laden now, there will be 100 bin Ladens afterward.

  Hosni Mubarak

  Ifs

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• Osama Bin Laden is dead? Oh my God, that was so easy! And it only took two trillion dollars, two wars and too many good men.

  Christopher Titus

  War, Men, Two

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Osama Bin Laden was responsible for the deaths of thousands of people, including New Zealanders, in several different parts of the world.

  John Key

  People, Different, World

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• Maybe we should always show pictures. Bin Laden, pictures of our wounded service people, pictures of maimed innocent civilians. We can only make decisions about war if we see what war actually is - and not as a video game where bodies quickly disappear leaving behind a shiny gold coin.

  Jon Stewart

  War, Games, People

  "JON STEWART Offers Brilliant, Heartfelt Reason For Releasing Osama Bin Laden Death Photos" by Noah Davis, www.businessinsider.com. May 5, 2011.

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• Bin Laden, who was in his country, attacked and damaged our Pentagon, and killed our soldiers right out here at the Pentagon. But his pentagon no longer exists. It is rubble.

  Jeff Sessions

  Country, Soldier, Pentagon

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• The death penalty is inhumane... whether that person is in a [jail] or it's bin Laden.

  Danny Glover

  Jail, Death Penalty, Penalties

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