I was expecting to find this article on OBL after a while. In this case the while was a bit longer than usual. But the expected inanity is there:
I found him gently spoken, humble -- even shy -- and extremely polite. It is difficult to reconcile these personal memories of the man with the fact that he presided over so much terror and destruction.And:
At the age of 10, Osama's life was turned upside down when Muhammad Awad's private plane crashed and all on board were killed. The pilot who made the fatal error of judgement was American. It is possible that Osama's later antipathy towards the U.S. was compounded by this tragedy.Mmm... delicious. Such depth of psychoanalysis given out for free in an Internet edition for all to enjoy!
And right now, to complement the picture, I've received an e-mail with a cartoon that just hits the spot:
OK. Two (or more) can play this game, I think. So here:
Adolf Hitler: he was a quiet, shy man, always drawing - and such beautiful pictures - and never drunk more than two or three beers during his dinner. Liked cats (or was it dogs, I misremember) and never passed a street beggar without an encouraging word or two. I don't believe this person could...
Pol Pot: He was so cute with this scarf. And kept it always clean, even when eating rice noodles. I don't believe this person...
Benito Mussolini: He was a devout husband, loved his children and grandchildren. Always greeted his neighbors when meeting them on the way to his office. I don't believe this person...
Now that you got the principle, you can continue the list on your own. Good luck. And take a better look at your neighbors, please. Just in case you'll have to appear on TV.
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Stalin or Good Old Uncle Joe as we called him during the Wartime alliance: A fatherly figure, a bit gruff, but with a good sense of humor. Could always make those around him laugh.
In reality, Snoopy, you should look up the Hollywood wartime propaganda film, "Mission to Moscow" (1943). It contains a whole bunch of ridiculus scenes that make Stalin look like some sort of benevolent wise old Uncle. It even manages to justify the Moscow Show Trials and the Nazi-Soviet pact!
Yep. There was a lot of this kind of things going around at the time.
Better yet, refuse to appear on TV. It drives the journos crazy but will keep you sane in the process. And all the other neighbors will be intrigued with your unwillingness to roll over and play stupid.
Most people today will kill to appear on TV, unfortunately. Sign of the times, I guess.
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