Why osama deserved to die

It said the man was reportedly a known member of the al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf rebel group, who was wanted in connection with kidnapping and bombing cases. Predominantly Muslim Pakistan has yet to see any major backlash after U. But his death has angered Islamists, with one major hardline political party calling on Pakistan's government to end its support for the U.

The blood of Osama will give birth to thousands of other Osamas. Vows to avenge bin Laden's death In Solo, Indonesia, scores of men rallied to publicly vow their readiness to sacrifice their lives to avenge the death of bin Laden.

The group, calling itself Al Kaida Solo, said it would focus attacks on the United States -- but there was no indication that it had the capacity to do so, or whether it was just bluster.

Several police kept watch on the rally in the city of Solo in central Java, but no one was detained. Several other Indonesian Islamists have hailed bin Laden as a martyr this week, showing the continued militancy of some Southeast Asian groups, one of which predicted a major reprisal attack. Security experts said the risk of attacks had risen. But the U. He apparently resisted capture, which offered an additional justification for killing him.

It is, to put it mildly, an easy power to abuse. But the number of people for whom that is true is small. At least it should be. More: Osama bin Laden osamabinladendead. But the policy is not one that requires a high level of public engagement as would, say, a military intervention in Syria.

He has long been the 2 and very important in his own right, and he is well known to the organization. Key figures and affiliates seemed to have pledged loyalty to him. However, he is leading a weaker organization than bin Laden did. Will terrorist violence bring the countries back to the brink of war? In Iraq, terrorism stokes the fire, but the real problem is the venality and power-hungry nature of many Iraqi leaders, particularly Maliki.

Good leadership could defeat a weak al Qaeda there, but terrorism is likely to remain a problem. In Afghanistan, al Qaeda is close to the Taliban. The Taliban are likely to grow in power as the U. Individuals can go abroad and radicalize further, get training and join in a broader organization, all of which makes them much more dangerous.

Affiliates are of concern as they tie into diaspora groups, which gives them strong networks in selected parts of the Western world e. Pakistanis in the UK, Algerians in France, and so on.

I think it was the right move to turn on Mubarak, but from the point of view of many regional allies the United States unceremoniously dumped an ally of many decades in a matter of days. And how does the recent Afghanistan strategic partnership agreement fit into that non-military, political, social sphere?

In general, a number of countries in different parts of the world Singapore, Saudi Arabia, the UK, etc. Part of this is akin to working with gangs and others within a community to change the nature of the community.

Terrorists often have jobs and are relatively well-educated. Right-wing groups in the U.