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Originally Posted by Drolefille
Yeah I thought about saying something about that too. Talk about painting with big broad strokes. And who is the "they" in "their culture"? Terrorists? Saudis? Wahhabiism? Salafis? Sunnis? People named Bin Laden?
Osama's wives
Not very in depth but an interesting article about the woman who was injured, and some of her life. |
Thanks for sharing. I was going to mention that at least one of his wives divorced him, but I couldn't remember where I'd heard that. I think it's interesting to realize that several of his wives/widows are highly educated and supportive of his cause. I think there are a lot of misconceptions about the culture and some of the generalizations I've seen, including here in this thread, are the result of a lack of understanding. That's certainly not to say that I would want to be part of the culture, because for me, what I perceive as negative aspects outweigh the positives. But, it's still interesting to me.
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Originally Posted by Drolefille
I don't think anyone's even saying that he was a good husband/etc. Just that the "his wife was less worth than our dog" comment isn't factual. It's kind of like trying insult OBL for being ugly, it misses all the really valid criticisms.
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Absolutely.