In his death, as it was in his life, Osama bin Laden has been a prominent figure in the United States elections. When the problems exacerbated around former U.S. President George W. Bush, Jr., bin Laden was there, ready to take the fight to his enemy, and provide Bush with a lifeline.
In his death, bin Laden positioned new president, Barack Obama, without a competitor in the upcoming U.S. presidential election in 2012, able to appear yesterday and announce to the American people, first, that he had taken revenge, and, second, to announce to the world the end of the era of terrorism by the leader of al-Qaida.
Recently, the leader of al-Qaida, Osama bin Laden, rarely appeared, but specialists in Islamic movements, as it pleases the satellite channels to call them, were surprised by his latest appearance, when he demanded that listeners boycott the U.S. dollar “to free humankind from slavery,” and, regarding the environment, stated, “All Industrialized countries, mainly the big ones, are responsible for the crisis of global warming,” and, at the same time, denounced the president’s administration for not signing the Kyoto Protocol to cut greenhouse gas emissions, blamed for global warming.
The direct message between bin Laden and Obama was included in the title of a letter sent by bin Laden, “From Osama to Obama,” in which he said that the U.S. “will not enjoy life as long as the people of Gaza are leading a most somber life,” and until “we live in real security in Palestine.” He vowed to continue staging attacks against America, as long as its support to Israel continues, and explained that “if our messages had been conveyed in words, we would not have loaded them onto aircraft.”*
The deeds of bin Laden are immediately paid for by the Arabs and Muslims whom he claimed to defend; millions of Arabs in Europe and America paid for bin Laden’s actions on September 11. He also granted, to the Arab rulers he attacked, an excuse to tighten their grips on their citizens, under the pretext of combating terrorism.
The American people have shifted from Republican to Democrat, eight years after the bombings of September 11, and placed at the helm of the administration a new U.S. leader in all aspects: color, charisma and behavior.
It is true that Barack Obama’s star is not shining as it did at the beginning of his reign, but he managed in the few months of his presidency to resolve many of the crises that he inherited from his successor, George W. Bush.
But Obama defended the decision to fight the war in Afghanistan, which was the actual, the initial, and the immediate reply to the September 11 attacks. He said, in a speech delivered before veterans in the state of Arizona, “The victory over the Taliban will not be quick and easy.” *
Obama expressed his opinion regarding changes in U.S. politics in his famous speech at the University of Cairo, which can be summed up in two ideas: First, there is an effort to open a new chapter in U.S. relations with Arabs and Muslims after the dark period that characterized the presidency of George W. Bush.
The second idea is actually an old one. In his speech, he spoke in a conciliatory and impressive language that aims to return American politics to what it used to be in previous eras, particularly during the Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush administrations.
The United States of America elected Black Obama, son of a Muslim father, the carrier of the slogan of change, and they will elect him again, because U.S. interests were damaged in the era of former president, who was subjected to the control of the “neo-conservatives.” U.S. policy was doomed to countless failures and has received the corpses of many soldiers,who paid the bills for the madness of terrorism and the madness of politics.
*Editor’s Note: This quotation, accurately translated, could not be verified.
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