Paranoia Strikes Deep: A Cowering America still Haunted by Bin Laden’s Ghost (Engelhardt)

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1. Make no mistake: OBL won. He defeated us fair and square.

He baited us to become that which he always claimed we are. And we did. Rapidly.

If I ever hear someone say "Terrorism doesn't work" again, I'll go nuts. It's worked perfectly.

He gave our Oligarchs the excuse to shred what little was left of the constitution. What little humanity our Empire had left; the prospect at least, of one day again finding the right exit to the high road again.

Some days, I wonder if that was not his goal in the first place. If so, kudos to him - must have been one of the most succesful and devilish plots ever played out.

Now that he's gone, who's really ready to say "We won". If we have "won", only by losing the most essential parts.