Michael Scheuer, the chief of the CIA's bin Laden unit from 1996 to 1999 and a counterterrorism analyst until 2004, explains why Osama bin Laden continues to be a significant and powerful figure—he’s devout, talented, patient, ruthless, and a formidable, implacable enemy of the West. In Osama Bin Laden, Scheuer shows bin Laden to be a figure of remarkable leadership skills, strategic genius, and considerable communication abilities.
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Comments [7]
That is such a perfect example of an unadulterated Buffalo accent. They hardly exist any more, not even in Buffalo. I don't think he means any ill punctuating his sentences with "sir"
That "Sir" business makes him
sound like a robot.
Where was this guy when GWB needed some brains???
I find Michael Scheuer's frequent interjection of "sir" when he is speaking a big offputing . . . is he a former member of the military? It's an odd manner of speech for a civilian.
What was the name of the Blog that Mr. Scheuer writes?
The Lopate Show responds:
Mr. Scheuer's blog can be found at non-intervention.com
Can the guest explain why Bin Laden was not charged for the attacks of 911?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/27/AR2006082700687.html
Does he have any hobbies?
Where does he go for vacations?
How does he unwind after successfully killing day laborers or shoppers in a food market or hundreds of Kenyans to get at a handful of Americans?
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