Osama Bin Laden was tender and kind, Zawahiri says

[RZM]

Source: BBC

Osama Bin Laden has been described as both "tender" and "kind" in a video released by the new head of al-Qaeda.

Ayman al-Zawahiri, who took over at the head of the network after Bin Laden was killed in Pakistan in May, said the former leader was a sensitive man.

The video, entitled Days with the Imam: Part One, lasts about 30 minutes. It has been posted on jihadist websites.

Zawahiri said he had created the video to show Bin Laden's "human side" and tell people about his great loyalty.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15750813

[Ian David]

1. "Osama bin Laden cried while watching 'Marley & Me.'" n/t

[MrScorpio]

2. "Osama Bin Laden helped many a little old lady cross the street." nt

[RZM]

3. 'Osama Bin Laden spent quality time with a majority of his wives.' n/t

[Chipper Chat]

4. Osama Bin Laden's mentor was the kindly Jabba the Hut.

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[Ikonoklast]

5. Osama Bin Laden always sent cupcakes he personally baked to Al Qaida fundraisers.

[MrScorpio]

6. "Osama Bin Laden not only recycled, but he composted too"

[msanthrope]

19. Osama Bin Laden always took the time to stop and smell the roses. nt

[happyslug]

23. Actually after 9/11 he gave his wives the option of getting a divorce from him

AND two of them took up his offer, for even bin Laden knew he would be living very rough for the following few years.

For example he first wife divorced him:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22768778/ns/world_news-terrorism/t/bin-laden-family-split-over-divorce/#.TsQIIT1Ftts

More on his wives, some had collage education AND he insisted that they all had some sort of Military training (i.e. know how to use a Rifle AND how to use it in a technical operation):
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/envoy/big-love-bin-laden-six-wives-164831234.html

HE is known to have called a Step Mother of his just before 9/11 to tell her something big was happening and he would NOT be able to talk to her after the event (Which turned out to be 9/11 the message is based on a phone intercept).

[tawadi]

7. Yeah, he struck me as the warm and fuzzy type

:sarcasm:

[SkyDaddy7]

8. Osama sleeps with the fishes! nt.

[HopeHoops]

9. Um, right.

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[Politicalboi]

11. Osama was a goat hearder

He was our patsy.

[RZM]

12. A goat herder from an insanely wealthy family? n/t

[tawadi]

17. Damn, I wish I could find that pic of the pitiful poor Osama 'goat hearder'

The same one who inherited $30 million..standing next to his sports car.
Google image search sucks btw.

[snooper2]

26. I know the poor guy, wish I could have given him a hug

before he got that bullet in the eye :)

[bhikkhu]

13. Jeffrey Dahmer was soft-spoken and unselfish

...unless you met him on a bad day, when he might have drugged and strangled you, cut out your liver and fried it up for dinner.

[Turbineguy]

14. Yes, well

I would not send my kids to that pediatrician either.

[CubicleGuy]

15. No one is 100% evil

Although this does sound a bit like Franz Liebkind's defense of Hitler in "The Producers".

Franz Liebkind: You know, not many people know zis, but der Fuhrer was a terrific dancer.

Max Bialystock: Really? Gee, we didn't know that, did we, Leo?

Leo Bloom: No, we sure didn't.

Franz Liebkind: THAT'S BECAUSE YOU WERE TAKEN IN BY THE BBC! Filthy British lies! But did they ever say a bad word about Winston Churchill? CHURCHILL!



Franz Liebkind: With his cigars, and his brandy, and his ROTTEN paintings! ROTTEN! Hitler, there was a painter! He could paint an entire apartment in one afternoon! Two coats!

[yellowcanine]

16. I believe that Hitler's lackeys would have said the same about him.

[catbyte]

18. And Hitler loved his dog and was a vegetarian. Everybody is nice to somebody.

:shrug:

[slackmaster]

21. Obligatory rare color photo of Hitler with Blondi

[Odin2005]

24. Damn, you beat me to it!

[Islandlife]

20. And his mother loved him too

Amazingly inciteful.

:crazy:

[TroglodyteScholar]

22. I'm sure he WAS tender and kind...

...as long as you were willing to take your marching order from him and completely disregard the humanity of other people.

[IggleDoer]

25. Gloria Cain says that Herman was respectful to women.

That's good enough for me.

[No Elephants]

27. "Kindness" pays when you are grooming folks to do anything for you, including die deliberately.

It's like saying pedophiles who lure kids with candy are nice to children.