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Wednesday, April 03, 2002
bin Laden as "Destructive Charismatic" Brian Finch on TechCentralStation has this insteresting article on psychological profiles of terrorists. It's an interesting discussion about how bin Laden likely sees himself and how he reached that point. Thus, bin Laden is at heart a runaway narcissist, with delusions of being the "commander in chief of radial Islam." In that role, bin Laden sees himself as leading the fight against the corruption of the modernizing, secular West that poses such a threat to his version of a "pure" Islam. This narcissism and his grand belief in himself (so much so that he almost identifies himself with Allah) compels him to fight the U.S. and the West, and he exploits rather adroitly feelings of hatred amongst his followers. As he is singled out more and more as a threat, so grows his stature and the readiness of Muslims to follow him.The article goes on to discuss what the profile tells us about how we should be pursuing bin Laden and terrorist commanders in general. There are also a couple of links to articles on the economics of bounty hunting that I look forward to reading when I can steal some time. Understanding that bin Laden is an opportunistic leader who exploits whatever political ill is available in order to enlarge his following and build upon his vision of himself as the grand protector of Islam, the U.S. must do what it takes to destroy that vision. To that end, the U.S. and in particular the media has to (in a sense) forget about bin Laden. There should be no more headlines simply about the "Hunt for bin Laden" or how "Bin Laden Evades U.S." or how the "U.S. Ratchets Up Search for bin Laden." Instead, the U.S. should focus on fighting terror across the globe, how it is steadily dismantling terrorist groups and decreasing threats with each day. |
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