The idea that Osama bin Laden is an agent of some sinister power is no longer confined to the lunatic fringe; it has been taken up by the Saudi Interior Minister. From the Washington Times, :
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 24 (UPI) — The Saudi interior minister has said the world’s most wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden, is an agent of an enemy of the oil-rich kingdom.
Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz said, “Bin Laden is the agent of a certain party, no doubt.”
Nayef did not identify the suspected party, the daily newspaper Okaz reported Monday.
Hmmm. Whom do you think he might mean?
And Nayef has the nerve to say this despite the fact that as late as November 2003, you could find this sort of thing on the website of the Saudi Embassy in Washington:
The Muslims are Required to Raise the Banner of Jihad in Order to Make the Word of Allah Supreme in this World. . . . The Muslims are required to raise the banner of Jihad in order to make the Word of Allah supreme in this world, to remove all forms of injustice and oppression, and to defend the Muslims. If Muslims do not take up the sword, the evil tyrants of this earth will be able to continue oppressing the weak and [the] helpless”¦
Osama bin Laden, webmaster?