The mind of bin Laden

Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden is seen in this undated photo taken from a television image.
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Six years after Sept. 11, Osama bin Laden is still at large. And whether or not he is still capable of organizing attacks on the United States, he remains a powerful symbol of terrorism and anti-Americanism.

In a recent speech in St. Paul, Duke University Islam scholar Bruce Lawrence analyzed bin Laden's motives.

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