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Osama bin Laden's pronouncements are rarely published in full in the United States, but transcripts of his messages--often available overseas--provide startling insight into the political, rather than religious, nature of his thinking."Labeling us, and our acts, as terrorism is also a description of you and your acts," bin Laden said recently."Our acts are a reaction to your acts." In this meandering rumination on modern-day terrorism, Mamdani takes a controversial step by agreeing with bin Laden, at least on this point; he argues that groups like al-Qaeda are generally motivated by legitimate political grievances wi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More