Word: fates
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...none of what he promised has been achieved. Palestine has not been liberated, the land of Arabia is still infested with foreign troops, and infidels are still in control everywhere. For many young men and women in the Muslim world, bin Laden's capture alive would be an unseemly fate. Such an undignified end would at best earn him sympathy or pity but little respect. Bin Laden might still be alive behind bars, but effectively he would be dead...
...situation would differ a great deal if bin Laden were granted the honor of martyrdom. Muslims believe that martyrs do not die; they simply move to a better place, where they gain rewards, while their martyrdom inspires young men and women back on earth to seek the same fate in the service of the noblest of causes...
...Qaeda would be able to utilize the occasion to revive itself, rally more people behind it and recruit more suicide bombers. Or perhaps we would find that al-Qaeda, as some already suspect, is more of a phenomenon than an organization. In that case, bin Laden's fate as a martyr might still pave the way for more terrorist attacks against Western targets across the world, exactly what the U.S. has been trying to avert. When President Bush announced in September 2001 that he wanted bin Laden captured, "dead or alive," he may have meant to tell the world that...
...team now awaits the NCAA Selection Show, broadcasted on ESPN on Sunday at 5 p.m., to learn of its tournament fate...
...author of the upcoming book 6 Hour Guide to Protecting Your Assets (John Wiley & Sons). New research shows that most parents of minors do not have a will naming legal guardians for their children. This is not only a huge financial mistake but could put a family's fate into the hands of government agencies or courts. Don't be in this group...