"The Osama bin Laden I Know"

"Osama bin Laden has been seen largely as a symbol, rather than as a man. Now an unprecedented portrait emerges from interviews with bin Laden's family and inner circle. In an excerpt from his new book, the author reveals the influences that led a privileged young Saudi to form his own army and eventually take advantage of what he saw as inevitable: the U.S. invasion of Iraq."

There's an old saying; "Know Thine Enemy". Well here's a look at ours that reveals a far more complex personality than simply a madman who "hates us for our freedoms".

I know we're suppose to simply demonize and denigrate our enemies, but you don't win wars against people you don't know. Just assuming they're raving lunatics, will only cause us to underestimate and misjudge them with tragic consequences.