Osama bin Laden, the person, more likely serves the function of a stand-in. Compare the new terrorists with partisans or conventional terrorists in Israel. These people often fight in a decentralized manner in small, autonomous units, too.
This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is unnatural.
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| Donovan Bailey, Athlete (1967) |
| Edward E. Barnard, Scientist (1857) |
| Donald L. Carcieri, Politician (1942) |
| Elizabeth Carter, Poet (1717) |
| Morris Dees, Lawyer (1936) |
| Frank Deford, Writer (1938) |
| Susan Estrich, Journalist (1952) |
| Billy Gibbons, Musician (1949) |
| Jim Gibbons, Politician (1944) |
| Giovanni Agnelli, Designer (1945) |
| Paul Castellano, Criminal (1985) |
| Dan Fogelberg, Musician (2007) |
| William Gaddis, Novelist (1998) |
| John Gallagher, Businessman (1998) |


