The Hill News

The news of Osama bin Laden’s death spread throughout the world like wildfire on Sunday night. Government officials from many different countries issued pronouncements of victory, while average citizens took to the streets in celebration. Images of Americans cheering in front of the White House were posted all over the Internet; many Facebook users changed their profile pictures to American flags and other symbols of national pride.

Very few will weep for the late terrorist; his indiscriminate campaign of violence against individuals of all races and faiths made him hundreds of millions of enemies across the world. However, the circumstances surrounding the killing of bin Laden say more about his role as the symbolic head of a terrorist organization rather than a general on the ground.

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