Interesting book review of a new offering from Abu Muhammad (deceased), one of Osama's closest associates, written before his death and circulating in several Arab countries. Their, Al Qaeda's, biggest fear is democracy.

As a sidelight, here's a quote from London's Daily Telegraph:
A spokesman for [Italy's Prime Minister Silvio] Berlusconi said the prime minister had been telephoned recently by Col Gaddafi of Libya, who said: "I will do whatever the Americans want, because I saw what happened in Iraq, and I was afraid."