The Terrorist and His Porn Stash
Image via Wikipedia By Albert Mohler. The news that a huge stash of digital pornography had been discovered on the computers taken from Osama bin Laden ’s compound was big news, but it should not have been a big surprise. As Scott Shane of The New York Times reports, the discovery “could fuel accusations of hypocrisy against the founder of Al Qaeda , who was 54 and lived with three wives at the time of his death.” Well, he would hardly be the first married man caught with a porn stash, but in this case, Osama bin Laden had repeatedly accused the United States of immorality, with specific reference to pornography and sexualized images. In 2002, bin Laden released a ‘Letter to the American People,” in which he attacked American sexual mores. In his words: There is considerable truth in his criticism of America’s sinfully-sexualized and pornography-drenched culture, of course. Americans should be humiliated that we are known for such cultural exports to other nations. And ye...