So for instance a few weeks before the Madrid bombing they put out a strategy explaining why they thought that Spain was a weak link in the coalition in Iraq, why it was crucial to get America out of Iraq ... for the sake of future radical Islamist expansion.
I'd like to see reasons to disbelieve it.
I don't think he's got anything to say at the moment. At least nothing that bin Laden can point to as a success.
Everything in that letter has come to pass, that is absolutely consistent with what has happened. That's my starting point.
This is a deeply polarized society. There are very large groups who, if they don't support violence, are certainly deeply opposed to Saudi Arabia's relationship with America,
They put out a whole stream of material justifying their actions and explaining their strategy,