He was sort of like Osama Bin Laden, a real person paid by the powers that be to create a convenient nemesis.
shareOsama was real. Too real.
shareReal. But very likely a CIA agent. When Bin Laden was fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan he was an American ally.
It's also very suspicious that after his "death", media was not allowed to see or photograph the body. Where is it? Too convenient methinks.
The Neo-Cons needed a boogeyman and Bin Laden served a useful purpose.
please don't tell me it was an inside job.
shareMeh, I don't know if it was or not. But Bin Laden sounds a lot like Goldstein.
shareyou should read some mainstream books about the 9/11 attacks and bin laden
shareWell I accepted all the information given in the media about Bin Laden.
And I'm skeptical of conspiracy theories.
But we're discussing Goldstein. Orwell was a journalist with a keen sense of observation. Power needs to focus on an enemy to keep the masses in line. The Neo-Cons needed a villain to focus attention so they could invade Iraq. It's very plausible that Bin Laden was used by the American government much like Big Brother used Goldstein.