The Boogie Man

So, on the anniversary of the attack on the Twin Towers in New York, we are shocked again. "The latest block buster from Al-Queda... Osama's back baby, and he's badder than ever...". Our modern day "Boogie Man" has achieved his goal. His image alone, strikes fear into the heart of the western world. Any westerner who didn't take a sharp intake of breath at the sight of that bearded icon on a craggy mountain someplace unknown, is either dead, or utterly distracted.

What is it about the Boogie Man? Why is it that Bin Laden is so much more vivid, so much more a frightening sight now? Because like the Boogie Man, nobody really know's whether he exists. He's on the telly now. He must be real! 'We didn't gettim' I think as I realise it's the first time we've seen footage of him shot after that horrible, shocking and doom-laden day.

All the western hype and spin about this 'evil' figure, has built him into something far more scary than a pissed-off fundamentalist who's rallyed a few other pissed-off mates to try and screw a common enemy. One of the Tabloids here did their best to scorn the enemy "The Goat-Herder's Back" or something similar the headline read. They don't fool me. They're scared too.