this of course assumes he really believes in his own message. some thought the same of saddam, yet he didn't off himself, either. OBL may just be another tyrant who wants to rule, which implies selfish motives, which implies he's not into taking his own life (given that he regularly sends his soldiers out to kill themselves, i'm inclined to believe he is a coward anyway).
taks
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Martyrs beget followers. If we kill him they will eventually have an entire church based after a gereatric with a kidney problem and the will be hell bent on destroying the US... not somthing most citizens want to see.