Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 05:59:26 -0800 (PST)
Subject: HAB: Keep your mouth shut


Ananova: Rushdie says loving limelight will be Bin Laden's downfall

Salman Rushdie thinks Osama Bin Laden's vanity will eventually lead to
his capture.

The author thinks Bin Laden shares a flaw Richard Nixon had.

He says he's obsessed with making recordings of himself which will be
his downfall.

He told Spiegel magazine: "This addiction cost Nixon his office, and it
will be the ruin of Bin Laden."

Rushdie says every tape showing the al-Qaida leader has provided clues
to his whereabouts.

"He loves being on television, but he hasn't been for some time, so he
must be suffering under that," he said. "He'll send another tape, which
will offer more clues."

He said it might take years, but Bin Laden and Mullah Omar would
eventually be caught.

Rushdie went on to compare the political system in the UK and the US,
saying he preferred the American version. He said British politicians
usually tried to hide bad news from the people.

"But in American politics, all that is bad eventually becomes public.
That's why I'm convinced Lee Harvey Oswald was indeed John F Kennedy's
murderer - if there had been a conspiracy, it would have emerged," he
said.

"American's just can't keep their mouth shut. I like that. It's an
important element of democracy for me."


Story filed: 23:23 Monday 25th March 2002
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_553240.html?menu=news.latestheadlines



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