Dr Fadl dumps on Osama bin Laden

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Originally Posted by richlevy

But with the book being written from inside the prison, will it be discounted as being written under duress or actually written by the government?

Zawahiri has tried that.

Zawahiri has alleged that his former comrade was tortured into recanting. But the al-Qaeda leader still felt the need to compose a detailed, 200-page rebuttal of his antagonist.

The fact that Zawahiri went to this trouble could prove the credibility of Dr Fadl and the fact that his criticisms have stung their target. The central question is whether this attack on al-Qaeda's ideology will sway a wider audience in the Muslim world.

I'd say 200 pages, rather than sloughing it off, is a sign of concern that at least some people will believe it. Good.