Scandal
Jihad and Porn
Adam Matthews
Adam Matthews
19 May, 2011
The recent revelation that Osama bin Laden had a massive porn stash in his compound should surprise no one.
The recent revelation that Osama bin Laden had a massive porn stash in his compound should surprise no one. The 9/11 hijackers reportedly spent their last few hours at strip clubs and several investigations on terror networks have uncovered smut alongside plans to blow up the United States. While the terror-porn nexus produces awesome headlines—The New York Post’s ‘Osama Bin Wankin!’, for example—there has been little actual explanation of why perfectly pious warriors of God keep getting busted with such ungodly scriptures. Open tried asking experts at the Delhi-based Institute for Conflict Management for their considered opinion. Unfortunately, they did not respond.
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