"Without the connotation good or bad, bin Laden's a great man in the sense that he's influenced the course of history."

Michael Scheuer, American Public Servant

History, Man, Sense

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"Without the connotation good or bad, bin Laden's a great man in the sense that he's influenced the course of history."

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