Was Osama bin Laden a real life evil genius?

No, he was a deluded zealot who took advantage of an open, free society unprepared for the wickedness inherent in his fundamentalist interpretation of Islam. In other words, he got lucky. read more

He was a real-life personification of evil. I suppose he might have been of above average intelligence, but I’ve never seen his IQ scores, so I have no idea whether or not he qualified as a genius. read more

Osama bin Laden (born Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden; March 10, 1957 – May 2, 2011), also known as Osama, was the terrorist mastermind behind the infamous and tragic September 11 attacks - which resulted in one of the largest losses of civilian life during peace time on American soil: He had also been responsible for the creation of a vast international terrorist network that champions Jihad and the destruction of Western democracy in favor of Islamic law. read more