Osama Bin Laden, Capitalist Tool

The Washington Post | October 6, 2001| | Copyright

One in an occasional series on the lives and places affected by the terrorist attacks.

Americans have a new villain -- a villain to loathe and fear but also to market. In the spirit of unrefined capitalism, we are now mass-producing the image of a man said to be responsible for killing thousands of our citizens.

You can buy Osama bin Laden posters ("Wanted Dead or Alive"), Osama bin Laden golf balls ("You will drive this ball farther with a little extra aggression"), Osama bin Laden dart boards, Osama bin Laden coffee mugs, Osama bin Laden T-shirts. Lots of T-shirts: the "Happy Hunting" ...

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