The Bin Ladenite political literature is so intense in its anti-Shi`ite bigotry. So much of what they write in their "theological literature", is vulgar and crude polemics against Shi`ites. There is an obsession with Shi`ites in fact, and mockery of their rituals and their supposed sexual permissiveness (they are often called "sons of pleasure" (the word for "pleasure" is mut`ah in Arabic, a reminder of the mut`ah marriage permitted among Shi`ites). Just this morning, I listened to a new tape by Abu Mus`ab Az-Zarqawi: he (like all Wahhabi fanatics) never uses the term "Shi`ite". Instead, the word "Rawafid" or "Rafidah" are used (they mean Rejectionists). Zarqawi's tape carries the same messages he has aired before. There is his typical exaltation of human blood, literally. In fact, at one point he glorifies blood as "lampposts of (divine) guidance in the intense pitch darkness of night." Grand Ayatollah Sistani is denounced as the Imam of "Infidelity and Zandaqah" (zandaqah was a word used in the classical period of the Arab/Islamic Empire to refer to freethinkers and atheists many of whom were of Persian background). Zarqawi's speech structure is now similar to Bin Laden: the use of old classical Arabic and archaic words, and the unusual citation of classical poetry which Bin Laden typically uses. His speaking voice is stronger than Bin Laden, and is intended to be more threatening and menacing. As I was reading the new issue of Al-Qa`idah's biweekly magazine, Mu`askar Al-Battar, I notice that there is one theme running through in the most recent Bin Ladenite-Zarqawi literature: that there is one super-plan that is being implemented, and that is going as conspired. In Mu`askar Al-Battar they refer to the success of the Bin Laden tape, and its impact on the world, without telling us why and how. I also notice that Bin Ladenite literature (and that includes the latest Bin Laden tape) reflects a very close reading of the Western press, particularly the English language press, and sometimes the German press. Some things are typically quoted out of context, as in one reference to an article in the UK Guardian where they make it sound as if the British author of that article was praising Bin Laden, when he was denouncing him. There is also a close following of the Arabic satellite stations, and dismissal of all of their coverage. That tells me that wherever Bin Laden is, he may have access to the internet and to satellite TV.