The announcement of the assassination of the chief of Al Qaida, Osama bin Laden, raised reactions all over the world. This death of the so-called brain of the attacks of September 11, 2011 is seen as “a victory” by Georges W.bush, the former US-President while his successor, Barack Obama, sees this death of Bin Laden as “justice”. Justice, a word that has returned very often to qualify this news. Besides, hundreds, see thousands of Americans, gathered in front of the headquarters of the White House to “celebrate” the death of the one who traumatized them just under 10 years ago.
British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks of a great relief for peoples around the world, but stresses that this death of Bin Laden does not sign the end of the threat posed by extremist terrorism. He even warned Interpol against the possibility of a higher terrorist risk now. Whether in Spain, Germany, Russia, Japan, New Zealand, or even in the Vatican, the death of Bin Laden is considered good news.
In the Arab and Muslim countries, this news was welcomed in a mixed way. Turkish president Abdullah Gül said he had welcomed the news with “great satisfaction”, while Yemen welcomed “this victory that marks the start of the end of terrorism”. Afghan President Hamid Karzai prefers to restore the coat of arms of his country, too often associated with terrorism and Al Qaida, declaring that “Bin Laden killed in Pakistan proves that the source of terrorism is not in Afghanistan”.
For their part, the Muslim Brotherhood reacted to the news of the death of Bin Laden by directly threatening the United States and reminding them that it was in the name of the “fight against Al Qaida and Bin Laden” that they justified their invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. As a result, the US should withdraw as soon as possible from these two countries, otherwise the Muslim Brotherhood will react in a “fairly violent” manner.
