Bin Laden's 2002 Letter Goes Viral

Why we need to discuss the problematic resurfacing of Bin Laden's teachings

Over the last two days, on both TikTok and Twitter, Osama Bin Laden’s 2002 “Letter to America” has gone viral, with a disproportionate number of young Americans sharing how the letter has changed their views on 9/11 and the world at large.

The Guardian made headlines for deleting its translated copy of that letter yesterday- a move I would argue is a mis…