We already know Osama bin Laden’s taste in authors. But what about his taste in talk show hosts?
Maybe it’s his suspenders. Or maybe it’s his seven wives. Or guests like Tammy Faye Messner and psychic James Van Praagh. Whatever it is about Larry King, Osama Bin Laden apparently digs him.That’s right, the terrormaster “is a Larry King fan,” according to Peter Bergen, author of the new book “The Osama Bin Laden I Know.”True, Bergen is an analyst for CNN, but he says there’s no question that the Al Qaeda leader is a “news junkie.”“He’s not living in a cave – he’s living somewhere with more amenities,” Bergen told us Monday at a Core Club party for his book. “His most recent statements show a Talmudic attention to the news.”Well, maybe “Talmudic” isn’t the best adjective for the Israel-hater, but Bergen’s point is that Bin Laden is “parsing the news. He mentioned a story in the London Daily Mirror, about allegations that Bush was going to bomb Al Jazeera. And this was not a big story!”
Or perhaps Talmudic is not such a bad adjective after all, given that he once again seems to have chosen a Joooooooo.
What else should we know about the arch terrorist?
“He apparently likes feta cheese.”
Kosher, no doubt.
