"I did not attend his funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it."
— Mark Twain

Mark Twain is a demigod, so smart and funny, with such a clear gaze and such scathing wit.

If I was doing Bin Laden inspired story, I'd focus on that mysterious helicopter ("no visible rivets!", helicopter aficionados were all atwitter), could go any number of directions, preferably involving aliens, or I'd base story on CIA agents who lived next door for months, unable to ascertain who lived next door (that'd be a Peter Sellers type of vehicle).