Bin Ladin shares Qutb's stark view, permitting him and his followers to rationalize even unprovoked mass murder as righteous defense of an embattled faith.
( ( ( ( ( Bin Ladin ) ( shares ( ( ( ( Qutb 's ) ( stark view ) ) , ) ( permitting him ) ) ) ) and ) ( ( his ( followers ( to ( rationalize even ) ) ) ) ( ( unprovoked ( mass murder ) ) ( as ( ( righteous defense ) ( of ( an ( embattled faith ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NNP Bin) (NNP Ladin)) (VP (VBZ shares) (NP (NP (NP (NNP Qutb) (POS 's)) (JJ stark) (NN view)) (, ,) (VP (VBG permitting) (NP (PRP him)))))) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP$ his) (NNS followers) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB rationalize) (ADVP (RB even)))))) (VP (VBD unprovoked) (NP (JJ mass) (NN murder)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (JJ righteous) (NN defense)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT an) (JJ embattled) (NN faith))))))) (. .)))
Bin Ladin views his actions as a defense of his faith.
( ( Bin Ladin ) ( ( ( views ( his actions ) ) ( as ( ( a defense ) ( of ( his faith ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Bin) (NNP Ladin)) (VP (VBZ views) (NP (PRP$ his) (NNS actions)) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN defense)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ his) (NN faith)))))) (. .)))