It is so very tempting to be glib about Osama Bin Laden's supposed last will and testament. We think it best to leave the jokes to Saturday Night Live and late-night talk show hosts. But we do wonder about the validity of the will, and not just because it apparently dates back to December 2001.

The document was published by a Kuwaiti newspaper in early May, shortly after Bin Laden's death. Most stories in the media highlighted his requests that his wives not remarry and that his children not join al Qaeda. We found one report, though, that included more information, as well as a little editorializing.

Bin Laden supposedly wrote the will just a few months after the September 11, 2001 attacks. He thought he would die soon, killed by someone near him in an act of treason to his cause.

Unlike most (allegedly) rich men, he did not use his will to leave his worldly possessions to family members or colleagues. Instead, he laid out his three wishes for his family and his followers.

Some of the information has been covered before: He did not want his wives to remarry. He asked them to seek comfort in God and to make sacrifices for their children. He asked that his children forgive him for not spending more time with them, and he asks that they not take part in the fight that had taken him away from them. Bin Laden left that for his followers, whom he urged to continue to expand their terrorist network.

But wait, there's more.

Source: Huliq.com, "Bin Laden's will requests wives not remarry and his children avoid Al-Qaeda," Anissa Ford, 05/03/2011