Apparently, comrade Osama was taped at an informal gathering promising to erect a statue of Karl Marx on the Gold Coast of Chicago. According to him, "This will send the right message to the rest of the world, when they come in for the 2016 Chicago Olympics. they will know we're going to be on the right track." Acknowledging that his plan would face some difficulties, he pointed out to the difficulties that the French faced when they wanted to present the US with the statue of liberty.