Are Jokes Still Funny When They Come True?

Why did this article about medical school graduate & cave-dwelling murderer, Ayman Zawahari, whining about how the world's preoccupation with 9-11 conspiracies insults his organization by wrongfully stealing credit, strike a chord of memory? Because, once again, The Onion has has prefigured the issue.

[Note for certain anonymous readers - The Onion is a joke paper]