[grandalf]

You are completely missing the point. By becoming a bit of a public face he reduces the chance that he can be portrayed as a fugitive, etc. If there are dozens of articles about his antics, people have heard of him before they hear his name in an announcement that he was apprehended for terrorism.

[cilantro]

That's a pretty thin pretext and it only covers a fraction of the behavior I'm referencing.

[grandalf]

What behavior is most concerning to you that's not categorized under "publicity stunt"?