Support for the military effort in Afghanistan was evaporating and Obama was sinking in the polls at a record pace.
Bin Laden’s talking points once again stoke strong suspicions that this is merely another propaganda stunt manufactured by the U.S. military-industrial complex, because they mirror some of the valid criticisms that many of us have of his administration.
Bin Laden’s audio tape will do nothing to harm Obama’s agenda in Afghanistan and indeed it will be cited by the White House as a reason for keeping and expanding America’s occupation of Afghanistan – which is what makes the alleged tape all the more suspicious.
I believe bin Laden has been dead for a long time.
In a tape released in 2007, bin Laden supposedly claims responsibility for the attacks of 9/11.
"I am the one responsible... The Afghan people and government knew nothing whatsoever about these events,"
The FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist list claims that Osama bin Laden is wanted:
in connection with the August 7, 1998, bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya.
No mention of 9/11.
Why?
The Pentagon released a video tape they claimed was found in a house in Jalalabad. (Supposedly created on Nov. 9)
In the video, Osama bin Laden claims responsibility for the attacks on September 11.
"I am the one responsible... The Afghan people and government knew nothing whatsoever about these events,"
The video was very effective in diverting media attention away from the deportation of five Israelis who danced as the twin towers burned.
Responding to critics of the video, Bush said:
"It is preposterous for anybody to think that this tape is doctored. That's just a feeble excuse to provide weak support for an incredibly evil man."
Videos 1, 2 and 4 show the real bin Laden, video 3 shows the "lucky find" bin Laden.
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