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Don't worry, folks, about Osama "Been Dead Long Time" Bin Laden...

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Originally posted by: Queasy
Originally posted by: dabuddha
has he done any new video since afghanistan?

Nope..and if there ever is, I have the feeling it will have a "Weekend At Bernie's" feel to it. 😉

Hehe. Now that's a movie I'd like to see. "Weekend at Osama's," starring GWB and Saddam.

 
I'm thinking he's either still alive in some other country besides Afghanistan or he made all of those tapes prior 9/11/01 and he was killed in the bombings and his smurfs are releasing them according to events that he knew would take place. I think these tapes are just aimed to scare us of his threats and his existence. I believe he's alive somewhere in the world, most likely not Afghanistan.
 
Imagine OBL with his hate for the west, his huge ego and love of the video tape. There is a camcorder in front of him, will he use it?
He's probably busy fertilzing someone's garden but would it not be, oh I don't know, TERRORIZING, to see another video from him? Maybe he's biding his time. 😉
 
Also, don't forget that he had kidney problems and required to have a dialisis (sp?) machine always with him. Although, they are portable, it wouldn't be hard to be seperated from it running from bombs in the caves.
 
There are other very possible reasons why there is no videotape. Without a videotape, who is to say that he hasn't undergone facial surgery to disguise what he looks like. The guy is neither stupid nor poor, so he has the money and the motivation to continue to be a thorn in the side of the US. My gut tells me he is alive........
 
Originally posted by: MadRat
The U.S. State Dept's raising of the security level and the release of the tape were very much related. Osama is not coming back any time soon unless you believe he is some kind of god or saint. He's been dead for quite some time. Any new releases will never be "proven" as either authentic or inauthentic. It is simply a ploy to win popular support for action. You can make your own judgement who is provoking action from whom.

Osama did not survive the nightmarish bombings in Afghanistan. His pack moving out of Afghanistan towards northern Pakistan was hit by so many different strikes, using so many types of ordnance, it doesn't matter if he was hiding behind trees or under rocks. There were very few human remains left after the bombing. If he survived it was not moving out through Pakistan as its claimed. He could not have escape with a pack of bodyguards as claimed becuase his circle of personal bodyguards is as tight as that of Saddam. DNA did link bodyguards to the site of the bombings.

Its very plausible that terrorism will strike by Friday. We, as Americans, are caught between two dangerous forces. On one side is four corners of the world that hate us due to our meddling this past fifty years. On the other side is a federal government led by cabinet of wicked men that have resorted to plotting its own attacks upon the American people in order to sway popular support. Its not pretty.


No he's not dead, he's right here. Say Hi Osama. "HI!" There.


 
Dawg, you frontin. Aint you eva seen Tupac? How yous know that Osama aint alive if my bro Tupac can release a new single every 4 months?!

THUG LIFE 4 EVA!
 
Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
Originally posted by: FrancesBeansRevenge
He doesn't actually have to be alive to be effective.

Very true.

BTW, I didn't know we found his remains. When did this happen? He may indeed be dead, but there is more evidence for the Easter Bunny.

if he WAS alive, he'd be holding a recent copy of the New York Times in one of his videos and taunting us, i doubt he'd stay silent
 
My understanding is that bin Laden has/had a kidney disorder and had to be frequent hooked up to a dialysis machine.

I wonder if they had one of those instruments stowed away with him while in a Bora Bora cave.
 
Originally posted by: exp
I think it would a VERY good idea to not release actual information on Osama being dead. Just like the allied forces exiled Napoleon instead of executing him to keep him from being a martyr. The US could be releasing false tapes just to warrant off any suspicion.
I think you have Osama confused with Emmanuel Goldstein. 😉

Now that desires bonus points...though it always looks like he had a california tan
 
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