[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

In that part of the world deals are made all the time and people sell each other down the river at the drop of a hat. There was a lot of this during the Afghanistan war (boy that seems like a long time ago) when various war lords and factions sold their services to the highest bidder.

Of course I have no idea what's going on, but what if OBL were in the territory of a certain war lord and what if we were in very high level negotiations for them to turn him over for certain considerations? Maybe a context like that would make sense of the recent statements being made. The counter argument might be that such statements might tip off OBL but what if he were not in a position to relocate or change his current situation?

To me it sounds like some very high level and sensitive negotations are ongoing and OBL might find himself in the tender mercies of the US government.

[twigs]

You suggest a conceivable scenario. I definitely think something significant is going on and look forward to when we "get 'im."

[SBprone]

If OBL is alive he is certainly the guest of a powerful tribal leader. They may not have been thinking of selling OBL to the highest bidder when they took him in, but they are thinking about it now. Especially if the alternative is a visit from the Paki government, backed up by the U.S. military.

The most helpless thing in the Islamic world is a "guest."