Maybe He's Only Mostly Dead

There was a video of obl ( supposedly ) that was released right before the 2004 election that had him repeating a bunch of Michael Moore propaganda from his movie that came out in 2004. I don’t know if any experts other than State Department weasels or MSM types looked at it to vouch for its authenticity.

21 posted on 07/15/2007 3:19:26 PM PDT by Perchant

it came out right after the Red Mosque assault.

Which was orchestrated by Ayman a-Zarqawi.

22 posted on 07/15/2007 3:21:33 PM PDT by Beckwith (dhimmicrats and the liberal media have chosen sides -- Islamofascism)

He became little particles when they bombed him.

23 posted on 07/15/2007 3:22:02 PM PDT by freekitty

Ayman al-Zawahiri

I get these muzzies mixed up.

25 posted on 07/15/2007 3:26:57 PM PDT by Beckwith (dhimmicrats and the liberal media have chosen sides -- Islamofascism)

If he was in a remote region, he might not have been with Zawahiri for instance. It could have taken some time for them to realize he was even missing.

Regardless - They still would have known at some point - In failing to honor his passing would be seen as a great insult. Furthermore AQ is not set-up as an organization of allegiance to just anyone - If UBL had passed (without some type of farewell orders via audio/video) it is very likely you'd see infighting of sorts within AQ elements. This has not been the case to date.

Second, the benefit of martyrdom might very well be outweighed if Bin Laden had died at the hands of the Great Satan...

Again, it is much easier to spin the truth then to hide a lie -

AQ could easily spin the truth of UBL death as a victory of sorts.....that he had died of natural causes...."Our great commander was kept hidden and protected by the hand of Allah and passed peacefully....All the while the infidel American's were futile in their attempts to kill him. The infidels filled our skys with aircraft and our lands with soldiers and yet they were still shown to be no match for Allah who while protecting our Sheik stains our sacred ground with their own blood daily...And so now we announce that our Sheik has passed....He lived as long as Allah decreed, for no other way is possible....no matter of the infidels futile efforts."

26 posted on 07/15/2007 3:27:03 PM PDT by SevenMinusOne

Osama doesn't stand a chance getting the DemocRATic nomination ... oh wait, Osama! nevermind /Latella

27 posted on 07/15/2007 4:03:12 PM PDT by NonValueAdded (Brian J. Marotta, 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub, (1948-2007) Rest In Peace, our FRiend)

I believe emphatically that Osama Bin Laden is dead and has been since 2002.

From your lips to Gods ear.

28 posted on 07/15/2007 7:30:21 PM PDT by Valin (History takes time. It is not an instant thing.)

29 posted on 07/15/2007 7:31:52 PM PDT by Suzy Quzy (Hillary in '08.....Her PHONINESS is GENUINE !!!!)

Despite ‘conventional wisdom’ I think he has been dead for a long time now. We have not seen a video of him of anything remotely current since long before we went into Iraq, and there are just too many things for this guy to crow about in the past 12-24 months.

30 posted on 07/15/2007 7:32:25 PM PDT by ilgipper

To: Valin; LSUfan; HardStarboard

Yeah, ObL's dead alright, but I wish we could fake him still being alive for a while.

Have him spotted somewhere in Waziristan, and then use the entire area as an above and below ground Nuclear Weapons Test Zone!

That would serve a dual purpose. The muzzies would be given the object lesson they so justly deserve, and the world would be rid of the vermin that live there.

Only the inhabitants of mecca and medina are worse. ... / rant .................... FRegards

31 posted on 07/15/2007 10:11:08 PM PDT by gonzo (In Florida, inmates make cigarettes in jail that I buy, and I can go to jail for smoking one! WTF?)

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