Bin Laden Branded 'Virtually Impotent'

Google AP Feed ^ | Sunday Sept 9, 2007 | BEN FELLER

[dayglored]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seemingly taunting Osama bin Laden, President Bush's homeland security adviser said Sunday the fugitive al-Qaida leader is "virtually impotent" beyond his ability to hide away and spread anti-American propaganda.

The provocative characterization came just days after bin Laden attracted international attention with the release of a video in which he ridicules President Bush about the Iraq war and reminds the world that he not been captured.

Ahead of the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist strikes, White House aide Frances Fragos Townsend made a clear attempt to diminish the influence — or the perception — of the man who masterminded those attacks.

"This is about the best he can do," Townsend said of bin Laden. "This is a man on a run, from a cave, who's virtually impotent other than these tapes."

In appearance on two Sunday talk shows, she used the "virtually impotent" reference both times, suggesting the language was chosen with careful purpose.

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[dayglored]

An attractive Western female from the US Government calls Osama "impotent". You just know that's gonna p!$$ him off something fierce...

'Course, he's probably dead, so it only adds insult to injury, but what the hey...

[shankbear]

If he lives at all...he lives in a freakin CAVE!!!!! A CAVE!!!!!!!!!!!

[kbennkc]

I can’t believe she said “virtually” .

[AmericanMade1776]

Hard to be anything by Impotent when you are rotting dust left at Bora Bora.

[Enterprise]

Bin Laden is impotent!

[DoughtyOne]

Yes, but he’s still hero to the Hollywood stars, and the democrats have adopted his number one desire for Iraq, as their own.

[dayglored]

> I can’t believe she said “virtually” .

Well, the qualifier is not unreasonable -- presumably she doesn't know from direct personal experience.

[sinanju]

What these guys really dread is being laughed at.

[MinuteGal]

Anagram for "impotent"......."Me Tin Pot"

Leni

[dighton]

He’s worn himself out with this plump cutie.

[Taking Congress back in 2010]

I don’t want him impotent, I want him dead.

It is a disgrace that that SOB is still alive.

[pierstroll]

viagra

[DoughtyOne]

So like it or not, he’s got a bigger following of democrats in this nation, than George Bush does.

Heh heh heh...

[dayglored]

> If he lives at all...he lives in a freakin CAVE!!!!! A CAVE!!!!!!!!!!!

Perhaps. We in the US certainly enjoy that imagery. But there's nothing stopping him from being hidden in more comfortable quarters, and moved about when necessary. Those are mighty big areas out there.

[Fitzcarraldo]

Seemingly taunting Osama bin Laden, President Bush's homeland security adviser said Sunday the fugitive al-Qaida leader is "virtually impotent" beyond his ability to hide away and spread anti-American propaganda.

doesn't matter, all that matters is that he inspires his minions

[dayglored]

> What these guys really dread is being laughed at.

Which is precisely why I'm laughing my @$$ off right now at him. I think this is a riot.

[HerrBlucher]

It is a disgrace that that SOB is still alive.

He's about as alive as Elvis.....and has about as many impersonators.

[goodnesswins]

What makes you think he is still alive? AND, if he is.....living in a cave somewhere under constant threat of death....ain’t much of a “life.”

[dayglored]

> I don’t want him impotent, I want him dead. It is a disgrace that that SOB is still alive.

Agreed.

[kinoxi]

He’s too much of a recluse/fake to do anything even if he was alive. I’m worried about his followers. Freelance islamic psychopaths who want to harm everyone and everything I care about.