[WKUHilltopper]

As far as I remember, FOX has always spelled it this way—even back in ‘01. Don’t know why tho...maybe just being obstinate.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Foreign languages can be transliterated in different ways if there’s no exact equivalent for a sound in English.

[LibLieSlayer]

According to Beck Friday... ailes ordered fox to use the “u” because the CIA and Military use that spelling currently. I think it is because most Americans interchange obama with osama too easily... since they use the “u” now... I think it only fair we now spell obama, ubama.

LLS

[deport]

Osama or Usama

[cripplecreek]

The media has done it for years.

Just ask Kadhaffi, Qadafi, Qadaffi.....

[stockpirate]

The name changed when Obama was running for president, all of the networks did their magic at the same time.

[ClearCase_guy]

I googled "Usama bin laden" and 2001 -- less than half a million hits.
2002? Less than half a million hits.
2003? Less than half a million hits.
2004? Less than half a million hits.

2005? Over 25 million hits.

Obama gave his first big speech in 2004. They changed Usama's name right after that.

[kbennkc]

[Freddd]

Yeah yeah and the war on terror is ‘overseas contingencies’, and illegal Obama wars are ‘kinetic military action’....

It’s still Osama no matter if they want to ‘change’ his name ,now.

[Perdogg]

The only difference between Obama and Osama is the b.s.

[mojitojoe]

I wondered the same thing. I even bought into it and started calling him Usama but I’m not anymore because I think you are exactly right, it’s because of Odumba$$ in the WH.

[al baby]

Usama is the terrorist Ubangey is the president

[Baynative]

potato

[QBFimi]

The difference in spelling is a power thing. If your spelling of a name wins, you win.

Pei-king/Peiking /Peijing/Beijing, Bombay/Mumbai, Quadaffy, etc. Does anyone care? The a$$wipes pushing their own little self-centered agenda do, and the media plays along.

[JoeProBono]

[DGHoodini]

Actually, people were calling him Usama *before* Osama, but there were some in the media who refused to call him anything but Osama, and it eventually “took”. Like Khaddafi, there is no actual direct translation from Arabic, so however you want to spell it, is equally valid.

[mnehring]

I had a fight with someone a week ago about this. Both spellings are correct. Although “Osama” is more popular, Usama is correct as well. It is because Arabic uses a different alphabet. If you want to get really technical and by the book, “Usama” would probably be the more correct because there is no letter equal to “O” in Arabic. but generally all phonetic spellings are accepted. This is the same issues with the spelling of Koran/Qu’ran.

Looking through news archives, you can find references to “Usama” or UBL going back all the way to the 93 WTC bombing.

No conspiracy, I think spelling it “Osama” is just easier to read.

Regarding Fox News, last week I found an article from back near 9/11 where they spelled it both ways- in the same article. LOL..

The FBI also uses

[patriot08]

Of course it was to protect the Marxist/Muslim usurper.
Too easy to confuse the two muzzie’s names- Osama, Obama.
But plenty of newscasters did anyway. LOL