I want to state that I do want Bin Laden taken. I honestly hope we get him alive so he can't claim martyrdom. Anyone who believes violence can get them what they want should not be allowed to walk free.
That said, after reading the transcript, I can't say that he was, himself, behind the attacks on 9/11. This didn't prove anything to me beyond the facts that he knew about the attacks in advance, that he gave advice concerning the attacks, and that is enough for me to stand behind our government in bringing him to justice. However, I think it's wrong for people to believe that he was the equivalent of a puppet master (which is the way he is being portrayed by those reporting the news). It's obvious after reading the transcript that this guy is only one of many who wish to see America destroyed. The people who hijacked those planes...every one of them...knew they were on a martyrdom mission according to the transcript. They didn't know specifics, but they knew they would die. That says a lot about how some people feel about the U.S. in the Middle East.
Finally, the last thing that struck me was how overjoyed these people were about the attacks. I heard somewhere that "evil is the lack of empathy" (perhaps someone can give the source). Seems to fit here.
BTW, only read the transcript, didn't see the video.
UBL: (...Inaudible...) we calculated in advance the number of casualties from the enemy, who would be killed based on the position of the tower. We calculated that the floors that would be hit would be three or four floors.
How can anyone interpret the term 'we calculated in advance' as not being behind the attacks?