Or it could be, since he couldn't deliver an attack, he delivered a threat.
the other thing OBL did today - no matter who is elected president Tuesday, the other side will cite the OBL video as the reason why. if Bush wins, the left will claim the OBL video tipped it to him, listen to walter cronkite on larry king tonight saying Rove setup this video release. if Kerry wins, our side will claim that the OBL video reminded voters that Bush has failed to get him.