As I said earlier, it's all or nothing with this story. If OBL is dead, then there is a massive conspiracy to keep him "alive" via taped messages. This conspiracy would have to include Muslims, the CIA, Al Jazeera, etc. If the CIA/Karl Rove is producing these videos with a fake OBL, wouldn't Muslims who know OBL be able to spot the phony? Has ANY Muslim with ties to OBL said they are fake? NO! If OBL were dead, his associates would know. If a taped message from a dead man pops up, they would KNOW that it's a fake. Can you imagine the fall-out if the CIA was behind these tapes and the Muslims then pointed out how the tapes were fake, exposing the CIA? Why would the CIA take such risk? Oh, to help Bush at the "right" time? Like the CIA has been so helpful thus far to Bush? Riiiiight.
Are OBL's buddies providing fake tapes? Well, the CIA has authenticated them. The CIA should be able to detect a fake. Additionally, the OBL's buddies would not risk putting out a fake tape. Proven a fake, their "credibility" would be gone and they'd have a tough time convincing anyone that he is alive. Simply put, if these are fake, the CIA knows it. If they know it but continue to "authenticate" them, then they are complicit in the conspiracy and cover up. For what purpose? Does it do the US any good to have OBL running around making tapes? NO! It would be much better if we could say "the tapes are NOT authentic, and OBL is believed DEAD". Then let's see OBL appear and prove us wrong.
Fact is, the MOST LOGICAL explanation is that OBL is alive and making these tapes. Any other conclusion defies common sense.
Exactly right on every point. It would be nice to think he's dead, but he's not. But I suspect one day soon he will be thanks to a well-placed Predator Drone missile. No one can hide forever.