New video: conclusive proof of Bin Laden’s survival?
Al Jazeera released a heavily edited and abridged version of the latest videotape from Al Qaeda archvillain Osama Bin Laden. (*)
No other copy is available to the world.
In the tape, Bin Laden appears to mention “Kerry” in addition to Bush.
All other references could have been tape recorded in 2001. Bin Laden mentioned that four years had passed since the 9/11 atrocities, but of course he could have made that statement in 2001. The story about Bush reading a children’s story was circulating in the days immediately following Bin Laden’s mass murder. Bin Laden’s statement about Bush’s son dropping bombs on Iraq was read by an Al Jazeera reporter, and if Bin Laden did talk about it, the video of that has not been released.
It is highly unlikely but not impossible that the word “Kerry” was electronically edited by the producer of the video, or even mistranslated. The production quality of Al Qaeda video propaganda has increased significantly.
Some of the evidence now suggests Bin Laden is alive. If that is the truth, my earlier statement that he is dead would be inaccurate. (†)
Nevertheless, the evidence of Osama Bin Laden’s survival to this day is inconclusive.
Update: I found a copy of the full video in the original Arabic at the propaganda channel Al Jazeera. (‡ Windows Media video) In the video, Bin Laden clearly says “Kerry” and “Bush” at about the 5:10 mark. Furthermore, earlier in the video, he clearly says “Iraq.”
I no longer have any doubt that Bin Laden himself made the tape recently, and is alive today.