Sep 7, 2007 9:23am

New Videotape From Bin Laden; Al Qaeda’s No. 1 Still Alive

Intelligence sources tell ABC News they believe the video message from Osama bin Laden is authentic, recently produced and evidence the al Qaeda leader is still alive. According to government sources, an initial analysis of the tape indicates "a lot of chest thumping" and of course historical references "alluding" to the successful attack on New York. And a CIA spokesman told ABC News, "It’s quite possible this is a new video." U.S. authorities earlier this morning said the tape’s transcript is aimed at potential suicide bombers who he urges to carry out missions against the West. Good Morning America Video: Bin Laden Alive? The jihadist Web site announced the tape with a banner, showing a still picture of bin Laden, now 50 years old, looking fit with a full beard of dark black hair, no gray at all. "It does look oddly like he is wearing a false beard," Richard Clarke, a former White House counterterrorism official and now ABC News consultant, said. "If we go back to the tape three years, he had a very white beard. This looks like a phony beard that has been passed on." The "phony beard" may be an important clue as to where bin Laden is hiding, according to Clarke. "One place where a beard would stand out would be southeast Asia, the Philippines, Indonesia," Clarke told ABC News. "No one’s thought he was there, but that is an environment where most men, Muslim men don’t have beards." U.S. officials say there is little doubt the al Qaeda leader timed his latest message to the 9/11 anniversary. "He came up on this occasion to prove he’s alive, to taunt us and to take advantage of the 9/11 remembrance ceremonies to get some propaganda," Clarke said. The actual videotape – bin Laden’s first in 35 months since October 2004 – is expected to be released in the next few days or hours. Sources in the intelligence community, who are already busy analyzing the image of bin Laden for clues of his whereabouts, say the tape is likely to be a direct message to Americans. The Department of Homeland Security released a bulletin this morning, saying it and the FBI have "no intelligence of any specific and imminent threat to the homeland at this time." "We assess that past public statements by al-Qa’ida leaders have neither contained coded communications nor signals linked to specific terrorist attacks," the bulletin read. "The anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks serves as a focal point for propaganda, but al-Qa’ida previously has not timed its operations to specific dates." The DHS also promised to "work closely with our state and local partners in our efforts to warn of potential threats. We also will continue to work with our Intelligence Community partners to identify possible threats to the Homeland." ABC News sources say CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden met today with New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and was impressed by the "ground truth" the police department intelligence division puts together through dozens of informant reports reviewed each day. This post has been updated. Do you have a tip for Brian Ross and the Investigative Team?

User Comments

Bin Laden…. I always like his pics with his finger pointing upward, like he wants to give someone a prostate exam. Say, perhaps we could give him one with a MOAB.

Posted by: HarryHollis | September 7, 2007, 9:41 am 9:41 am

Perhaps he took off his chest hair wig and used it for his beard.

Posted by: HarryHollis | September 7, 2007, 9:42 am 9:42 am

I don’t agree with those aliens on that picture of a cat, a dolphin, and a masked man named tommthen. Agreed, Bush owes me a telivison

Posted by: Organdoner543 | September 7, 2007, 9:43 am 9:43 am

How convenient a new video shows up now. This whole story is a lie and a bunch of contrived crap. Clarke is a puppet. Wake up people.

Posted by: brian | September 7, 2007, 9:47 am 9:47 am

Maybe Americans should force this President (Bush) to follow our Forefathers’ wishes, namely that we extricate ourselves from our involvement and meddling in the Mideast and pursue an isolationist course.
Stand firm against bin Laden, but stand firm for AMERICA’S interests, not Israels. Wouldn’t that be a refreshing change?

Posted by: Ron L | September 7, 2007, 9:47 am 9:47 am

Too bad Clinton didn’t take him into custody when he had the chance.

Posted by: Abrac | September 7, 2007, 9:52 am 9:52 am

Bin Laden had a kidney problem back in 2002 when he made his very last truly authentic video tape. I doubt very much if he could have checked himself into a local hospital without being noticed, then immediately captured by US Forces. If Bin Laden really were alive today, he would be in about the worse possible shape a person could be in. My guess is that he either died of kidney failure or died in a bombing raid at Tora Bora. On the other hand if he is alive and well, and soon to be captured by US Forces, I welcome the surprise.

Posted by: Joseph Mattaino | September 7, 2007, 9:58 am 9:58 am

Anybody who believes this crap has no brain whatsoever….and belongs in the Bush hall of Failure.
Wake UP!!!!!

Posted by: Laugh My A** Off | September 7, 2007, 9:59 am 9:59 am

Our intelligence officials must think that we are stupid…same back ground…same clothes….photo montage by our own government…on top of that look at the beard…good picture cropping…still same damn beard…our government is trying to make us believe this BS

Posted by: Monika F. Smith | September 7, 2007, 10:00 am 10:00 am

Too bad Bush didn’t have him killed when he had the chance.

Posted by: RB | September 7, 2007, 10:01 am 10:01 am

blah blah

Posted by: Monika F. Smith | September 7, 2007, 10:01 am 10:01 am

Way to go ABC! I am tired of U.S. media outlets willingly parroting enemy propaganda.

Posted by: Patrick O'Connell | September 7, 2007, 10:02 am 10:02 am

eh, this video looks like it will be another snore-fest. Personally, I think his early sh*t had a better beat…something you could dance to.
Seriously, can’t someone just double-tap this nut in his turban?

Posted by: G8r | September 7, 2007, 10:03 am 10:03 am

People…that is NOT Bin Ladin. I have looked at this picture for about 15 minutes and I am telling you…it isn’t him.
Why America is so quick to say that it is I find MORE interesting.

Posted by: Robert | September 7, 2007, 10:03 am 10:03 am

WOW….amazing, the last time we heard from him was in ’04…..right before the elections..AND…once again…right before the elections!! Hmmm, coincidental??!!

Posted by: Melissa | September 7, 2007, 10:04 am 10:04 am

Poor Abrac, he is tormented by visions of the Clintons in his sleep. Waking up crying in his mom’s basement.

Posted by: Gloob | September 7, 2007, 10:04 am 10:04 am

Who cares about the pathetic looser . . . OBL’s in hiding . . . come on out and play with the big boys!

Posted by: StompOBLass | September 7, 2007, 10:06 am 10:06 am

So far HarryHollis’ is the only intelligent user comment. The other stuff sounds canned.

Posted by: Gible | September 7, 2007, 10:06 am 10:06 am

That’s not OBL…that’s a photoshop of Frank Zappa’s face superimposed on a bin laden suit!

Posted by: Consultofactus | September 7, 2007, 10:07 am 10:07 am

i agree with organ doner.. all this is BS. controversy lies. all made so that bush will have mo money… loose change 911 video watch it like its your torah!! holla

Posted by: none organ doner | September 7, 2007, 10:07 am 10:07 am

They attacked us………remember? Meddling in Middle East affairs? We stayed isolated with Clinton so they bombed us

Posted by: David l | September 7, 2007, 10:07 am 10:07 am

oops….I meant Organdoner543 and Brian, not HarryHollis.

Posted by: Gible | September 7, 2007, 10:08 am 10:08 am

“Wait for the big surprise!” they said. And then…
exactly.
These morons don’t have the resources to pull off anything worth mentioning in this country. Though god knows they’ve wreaked havoc in Iraq… Maybe we need to be looking for Bin Laden in Ahmadinejad’s (sp?) bedroom closet… or under the bed…

Posted by: tucson | September 7, 2007, 10:08 am 10:08 am

Ron, taking an isolationist course in this day and age is so incredibly naive. The world is a lot smaller place than it was when our forefathers were around!
Brian, you’ve watched too much TV, too many movies. Conspiracy therories ahve clearly taken you over. How, pretell, do you think the CIA or whoever could make a movie of OBL looking older and who will probably be talking about some current events to show it is indeed recent. You need to get out more.

Posted by: Den | September 7, 2007, 10:08 am 10:08 am

Too bad Bush didn’t take him into custody when he had the chance.

Posted by: Carba | September 7, 2007, 10:08 am 10:08 am

Ron L | Sep 7, 2007 9:47:34 AM
Israel doesn’t need the US to stand strong for them. How quickly you forget how easily they handled three other opposing nations and of course Saddam’s nuclear factory back in the 90s.

Posted by: Trip | September 7, 2007, 10:08 am 10:08 am

I would rather watch a comedy skit made by the guys from Australia – who drove through security with their fake motorcade… The OBL tape is a fake, made on a soundstage in Washington – more scary war propaganda from our DISHONEST, IMMORAL, CORRUPT excuse for a government! IMPEACH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: allan_krueger | September 7, 2007, 10:09 am 10:09 am

that isn’t osama bin laden. osama bin laden has been dead for years. if you honestly think those two people in the pictures are the same, you are stupid.

Posted by: please guys | September 7, 2007, 10:09 am 10:09 am

Relax, it’s just the new line from the makers of Grecian Formula for men

Posted by: Brother Least | September 7, 2007, 10:09 am 10:09 am

911 was an inside job. Wake up people.
ABC seems to be the go to network for this kind of propaganda. If there is a website with the video, why don’t you give the URL? Impeach Cheney/Bush before they nuke Iran.

Posted by: ROBinDALLAS | September 7, 2007, 10:09 am 10:09 am

I am shocked that no one has collected on the 50 million dollar reward for Al Qaeda’s No. 1. For 50 mill, I would turn my own parents in.

Posted by: Joe | September 7, 2007, 10:09 am 10:09 am

I feel that someone has not paid full attention to the face of this version of Bin Laden. Since I’m pushing 69 my face has aged a bit, so people think me a bit younger than I am; have to show my senior’s card for discounts.

Posted by: Harry Whitecross | September 7, 2007, 10:09 am 10:09 am

Although we have the same name, Brian, we hold differing ideas on what our forefathers desired. They did not want to be isolationist to the point of jeopardizing the Nation. They just did not want to get involved with European intrigues.

Posted by: brian 2 | September 7, 2007, 10:10 am 10:10 am

Maybe Bin Laden will also release the pentagon videos of the attack. He must be the only one with a copy. The pentagon has shown us nothing.

Posted by: videographer | September 7, 2007, 10:10 am 10:10 am

Organdoner543: And you owe yourself a trip back to school to learn how to spell.

Posted by: Nicole | September 7, 2007, 10:11 am 10:11 am

You know if Clinton would have gotten him when he was basically handed to him on a silver platter from the people of Sudan, we would not have to worry about this IDIOT! Now I don’t know what’s worse, Bin Laden running lose or another Clinton becoming president???
I think another Clinton becoming president may be worse.

Posted by: Dan | September 7, 2007, 10:12 am 10:12 am

Nice, looks like that old game where you put the magnetic beard and hair on the picture of a really goofy looking bald guy. Kinda looking a little haggered the Binny, something keeping you up at night??

Posted by: DrunkenRomantic | September 7, 2007, 10:12 am 10:12 am

Too bad Reagan, Bush Sr. and Cheney armed this guy to the teeth as an ally in the 80′s. When will silly republicans learn.

Posted by: fooblitzky | September 7, 2007, 10:13 am 10:13 am

OK let him talk, now kill him.

Posted by: MBB | September 7, 2007, 10:13 am 10:13 am

Hey Ron L., The United States’ first foreign war was prosecuted by Thomas Jefferson against Muslim fanatics in North Africa, who were capturing and enslaving European and American sailors. Learn some history, dumbass.

Posted by: Jacques | September 7, 2007, 10:13 am 10:13 am

Too bad Bush didn’t take him out, when he had the chance over the PAST SIX YEARS. Disgraceful and gutless.

Posted by: YourFavoriteUncle | September 7, 2007, 10:14 am 10:14 am

There is no such thing as a course of isolation, so wake up. Appeasing an aggressor is only “hoping the crocadile eats you last”.

Posted by: Derek Zubeldia | September 7, 2007, 10:14 am 10:14 am

Consider this: if this is the real Osama, doesn’t his appearance prove that Bush has wasted two hundred billion dollars and a thousand American lives (plus 500,000+ Iraqi lives) without making us any safer from Osama? If the 2004 tape were genuine, wouldn’t it prove that Bush is a total failure in his own “war on terror”?
So what does this recent ‘tape’ prove, the same result over and over is truly just a form of insanity. . .

Posted by: Thomas | September 7, 2007, 10:14 am 10:14 am

I sure am glad he is using “Just For Men” on his beard.

Posted by: Brandon | September 7, 2007, 10:14 am 10:14 am

Abrac… It’s a shame that those of you in the “blame Clinton” brigade forgot what the Republican party was up to when Clinton wanted to go after Osama. — I guess you forgot about Reagan, Bush Sr, etc. and how they helped build Al-Qaeda in the first place.. and how Bush Jr. couldn’t defend us against the monster his father helped create. — History is a great teacher, if you don’t ignore big chunks of it for the sake of partisanship.

Posted by: VoR | September 7, 2007, 10:16 am 10:16 am

Why doesnt he have something showing the date?Thats because he is DEAD!Even kidnappers use photos showing sometime of time track!

Posted by: JASON | September 7, 2007, 10:16 am 10:16 am

“Too bad Clinton didn’t take him into custody when he had the chance.”
Too bad Bush hasn’t even tried, despite his claims to the contrary. Remember dead or alive?

Posted by: Bovandy | September 7, 2007, 10:17 am 10:17 am

I think catching this sick pup should be our nation’s No. 1 priority. Our entire gov’t has let us down by not focusing on catching this guy. It is absolutely ridiculous that we have not found him yet.
It is interesting that SE Asia is now being asserted as a possible place where he is hiding. This makes a lot of sense to me. Bin Laden is not stupid and he must have known that we would attack Afghanistan after 9/11. My guess is that he took a slow boat to Indonesia or the Phillipines in late August or early September 2001. Another place he might be hiding is in on Afghanistan’s border with China or Krygystan. Have a look at a map of Afghanistan. There is a funny place in the county’s northeastern sector that extends into China. That part of China is very muslim and famous for being completely out of control, not unlike the frontier provinces in Pakistan.
Bottom line, we should have an Osama tax or trust fund where more U.S. dollars should be solely devoted to ending this guy’s sick and twisted life.

Posted by: jim jones | September 7, 2007, 10:17 am 10:17 am

It’s funny how people just buy these stories that conveniently pop up in the news. Look at the picture, to me it looks like they used a very bad stand-in. Unfortunately the fact is, it doesn’t really matter who this is; we know radical muslim extremists will be fueled even more again by OUR OWN news agencies showing this all over the web and tv. Thanks!

Posted by: HJ | September 7, 2007, 10:17 am 10:17 am

I agree with Ron L. When foreigners demand that America jump, the duty of America is to ask how high.
We are their vassals. We are their dhimmis. And they will treat us well, as long as we give them immediate and unquestioning obedience.

Posted by: Ron P. | September 7, 2007, 10:17 am 10:17 am

Bin Laden is “a self-made man who worships his creator,” as John Bright might say. Bin Laden gets his heavily desired publicity in the USA mostly because our news media is anti-American, heavily socialist, and revels at the thought of publishing anything one can twist into an anti-President Bush statement, while carefully avoiding the fact that former President Clinton decided to let Bin Laden go free; meanwhile, not one person being offered by either of our two political parties is capable of running the country. The two party system has failed us. We need truly Independent candidates, and we need one or more of them now. Right now!

Posted by: Thomas J. Coyne, Ph.D. | September 7, 2007, 10:18 am 10:18 am

There are alot terrorists, but less anti-terrorist experts.
Let’s see what happens during the next 72 hours from now.
Benny

Posted by: Benny | September 7, 2007, 10:18 am 10:18 am

If a tree falls in the woods but no one is around does it make a sound?
If Hillary gets elected, will OBL be at the inauguration as the Clinton’s guest of honor?

Posted by: Patrick Stanton | September 7, 2007, 10:18 am 10:18 am

Clinton tried to take him out… but the republicans were to worried who Clinton was sleeping with at the time. Here is a thought Republicans stop worrying about who is sleeping with who and deal with the terrorists! If we start looking into who the Republicans are sleeping with who knows what we will find…..

Posted by: Kevin | September 7, 2007, 10:18 am 10:18 am

There is no way that clown is Bin Laden. Doesn’t even look like him, unless he is very near death, stoned out of his gourd, and propped up by #2 so he can give his redundant diatribe of idiocy.

Posted by: Samwise | September 7, 2007, 10:19 am 10:19 am

If you were keeping score between these two knuckleheads Bush would not only be losing by a big scoe but in the minor leagues delegated to the bench. When are we going to let the American people know the truth? I’m still convinced the the WTC was an inside job.

Posted by: Bernie | September 7, 2007, 10:19 am 10:19 am

Bin Laden has most likely been dead for several years, perhaps as long ago as Nov 2007, when an article by a reporter alleging to have attended bin Laden’s secretive funeral appeared in Egyptian papers, but not here. Truth or propaganda? Remember, here was a guy with acute kidney problems, who was apparently also injured at Tora Bora.

Posted by: Mac McKinney | September 7, 2007, 10:21 am 10:21 am

Folks,
Check out the the 2 images above: 2004, 2007. Bin Laden is wearing the exact same outfit from 3 yeas ago. Dah, I little contrast, and recoloring on the breard and whola, new inage. Americian propaganda wants us to remember him so that this whole war on terror lives. Do not get me wrong. I’m for the war on terror. I do not need Bin Laden to remind me though.

Posted by: Steven Timpone | September 7, 2007, 10:21 am 10:21 am

“Intelligence sources tell ABC News” – Which sources? Do tell…
“The jihadist Web site announced the tape with a banner” – What site? Does anyone have a link?
:)

Posted by: Mark | September 7, 2007, 10:21 am 10:21 am

I personally think the man is dead. How many “look alikes” did Saddam have?
This tape is doctored and it’s another jihadist signal.
Don’t forget 9/11 is just in a few days and those islamofascists use that date as a HOLY DAY.

Posted by: CM | September 7, 2007, 10:23 am 10:23 am

I’m inclined to generally agree with Mr. Mattaino’s comment.
Bin Laden was left with severe kidney damage after a failed assassination attempt by poisoning.
I happen to be of the opinion that he has been in Iran (Qom) at least part of the time. That is a “holy city”, and security is quite good.

Posted by: Mike | September 7, 2007, 10:25 am 10:25 am

He gets younger looking every time I see him! He looks well rested and definitely thriving on that invigorating mountain air and shines with an emboldened convidence that only eluding the entire global intelligence force can bring to one’s countenance.

Posted by: John | September 7, 2007, 10:25 am 10:25 am

This is a ‘in your face’ joke.
“Let’s dredge up Osama, ‘zing’ the masses, remind them to stick with the program.”
Why? Dick Cheney wants to bomb Iran?
Forget about it.

Posted by: Tessa | September 7, 2007, 10:26 am 10:26 am

this is not necessarily only about propaganda. this might be a sign to his men to carry out attacks.

Posted by: marc | September 7, 2007, 10:26 am 10:26 am

A good old bottle of dye and we got a different look. Looks like the same beard to me only dyed. I believe that the law is just saying this about a fake beard to stir ol bin ladens pot! Surely they can’t really belive their own words, lol..geesh…

Posted by: Luuezz | September 7, 2007, 10:26 am 10:26 am

OBL is dead and has been for some time. Wake up people 9/11 was an inside job and they’re getting ready to pull off another attack. The MSM is a propaganda arm of the criminal government. ALL THEY DO IS LIE!

Posted by: Adamt | September 7, 2007, 10:27 am 10:27 am

Ron L, the reason why the US is in the middle east is because of your dependence on petroleum…YOUR DEPENDENCE ON PETROLEUM…if you want to be isolated, go live in the woods and eat tree bark, because if you do not, then you are a 100% patron of this war…anyway, UBL’s beard may be black (thanks, Just For Men), but his sagging eyes, blueish lips, stressed face and slumping shoulders indicate a weary, tired, unhealthy man…

Posted by: Jazz | September 7, 2007, 10:28 am 10:28 am

Maybe he got the fake beard from former Mets manager Bobby Valentine.

Posted by: Bravesfan | September 7, 2007, 10:28 am 10:28 am

Americans can’t allow themselves to believe these faudulent and well-timed videos are the work of their own rogue intelligence agencies because that would open an uncomfortable can of worms. If these videos are not what we’ve been told then what else is not what we’ve been told?

Posted by: John | September 7, 2007, 10:28 am 10:28 am

I have hard time believing that there’s a bunch of Americans who think the government would make this up… al Qaeda is a live and a threat… it will take a world wide focus to stamp it out.

Posted by: Don | September 7, 2007, 10:28 am 10:28 am

Re: MBB to Ron…
Ron you got owned, MBB is right on.

Posted by: Harhar | September 7, 2007, 10:29 am 10:29 am

B.S.

Posted by: conservative1985 | September 7, 2007, 10:29 am 10:29 am

Posted by: Jacques | Sep 7, 2007 10:13:46 AM
“…Shores of Tripoli…” Yep. Too bad folks can’t read alittle more and talk alittle less.
I’m torn on the UBL thing. If he died of kidney disease in a dirty cave somewhere, that’s almost a good way to go for him. But it would satisfy me mightily if a SEAL team got a couple rounds in him too. Oh decisions, decisions…

Posted by: Pilgrim | September 7, 2007, 10:30 am 10:30 am

There’s seems to be a lot more than a phony beard being passed off here. I draw portraits of people and I have a distinct eye for facial features. The photo above struck me as very odd and I had to do my own comparison. The shape of his eyes and cheeks of this man are all wrong compared to Bin Laden in the earlier photos from before 2001. There was also a video of him in 2001 that was glaringly obviously NOT Bin Laden. The man in that video looks nothing like the man above or the “real” Osama.

Posted by: Kimley | September 7, 2007, 10:30 am 10:30 am

Let’s all thank Bill Clinton for failing to realize how dangerous this man was, effectively allowing him to lead the efforts that resulted in 9/11. The threat is still very real, and it’s the by the efforts of Homeland Security, the NSA and OUR BRAVE TROOPS that we haven’t had a similar catastrophe since 2001.

Posted by: George | September 7, 2007, 10:30 am 10:30 am

Some of the lefties on these posts sound as crazy as Bin Laden. Few too many drugs in the 60′s I guess.

Posted by: Jeff B | September 7, 2007, 10:31 am 10:31 am

Can someone explain how he’s aging backwards? I think this is all a bunch of crap and the NeoCons are trying to justify this mess. I’m starting to think ignorance really is bliss…as Bush says “we’re kicking ass” and 7 more soldiers died today. Maybe if he actually attended ONE soldier’s funeral, he would be more careful with his words.

Posted by: allyson | September 7, 2007, 10:31 am 10:31 am

Looks to me like he’s got liver failure,very jaundice.

Posted by: Yorkie mom | September 7, 2007, 10:31 am 10:31 am

I have a tip for Richard Clarke. Only if the beard were able to see could it ‘look oddly’.
But it does ‘look odd’.
Brush up your 4th grade English or they’ll take away the ‘e’ Mr. Clarke.
Frank

Posted by: Frank McCue | September 7, 2007, 10:32 am 10:32 am

Cheney armed this guy ?
Wake up America ?
It’s mind boggling that we are surrounded with so many brain dead people.
I truly wish that all of them meet these Jihad fanatics.
That would be the best “wake up” ever !!

Posted by: Sasha | September 7, 2007, 10:32 am 10:32 am

Puleeeeze? Have any of you WINGNUTS in the MEDIA ever heard of PHOTOSHOP?

Posted by: artist22 | September 7, 2007, 10:32 am 10:32 am

I think he’s HOT

Posted by: Paris Hilton | September 7, 2007, 10:32 am 10:32 am

So Bin Laden, the most feared terrorist leader in the world has been reduced to making videos. Big deal, half the world has been doing that on YouTube for a while now. He should change his name to Bin Tapin.

Posted by: Paul Hunter | September 7, 2007, 10:32 am 10:32 am

Brian…let me guess.
1. There is no Bin Laden
2. There is no al Qaeda
3. There is no terrorism
This was all dreamed up the Bush Regime so we could steal their oil.

Posted by: Klubb | September 7, 2007, 10:32 am 10:32 am

Ron L….Were on the same earth together, remmeber, the middle east, south America, were here together. Saddam, Hitler, and you know the rest..they have to go….bottome line. Maybe you need to remover your self fram a “reality show” like the “Biggest loser” you will be better informed
RB…..Clinton had a better chance, if he would of killed Bin Laden we would have the problems we have…he had him handed to him

Posted by: Freddie | September 7, 2007, 10:33 am 10:33 am

The muslims of North Africa weren’t fanatics (at least in the sense that we know the word today); they were pirates. The capture and enslavement of those sailors was about money, not ideology. However, the subject does bring to mind a certain document that neo-conservatives would rather not discuss – the Treaty of Tripoli.

Posted by: Ed | September 7, 2007, 10:33 am 10:33 am

What did bin Laden say?

Posted by: anonymous | September 7, 2007, 10:34 am 10:34 am

Why are you posting this video and picture? This is not what America needs to know, ya know? Sheesh! This just infuriates us and your blog/article doesn’t solve anything. Reporting on this video or that Laden is still alive means nothing to us. What can we, as civilians, do about it? President Clinton should have killed him when they were right there at his caves, but he let him get away.
Clinton SUCKS!

Posted by: Trisha | September 7, 2007, 10:34 am 10:34 am

Robert,
You asked for it when you brought parties into it. When will demacrates learn, Clinton let him go and ignored all the bombings like they never existed.

Posted by: Steven Timpone | September 7, 2007, 10:36 am 10:36 am

Should have nuked Tora Bora. Are we serious about this or not? Next time….kaboom!

Posted by: paul | September 7, 2007, 10:36 am 10:36 am

Robert, You have looked at this photo for 15 minutes and determined it wasn’t him? Wow, how about you examine the background while you’re at it, and let us know exactly the location due to the microfiber origin and molecular compound of whatever it is behind him. Maybe then we could locate whom ever this is that way, and we could determine face to face with this guy to see if its really him. And go get a job with the CIA while your at it.

Posted by: Jason | September 7, 2007, 10:36 am 10:36 am

fooblitzky..your clueless, Reagan, Bush Sr. and Cheney didn’t arm him, he bin Laden has using his daddy’s constuction equitment, no conection to the USA, you might want to brush up on you history

Posted by: Freddie | September 7, 2007, 10:37 am 10:37 am

That’s right…the US Govt is in bed with Islamic extremists and al Queda. Together they produced this video on a Hollywood sound stage to fool the world. Perhaps Sean Penn played Bin Laden. Good grief, the world is full of fruitcakes.

Posted by: Max Power | September 7, 2007, 10:37 am 10:37 am

I heard that this is a new viral campain for a new Just for Men hair dye. My sister dates the guy that is friends with Keith Hernandez’s neighbors cleaning lady and she told me so. Oh… and too bad the green party and the ghost of Winston Churchill armed this guy.

Posted by: Ron Mexico | September 7, 2007, 10:37 am 10:37 am

Wake up everybody, our government is rolling these things out, and can’t even get it right (remember fat Osama a few years back admitting to 9/11??). It’s Emmanuel Goldstein (see Orwell’s 1984). Most people read that book and learned a lesson about how not to do things, but Cheney read it and said ‘hey, great idea’. It’s all a made for TV event to keep the military machine going. Slugs… what’s on TV tonight??

Posted by: Bill | September 7, 2007, 10:37 am 10:37 am

Its Bush’s Fault Blah blah blah
Its all lies blah blah blah

Posted by: McDfdny4307 | September 7, 2007, 10:37 am 10:37 am

fooblitzky..your clueless, Reagan, Bush Sr. and Cheney didn’t arm him, he bin Laden has using his daddy’s constuction equitment, no conection to the USA, you might want to brush up on you history.
there are a lot of people that DON’T HAVE A CLUE…..

Posted by: Freddie | September 7, 2007, 10:38 am 10:38 am

Remember, only one thing sells better than sex: FEAR.
Good n’scared America? Then the politics of fear are working! Scared people are less likely to challenge their government, demand change, and reject authoritarianism and militarism.

Posted by: Citizen_WTF | September 7, 2007, 10:38 am 10:38 am

I agree with Joe M. He was sick with kidney problems. He’s dead. Been dead for a long time. This is a look-a-like in a bad beard.

Posted by: Dorothy K | September 7, 2007, 10:38 am 10:38 am

Its Bush’s Fault Blah blah blah
Its all lies blah blah blah

Posted by: McDfdny4307 | September 7, 2007, 10:39 am 10:39 am

From my personal opinion I honestly dont think this picture is him.He developed a kidney problem back in 2002 and without medical help i doubt he would be able to survive .It’s too many years to hide without needs to survive.I mean where does he get all his food or water from without showing his face??It just all seems weird to me.This war is just a waste of time and money. Bush had the chance to kill.

Posted by: angela | September 7, 2007, 10:39 am 10:39 am

Nice to know bin Laden is using Grecian Formula for men.

Posted by: Clint | September 7, 2007, 10:41 am 10:41 am

you know the US is very good at keeping their people in constant fear. this is another false flag operation put on by
alCIAda and other front groups. if the 1st amendment is still alive you’ll post this comment without bias. I’ll be looking for it..

Posted by: robert smith | September 7, 2007, 10:41 am 10:41 am

“Too bad Reagan, Bush Sr. and Cheney armed this guy to the teeth as an ally in the 80′s. When will silly republicans learn.
Posted by: fooblitzky | Sep 7, 2007″
You need to learn history. It was Carter who armed this guy.

Posted by: Me | September 7, 2007, 10:41 am 10:41 am

I don’t think it is him either, looks
like a younger man, but it still looks
like he has my dogs water bowl on his head.

Posted by: zee | September 7, 2007, 10:42 am 10:42 am

The “new” picture is obviously of a younger Bin Laden.

Posted by: Seriously | September 7, 2007, 10:42 am 10:42 am

It’s people like you that make me regret even reading comments.

Posted by: The Vigil | September 7, 2007, 10:43 am 10:43 am

Looks like Bin Laden picked up a little “Just For Men” for his beard. Maybe Walgreens caught him on their security camera?

Posted by: Eric | September 7, 2007, 10:43 am 10:43 am

Why couldn’t we follow the source of the tape. Who sent it? Where was the feed from? And HOW in the world did the “intelligent” dept. know one was “coming” just when Gen. P. is getting ready to make his statements. Not only that, they have chosen a bad extra! I like the third phony one the best.

Posted by: anna jones | September 7, 2007, 10:43 am 10:43 am

you know the US is very good at keeping their people in constant fear. this is another false flag operation put on by
alCIAda and other front groups. if the 1st amendment is still alive you’ll post this comment without bias. I’ll be looking for it..

Posted by: robert smith | September 7, 2007, 10:43 am 10:43 am

Too bad Clinton was too busy playing golf to take him out when he had the chance.

Posted by: MICHAEL D | September 7, 2007, 10:43 am 10:43 am

When will ABC stop embarrassing themselves and insulting the public’s intelligence by making these unsubstantiated reports? Maybe about the same time they fess up to being a shill for the NSA/CIA/etc

Posted by: Moe Lestor | September 7, 2007, 10:44 am 10:44 am

Are you kidding me?! Since when does a militant ‘terrorist’ dye his beard? He looks about ten years younger in 2004 than in 2007. You people are SHEEP!!!

Posted by: Jenn | September 7, 2007, 10:45 am 10:45 am

too bad clinton let him go,,,,,,,,,

Posted by: rick | September 7, 2007, 10:45 am 10:45 am

Too bad Bush didn’t invade Saudi Arabia, where most of the hijackers and most of the Al Quaeda funding came from. Clinton did some stupid things, but Bush is an imbecile.

Posted by: JDB | September 7, 2007, 10:45 am 10:45 am

Didn’t Bin Ladden know that our conspiracy theory citizens are so sceptical they think their mirrror image is pasted? Why bother with a new tape, it is always going to be Bush fault! Pleeez.

Posted by: Napoleon | September 7, 2007, 10:46 am 10:46 am

Too bad clinton screwed up on killing him like he screwed up everything else.

Posted by: Common Sense | September 7, 2007, 10:46 am 10:46 am

Sorry, Read the wrong names to the comments. The comment was by Jacques, but his comment now makes sense in context.

Posted by: The Vigil | September 7, 2007, 10:46 am 10:46 am

RB, where have you been? It was Bill Clinton who could have taken this turd out. Not Bush.

Posted by: William | September 7, 2007, 10:47 am 10:47 am

Look at the FBI’s 10 most wanted list for Bin Laden. Does it mention 911? Why not?
Because the FBI admitted there IS NO EVIDENCE HE HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT!
If anyone thinks that video is authentic, they probably ate a lot of paint chips as a child.

Posted by: Rick | September 7, 2007, 10:47 am 10:47 am

Wonder where he buys his Clairol for men out there in the bush.

Posted by: JohnJay | September 7, 2007, 10:47 am 10:47 am

Phony picture. Somebody doctored it up, as someone else mentions he has the same clothes and same background and his beard looks fake, in fact it really doesn’t look like him it looks more like an impostor.

Posted by: Jack, Peoria IL. | September 7, 2007, 10:47 am 10:47 am

9/11 was done by our own Gov. with Bin Laden as the “boogey-man”
Impeach now.
Stop the insanity!

Posted by: john | September 7, 2007, 10:48 am 10:48 am

Memo to Bin Laden :
How’s that cave coming along ?

Posted by: Spartacus | September 7, 2007, 10:48 am 10:48 am

Are you kidding me?! Since when does a militant ‘terrorist’ dye his beard? He looks about ten years younger in 2004 than in 2007. You people are SHEEP!!!

Posted by: Jenn | September 7, 2007, 10:48 am 10:48 am

The CIA advances the mith “Bin Laden is alive” so the democrats can bash Bush for not beeing able to capture him and president Bush can use him when he needs to pass somthing in congress, so the dual purpouse is served. How convenient.

Posted by: carl | September 7, 2007, 10:48 am 10:48 am

This man, Osama bin Laden, is the reason we have endured insanity beyond measure for the last seven years.
But please forget this fact. And a lot other stuff. Thank You.

Posted by: courtney Dane | September 7, 2007, 10:49 am 10:49 am

What does the 1st Amendment have to do with a private website?

Posted by: anti-idiot | September 7, 2007, 10:50 am 10:50 am

Perhaps he took the hair off his back and put it on his face. You got a lot of belligerent words to say Bin Laden, one day you will most assuredly get to say it to the devil.

Posted by: Hank | September 7, 2007, 10:50 am 10:50 am

To: Monica F. Smith. Right outcome, wrong president. It was Clinton who missed several chances to get bin Laden. Why don’t you head back to the Mother Ship. It might help you remember which president missed the change to kill bin Laden.

Posted by: Rand E Oertle | September 7, 2007, 10:52 am 10:52 am

Photoshop anyone?…
Its the same picture! Three years later he is wearing the same shirt and robe in front of the same backdrop?
You can see the shading under his “newly dyed” beard where they tried to fill in.

Posted by: Steve | September 7, 2007, 10:52 am 10:52 am

Man, the anti-Bush, anti-this or that comments are a hoot! Finger-pointing and doubting Thomas’ everywhere. This is better than the political cartoons. The anti-America kooks gave me a laugh this morning- thanks! Just remember- it’s RADICAL ISLAM we’re fighting; UBL is just one of the crazies out of 1 million or so.

Posted by: Mokey | September 7, 2007, 10:54 am 10:54 am

Lighting can make some one look different. I think most a familar with his voice. When I hear the audio, most will know.

Posted by: boo | September 7, 2007, 10:54 am 10:54 am

“Too bad Reagan, Bush Sr. and Cheney armed this guy to the teeth as an ally in the 80′s. When will silly republicans learn.” We also allied with the Chinese during WW2, yet fought them during the Korean War. Arming the Mujahideen to help them oppose the Soviet invasion was one of the straws that broke the Cold War, so it was appropriate at the time. Time changes alliances.

Posted by: Retired_subsailor | September 7, 2007, 10:54 am 10:54 am

you all sound like a bunch of democrats

Posted by: Dan | September 7, 2007, 10:55 am 10:55 am

I laugh at the nitwits who charge how imcompetent, pathetically helpless, and clueless Bush and his administration are, and yet at the same time give him (Bush, et.al.) credit for pulling off the “staged 911″ collapse of the Twin Towers, the “phantom” attack on the Pentagon, and all the Bin Laden tapes at with precise political timing. Now which is it? Dunce or Mastermind of the Universe?

Posted by: Jerry | September 7, 2007, 10:56 am 10:56 am

Good n’scared America? Then the politics of fear are working! Scared people are less likely to challenge their government, demand change, and reject authoritarianism and militarism.

Posted by: anti-idiot | September 7, 2007, 10:57 am 10:57 am

the big, bad, boogie man, who looks like he has been drinking from the fountain of perpetual youth, pops up AGAIN just as Bush and his cronies need him to. very convenient, don’t you think?

Posted by: MD | September 7, 2007, 10:58 am 10:58 am

Are you sure he is alive?
I have seen better replicas at some wax museum.
I think they propped him up for this final presentation before he is put under the ground.
If he isn’t dead. he sure looks bad..

Posted by: John Keyes | September 7, 2007, 10:59 am 10:59 am

This photo its crearly photoshoped. Even a rookie can tell that.

Posted by: Yuma | September 7, 2007, 10:59 am 10:59 am

This is Bin Laden’s contribution to the Republican campaign. He doesnt want a Dem winning in 08 because then they will just ignore him and all other terrorists.
And as you know these terrorist types are just egomaniacle narcicists. They need attention, hence why they vote republican.

Posted by: Haoleus | September 7, 2007, 11:00 am 11:00 am

couldn’t agree more Vigil

Posted by: formotion | September 7, 2007, 11:00 am 11:00 am

Who is Brian Ross talking to on his cell phone?

Posted by: Mildred | September 7, 2007, 11:01 am 11:01 am

WOW, of course he is alive. Bush is done nothing to find him. That was not his goal to begin with.
WAKE UP!!! is right!

Posted by: Vanessa | September 7, 2007, 11:02 am 11:02 am

Citizen_WTF, who’s scared? Just because you are aware of something doesn’t mean you have to be afraid of it…lol…

Posted by: Jazz | September 7, 2007, 11:03 am 11:03 am

It is not uncommon for Muslim men to color their beards with henna. Especially for special occasions. Richard Clarke should know this…. what a joke he is.
As for a kidney problem, he would have had some physical signs in previous video’s which to my knowledge were never discovered.
If he were dead, his followers would have celebrated his martyrdom for sure.

Posted by: SAJ | September 7, 2007, 11:03 am 11:03 am

I AM SICK OF BUSH’S LIES AND IGNORANCE. THE DEMOCRATS NEED TO TOUT THE FACT THAT BUSH HAS FAILED TO CAPTURE BIN LADEN AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS. ANY DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE COULD WIN THE 2008 ELECTION IF HE VOWED TO CAPTURE BIN LADEN AND BRING HIM TO JUSTICE.

Posted by: Lana Abrams | September 7, 2007, 11:04 am 11:04 am

A makeover for Miss Osama? How sweet.
On the other hand, those who support Bin Laden aren’t going to be concerned about hypocrisy.

Posted by: Fool | September 7, 2007, 11:04 am 11:04 am

Kevin, KEVIN, kEVIN….YOUR RE-WRITING HISTORY, CLINTON HAD THE BEST CHANCE WOULDN’T GIVE THE OK…..HE WAS TOO BUSY (WITH) MONICA. THE CIA/NORTHERN ALIANCE HAD BIN LADEN IN THEIR SIGHTS CALLED IN AN AIR STRIKE. THEY (THE CLINTON BOYS AND MADELYN) ALL REFUSE TO GIVE THE ORDER…WEAK DEMOCRATES…..

Posted by: Freddie | September 7, 2007, 11:04 am 11:04 am

All you who continue to deny: Keep it up. It’s called sticking your head up your cavity, and pretending it isn’t happening. Clinton could have had him, but the coward didn’t do it.
Bush rocks!

Posted by: William | September 7, 2007, 11:05 am 11:05 am

Clairol Natural Instincts for Men and a little Botox……
Just sayin…..

Posted by: Flumingo | September 7, 2007, 11:05 am 11:05 am

Everybody’s right. He was funded by us and his own personal fortune. He was trained by the CIA to fight the Soviets in Afganistan. Both Clinton and Bush failed to stop him.

Posted by: Exasperated | September 7, 2007, 11:05 am 11:05 am

That second picture has been photo-shopped big time.

Posted by: bellesouth | September 7, 2007, 11:08 am 11:08 am

OMG! This is really scary!!! We don’t have anymore world trade centers to destroy that we can pin on him.

Posted by: Darrell | September 7, 2007, 11:10 am 11:10 am

Why do people always say Clinton should have nabbed him when he had the chance? That’s like saying we should have arrested David Berkowitz before he killed anybody. Bin Laden wasn’t a major threat or target when Clinton was in office. Sure, he blew up some foreign US Embassy, but after all the training and money the CIA gave him in the 80′s, at least it was a pro job.

Posted by: Carlos | September 7, 2007, 11:10 am 11:10 am

I find it odd that he’s still wearing the same outfit after all these years. Good grief, this guy looks like John Kerry!
Nothing political for me. I just like making observations.

Posted by: Bucho | September 7, 2007, 11:11 am 11:11 am

The CIA should have found someone that looks more like Bin Laden than this character.
The most disgusting thing about this entire “War on Terror” fraud, is that the entire government has been turned into a treasonous operation. The U.S. killed almost 3,000 people on 9/11 and now they are committing one destructively foolish act after another.

Posted by: Brad Zink | September 7, 2007, 11:11 am 11:11 am

For the person who stated that the Founding Fathers wanted this country to be Isolationist, I suggest you sudy your history a little further…like maybe the Monroe Doctrine. Also, I am just amazed that there are people who are stupid enough to believe this conspiricy stuff and will claim that this is all contrived and all a plan or plot by Bush and/or Cheny. I thought you people thought that Bush was the biggest idiot the world has ever seen? how can such an idiot be so smart as to pull off 9-11 and all the other things you put on him?

Posted by: American Infidel | September 7, 2007, 11:11 am 11:11 am

I find it odd that the alleged video hasn’t even been released yet and already “intelligence” sources have so much to say about it and are calling it legit. Of course they know it’s legit, they produced it.

Posted by: chicaqopoetry | September 7, 2007, 11:12 am 11:12 am

good lord people, this is a huge problem in america, everyone is an expert on everything, such as i have been studing the picture for 15 min and blah blah, so what. we do not know where he is, he could have moved, shaved his beard for concealment, and uses the beard for films. We do not know.

Posted by: jon | September 7, 2007, 11:13 am 11:13 am

We’ll put a boot in your ass, it’s the American way.

Posted by: don'tmesswithTexas | September 7, 2007, 11:13 am 11:13 am

Brian hit the nail squarely on the head. dont be a push over for threats against America, but at the same time dont fight wars by proxy

Posted by: Heath | September 7, 2007, 11:13 am 11:13 am

How convenient. By looking at this tape IT does not even to appear to BE bin Laden and we approch the 6th aniversary of 9/11 Bu$h does a suprise visit to a safe area of IRAQ to state the surge is working and on the following day 4 solders lose thier lives in Bagdad, The al-Quada claims they have armmor piecing rockets (they need stinger launcher to go with that G.A.O? they already have many ak-47s thank you very much) The report is DUE out on SEPT 11 on IRAQ AND on SEPT 15 there is a MARCH on WASHINGTON.

Posted by: CusterwasSiouxed | September 7, 2007, 11:13 am 11:13 am

Yes, some of our forefathers were isloationists. Washington and Adams paid up to 20% of the national budget to the Barbary states so they would leave our shipping alone. Jefferson ended that, refusing to deal with terrorists. And so went our first war as a nation.

Posted by: BasketballJones | September 7, 2007, 11:14 am 11:14 am

only a clone

Posted by: deboisjoly | September 7, 2007, 11:14 am 11:14 am

Thanks, Clinton.

Posted by: Scott E | September 7, 2007, 11:14 am 11:14 am

should we maybe threaten to boycott any news organization that is offering to show this bs clip? :p it’s so lame that they always give such merit to these every time this smelly guy with rats in his beard comes out with a new clip..

Posted by: lobster | September 7, 2007, 11:16 am 11:16 am

How come this coward doesn’t become a martyr like he insists all good muslims do? Osama Bin Loser!!

Posted by: Ken | September 7, 2007, 11:16 am 11:16 am

Now that Osama’s investments in the Bear Stearn’s subprime mortgage hedge fund have tanked, out he (or his double) goes on video to try to raise some more contributions from his oil-rich Saudi backers.

Posted by: Judge Crater | September 7, 2007, 11:16 am 11:16 am

Amazing how God raised two men as diametrically opposite of each other.
Luciano Pavoratti, who by his voice brought so much joy and beauty in the world. Bin Laden, who by his voice brings so much death and destruction.

Posted by: Fox | September 7, 2007, 11:18 am 11:18 am

Ahh just b4 the speech in congress about “Progress” in Iraq. Guess were supposed to scared into letting bush to continue HIS WAR!

Posted by: PACKERS443 | September 7, 2007, 11:18 am 11:18 am

Is this even the same dude?! I’ve been studying the picture, and i’m thinking no.

Posted by: Sam the Sham | September 7, 2007, 11:19 am 11:19 am

Frank Zappa looked better the day before he died. Back off of FZ (check out Inca Roads).
OBL likley got a new kidney on the used market in China. It seems like they shoot someone everyday just for missing a Walmart shipment. Welcome to Walmat, do you need a lethal injection?
Say what you want about GWB – the food for oil program was killing lots of kids too.

Posted by: John | September 7, 2007, 11:19 am 11:19 am

It’s comical that so many people believe a Bush administration conspiracy. That is, Bush is behind 9/11, Bush lied about WMD in Iraq. Bush is doing all this and that for oil. Do you think in this era anyone can keep conspirators quiet? You must be an idiot if you blame Bush for everything. You demonize him because it’s simple. You’re just sticking your head in the sand so you can return to worrying about your petty problems of excess and indulgence. History will prove him correct about the threat of radical Islam. Let’s just hope we are around to realize it.

Posted by: David | September 7, 2007, 11:19 am 11:19 am

That’s not Bin Laden, that’s Hulk Hogan from a recent episode of Hogan Knows Best!! Maybe we should just throw in the towel and take care of ourselves. You know, concentrate on healthcare, education, and poverty, not Iraq, N. Korea, and Israeli interests. Why do we keep protecting them anyway? They’re claiming to be our friends while they spy on us and steal from us.
We are the USA, not the UN!

Posted by: Greg | September 7, 2007, 11:19 am 11:19 am

Same Left Wing wackos bashing Bush for not getting Osama are Anti Wiretap. Anti Financial Tracking. Anti Secret Prison and are against any effort we make to catch terrorists. What would they have us use to catch BinLaden? Maybe a supeanoa lol. Dems think terrorism is a police issue so a supeanoa would work. Fools.

Posted by: Dennis D | September 7, 2007, 11:20 am 11:20 am

I love how people say the Reagan armed OBL to the teeth. With what? Machine guns and RPGs? We gave them some Stinger anti-aircraft missles. Al Qaeda can get these type of weapons from anyone. You think these are significant weapons? The Democratic leadership can’t wipe their own A#$.

Posted by: Comon People... | September 7, 2007, 11:20 am 11:20 am

There are other ways to be dialysized other than being hooked onto a machine. For one thing, his second in command is an Egyptian physician. He is more than capable of handling his master’s medical issues.

Posted by: American Infidel | September 7, 2007, 11:21 am 11:21 am

People still don’t get it. They think terrorisim is some kinda propoganda by this administration. If a direct attack on the U.S. isn’t enough to wake us all up that radical Islam is a threat then I don’t know what will. This has been happening for generations now just not on our soil(as bad as 9/11). Perhaps a direct hit in their backyard will wake ‘em up.

Posted by: MickyBrowne | September 7, 2007, 11:21 am 11:21 am

Ahh just b4 the speech in congress about “Progress” in Iraq. Guess were supposed to scared into letting bush to continue HIS WAR!

Posted by: PACKERS443 | September 7, 2007, 11:22 am 11:22 am

Gee all you people that claim that :
* OBL is dead
* Clinton was going to kill him
Where are your sources? How do you know this? Where’s his body? Seriously.
You keep telling America to wake up, maybe you should take your own advice. If you don’t have proof of what you say, shut up.

Posted by: Lynn | September 7, 2007, 11:22 am 11:22 am

A question nobody ever asks is why does Al Qaeda want the Republicans to remain in office?

Posted by: Verbal Kent | September 7, 2007, 11:22 am 11:22 am

Reading these proves the USA going down the tubes, what a bunch of idiots.

Posted by: John | September 7, 2007, 11:22 am 11:22 am

If Osama wasn’t such a good friend of Shrub, Shrub never would have had the excuse to invade Iraq. Without 9/11, Shrub never would have been able to fool Congress into a war started with lies. Isn’t it amazing, that the national security advisor who is responsible for allowing 9/11 to happen is now secretary of state. Osama is probably hiding in Iran.

Posted by: R.J. | September 7, 2007, 11:22 am 11:22 am

I don’t think you can use the fact that he is wearing the same clothes to justify the statement that these pictures aren’t real. He may wear the same thing every day….more like a uniform… ie, catholic priests, policemen, etc…

Posted by: Tim | September 7, 2007, 11:23 am 11:23 am

#1 Bin Laden 2004 looks alot healthier than Bin Laden 2007. Notice the fuller face and healthier skin tone. 2007 he has sunken and baggy eyes, stressed, tired face, jaundiced skin… obviously a purposely dyed beard to make him look better than he is. And it’s not to be unexpected, he’s been on the run 24/7. How anybody can say he looks younger and healthier more recently is a conspiracy ding bat.

Posted by: Mark | September 7, 2007, 11:23 am 11:23 am

isn’t it odd that the History Channel is showning a Bin Laden Special right at this moment!!! 11:20am
nice way to keep the momentum going until “the video” comes out…

Posted by: SKIBUD | September 7, 2007, 11:24 am 11:24 am

Remove the beard…remove the towel off his head…I’m telling ya….that’s John Kerry…US Senator from Mass!!!

Posted by: Mike | September 7, 2007, 11:25 am 11:25 am

Successful terrorist attacks under Clark’s watchful eye..all of them. Successful terror attacks since he got canned..NONE.

Posted by: Not Surprised | September 7, 2007, 11:25 am 11:25 am

The aluminum foil industry is making billions off of you conspiracy theory nutjobs.

Posted by: Al R. | September 7, 2007, 11:25 am 11:25 am

Don’t you WANT to see the clip, lobster? Wouldn’t that be much better than some still pictures that leave you specualting on everything? Anyway the guy on the right looks like he’s gonna throw up and pass out…

Posted by: Jazz | September 7, 2007, 11:26 am 11:26 am

I find it interesting the amount of people saying its our own government putting this out….seems we have some that hate their own country so much that they would rather believe those who want us dead

Posted by: throcketz | September 7, 2007, 11:27 am 11:27 am

Bin Laden is hiding with the killer OJ is looking for.

Posted by: Rabendan | September 7, 2007, 11:28 am 11:28 am

Looks like UBL has Just for Men!

Posted by: GF | September 7, 2007, 11:28 am 11:28 am

Yes, America acted in Tripoli because we were directly attacked by a foreign force. Fast forward to present, Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, a fact that has been shown and proven time and time again.

Posted by: Chris | September 7, 2007, 11:28 am 11:28 am

The nose is the same as is the brow line.

Posted by: Amyedav | September 7, 2007, 11:29 am 11:29 am

All of these thoughts about getting OBL – He’s one guy, yeah he’s a knob, but that makes a much sense as killing the lead wolf in a pack and then dropping your gun as they keep attacking.

Posted by: black helicopters EVERYWHERE! | September 7, 2007, 11:29 am 11:29 am

We’ve been meddling in Middle East affairs for quite some time. Bring our troops home and leave Israel to defend itself.

Posted by: James | September 7, 2007, 11:29 am 11:29 am

thats not even him.
its funny how pathetic the propaganda is getting. “obl” is always trotted out right before elections.
nice clip on beard dude.
does that mean that another attack on the USA will be staged soon? supposedly by 5 guys from a cave with nail clippers?

Posted by: timotheus | September 7, 2007, 11:33 am 11:33 am

All conspiracy theorists are lunatics

Posted by: john doe | September 7, 2007, 11:34 am 11:34 am

This is so timely for the Demorats to cry that Bush didn’t get Bin Ladin when he should have.. OBL started the war against the WEST on Bubba Clintons watch.. why didn’t pork chops and the smartest women in the universe stop him?

Posted by: Richard | September 7, 2007, 11:34 am 11:34 am

Are ALL Democrats and liberals blinded by conspiracy theories, or are they just coming out of the woodwork today for some reason? Get a grip, folks- we were attacked by Islamic radicals on 9/11, loosly affiliated with Bin Laden, and Bush just happened to be the President at the time. What do you think Sandy Burgler was doing, stuffing his socks and shorts with documents? To cover the Clinton regime’s butt for not taking appropriate action over al Qaeda and UBL during the late ’90′s. Please, liberals, see the real enemy–it certainly is NOT Bush, Cheney or the Republicans!

Posted by: Mokey | September 7, 2007, 11:34 am 11:34 am

Should have laid off the drugs in the 60′s you goofs! Reading your posts does give me a good laugh heading into the weekend though! So .. thank you!!

Posted by: LiberalLoonies | September 7, 2007, 11:36 am 11:36 am

Another day in the Hou$e of Bu$h and the Hou$e of $aud. Propaganda!

Posted by: CusterwasSiouxed | September 7, 2007, 11:36 am 11:36 am

Take a good look. Enlarge the picture and then check out the eyes in the alledged “most recent.” The eyes look like those of a dead man – drifting off in different directions. The skin tone is bad. I think he’s dead and he’s been worked on by a taxidermist.

Posted by: Moriah | September 7, 2007, 11:38 am 11:38 am

I don’t care a at all for what the reaction may be – why can’t we march into the facist network that put out this and tape and hold them all for knowing of Osama’s wherabouts. The idiot is our #1 target – nothing should be off limits in getting this clown!!!

Posted by: Pat C | September 7, 2007, 11:39 am 11:39 am

I find it hilarious that the same people who claim Bush is the dumbest person on earth, also believe he planned, executed and covered up the most brilliant and elaborate scheme to make money, EVER.
Get real. Stop making tinfoil manufacturers rich.

Posted by: Reality | September 7, 2007, 11:40 am 11:40 am

May be he dyed his beard.
There are many hair dying products on the market.

Posted by: Lawi Lawiso | September 7, 2007, 11:40 am 11:40 am

That is the fakest fake to ever fake a fake. it’s either a look-a-like they propped up with a fake beard, or someone with extensive facial reconstruction. the face bones and nostril cavity are completely different. the head is the wrong size. the beard is obviously fake and even the mouth is wrong. whoever contrived this fakery, CIA or whatnot, it’s a piss poor effort.

Posted by: Turk182 | September 7, 2007, 11:41 am 11:41 am

“Bush lied about WMD in Iraq…”
Um, this has also been proven…. idiot.

Posted by: Chris | September 7, 2007, 11:41 am 11:41 am

I can’t believe how many crackpots post on here.
Some of you would rather believe in the “evil” of GW, instead of the real, proven and obvious evil of this scum bag? Holy crap! We’re in worse shape than I expected. Hopefully, you idiots vote in the same numbers that the stats say you do… Which is not at all.

Posted by: Jeff B | September 7, 2007, 11:42 am 11:42 am

Glad this event bestowed upon ‘u.s.’ the wonders of an ego: keep chatting my friends; at least, I’m a self-admitting egoist.

Posted by: Coin Flipper | September 7, 2007, 11:43 am 11:43 am

And the reporter never even mentioned the possibility (much less probability) that this is a US government video. Read 1984 – the martial law state has to invent evil enemies as myths for their duped population. This video is a sham.

Posted by: Matt | September 7, 2007, 11:43 am 11:43 am

Yea…..Bush brought down the WTC. Bush caused Katrina. Bush killed Luciano Pavarotti. On and on and on…..

Posted by: Gina | September 7, 2007, 11:44 am 11:44 am

OK Lynn, you idiot. Sure, they want Republicans to remain in office, because they enjoy being killed in large numbers, instead of being free to roam the world killing innocents like they can when democrats are in office. Clinton treated terrorism as a crime, instead of an act of war. (Despite the fact that AlQuaeda declared WAR on America).

Posted by: gary | September 7, 2007, 11:45 am 11:45 am

The ‘new’ picture is awfully grainy. Why can’t the terrorists produce a picture taken with a modern digital camera? I think this bozo has been dead for some time now.

Posted by: Sing | September 7, 2007, 11:46 am 11:46 am

..and where are we again? IRAQ!

Posted by: Kim | September 7, 2007, 11:46 am 11:46 am

As an expert illustrator, I can tell you all that this is NOT Osama bin Laden.

Posted by: Scott | September 7, 2007, 11:47 am 11:47 am

The desperate comments that “the conspiracy theorists are lunatics” and “they hate their own country” are obviously written by very naive people – or disinformation specialists. Note how they attack people who simply follow logic and reasoning and facts – they wish to prop up the myth at any cost. Pitiful. The tape is a fake.

Posted by: Matt | September 7, 2007, 11:49 am 11:49 am

Looking fit?????????
give me 30 seconds with him and we’ll see just how fit the coward is..

Posted by: biltno- connecticut | September 7, 2007, 11:51 am 11:51 am

Lynn — where did you get your
information Al Qaeda wants the Republicans to stay in office?
Sounds like rhetoric crap to me.

Posted by: steve | September 7, 2007, 11:52 am 11:52 am

Bernie wrote -
“I’m still convinced the the WTC was an inside job.”
And I’m still convinced that you are an idiot.

Posted by: Mike Achertz | September 7, 2007, 11:53 am 11:53 am

Ironic how Homeland Security – just announced today that a “tiny” computer glitch kept 20 of the worst terrorist names off the list.
Please – someone is setting the stage again! Bush is trying to delay elections under the guise of your little read Patriot Act.

Posted by: morley | September 7, 2007, 11:53 am 11:53 am

Maybe OJ can find him after he’s finished scouring the world’s golf courses looking for his wife’s killer

Posted by: Squad | September 7, 2007, 11:54 am 11:54 am

You are all a bunch of sheep. There are more than two sides you idiots.

Posted by: E-Rock | September 7, 2007, 11:56 am 11:56 am

Have any of the WINGNUTS in the MEDIA ever heard of PHOTOSHOP?????

Posted by: Opinion0122 | September 7, 2007, 11:58 am 11:58 am

I have a tip for abcnews.com:
I saw UBL eating at IHOP, he was having a strwberry blitz crepe special with a side of bacon and pork links. He was reading Highlights (I think doing some puzzles). I overheard him say he crossed the Mexican border, and bought a sombreo and some Twix bars, got a job mowing lawns and said if “anyone messed with him he had a ACLU lawyer’s card, and the U.S. has no evidence against him. (Which I understand to be at least technically true.)

Posted by: Ben | September 7, 2007, 12:01 pm 12:01 pm

Come on people. All of this should be very obvious to by now. Bush knew about 9/11, probably helped plan it. Bin Laden is being kept by the CIA in an underground bunker in Washington. Cheney and and Rumsfeld are behind it. The the only way they can win elections to produce Bin Laden videos during an election cycle. It’s the evil Republicans I tell you! And another thing, JFK was assinated in Texas right? Well where is Bush from?? Never mind that he was only 13 at the time. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!!!

Posted by: phil H | September 7, 2007, 12:01 pm 12:01 pm

OBL- RIP; CIA- DUH?

Posted by: transoniq | September 7, 2007, 12:01 pm 12:01 pm

I have a picture I would like Bin Laden to see, but it is even to vulgar to put on the internet.

Posted by: BOB | September 7, 2007, 12:03 pm 12:03 pm

It looks more like Hillary in her new Islamic pantsuit.

Posted by: Redeye | September 7, 2007, 12:05 pm 12:05 pm

I wonder if the tape will show him endorsing a democrat for the 2008 election?

Posted by: Shane | September 7, 2007, 12:05 pm 12:05 pm

Everyone is now an intelligence guru and has access to all the classified info or is a video and photograph expert? Hilarious! You conspiracy theorists make for good comic relief!

Posted by: mike | September 7, 2007, 12:06 pm 12:06 pm

Right before elections?? 14 months is right before elections?? With that kind of math…you MUST be a democrat!

Posted by: Phil | September 7, 2007, 12:06 pm 12:06 pm

This is the same Richard Clarke who insisted that there was no Terrorist threat in July 2001? And are these the same CIA analysts who insisted that Saddam had WMD and the USSR was stable just ebfore it collapsed?
Why are we still listening to these imbeciles? Because what they say fits an agenda, and that agenda today is that we have faield to kill Bin Laden. Bin Laden is dead, that was the only reasonable conclusion years ago. We haven’t seen any video of him that references anything recent for years. The 2006 video of Bin Laden was traced to October 2001! Why doesn’t this article point that out? You are showing a picture from that fraud right up there. Bin Laden is dead, and this is probably another clip from 2001 before he died. ABD will hype Bin Laden’s “return” but when it’s proven false, that story will be buried.
Disgusting propaganda organ.

Posted by: Dick D | September 7, 2007, 12:06 pm 12:06 pm

He’s anemic! Look how much weight he’s lost. That is a video of a darn near corpse. See how the eyes are sunken in, and there is a green tint to his skin color. His kidneys are done…he is done.
Dance on the video little puppet! Dance!
As for blaming Bush for getting us into this mess, this all dates back to Jimmy Carter. There’s not a person above who has any clue.

Posted by: Steve | September 7, 2007, 12:07 pm 12:07 pm

He looks younger on the right. Maybe he has been going to John Edwards $2500 ( “there are two Americas” ) hair stylist? Hundreds of US troops have died trying to catch him. Too bad Clinton didn’t just accept him when Sudan offered to hand him over.

Posted by: McW | September 7, 2007, 12:09 pm 12:09 pm

Rush Limbaugh just said, “The Drive-By Media are all falling for this fake Bin Laden video…”
That’s good enough for me. It’s a fake.

Posted by: Carl | September 7, 2007, 12:09 pm 12:09 pm

More posturing from the toothless lion…yawnnn. This guys are as pathetic as they are comical. It took them TEN YEARS to pull off 9/11. Way to go, Osama the Unbathed–keep rattling your saber from a spider infested cave, we’ll erase you soon enough..
To all the wacko conspiracy folks: 9/11 was done by ISLAMIC TERRORIST, not the boogie man and not George Bush, get over yourself and get real.

Posted by: Guardian Demon7 | September 7, 2007, 12:11 pm 12:11 pm

That picture looks like a dead man to me. Just made up to look like Bin Laden. If by some stroke of luck he is not dead yet he will be by next year.

Posted by: Gary | September 7, 2007, 12:12 pm 12:12 pm

Osama is DEAD. The guy in the picture is one of his look-alikes.

Posted by: You Know Who | September 7, 2007, 12:12 pm 12:12 pm

He is still wearing the same clothes?? I guess he is living on a budget??

Posted by: Frank | September 7, 2007, 12:14 pm 12:14 pm

fake

Posted by: afadf | September 7, 2007, 12:14 pm 12:14 pm

we have to realize that we are at war with islam. they have no problem with killing inocent americans, we should have no problem killing them. we should start with a tactical nuke right in the middle of mecca

Posted by: joe | September 7, 2007, 12:15 pm 12:15 pm

beard that has been passed on.”

Posted by: a2fly | September 7, 2007, 12:15 pm 12:15 pm

Actually, in the new picture, it looks like he either just woke up, had a few Sam Adams, or both. Go easy on the beard jokes – I mean, it’s not like Kenny Rogers’ or Burt Reynolds’ face lift.

Posted by: Jerry | September 7, 2007, 12:15 pm 12:15 pm

Gin Laden is safely residing with the Saudi Royals or is in China.
Funny how the tape appears the same day as Homeland security announces a ‘tiny’ computer glitch keeping 20 names of the worst terrorists of their lists.
Sounds like another 9/11 set-up.
No wonder George weeps when he is alone – the guilt must be getting to him.

Posted by: morley | September 7, 2007, 12:16 pm 12:16 pm

A MOAB for most of the bloggers, but to
those that see this as the greatest soap opera or maxi-series ever made you’re on the right track, congratulations, but those gullible base
bushites are sickening to the core, when the finale arrives, may you partake fully you more than deserve it
along with your keepers.

Posted by: teddy | September 7, 2007, 12:16 pm 12:16 pm

This picture from the video looks about as phony as could be. The hair is darker, the nose and face are broader. This is a manufactured video. How convenient that the talking heads are saying it is a fake beard because Bin Laden is in the far east. Of course it’s fake, the whole thing is fake.

Posted by: scott | September 7, 2007, 12:17 pm 12:17 pm

WOOOOW
I’m still waiting for an answer on wut the hell happend with world trade center seven…
and you want me to belive this?

Posted by: G Nizzle | September 7, 2007, 12:17 pm 12:17 pm

FAKE!
One of many now.
Our government must be so desperate and/or think we are that dumb.

Posted by: David | September 7, 2007, 12:17 pm 12:17 pm

I think it is hilarious that people think 911 was an inside job, are you freaking kidding me?? What an impossible feat!! Educated people actually believe that crap. And were in Iraq so we can steal their oil…..yeah….

Posted by: Harry | September 7, 2007, 12:17 pm 12:17 pm

yes, it is Clinton’s fault…. YEAH RIGHT….
WAKE UP AMERICA – STOP SUCKING IN THIS CRAP AND THINK IT IS ALL REAL… IT IS PROPAGANDA FROM YOUR OWN GOVERNMENT TO KEEP YOU ALL FEARFUL.. I guess Bush needs some approval ratings…
(Roll eyes…)

Posted by: KT | September 7, 2007, 12:17 pm 12:17 pm

I cant wait till OBL has a nice room in GTMO.

Posted by: Patriot | September 7, 2007, 12:18 pm 12:18 pm

Do people honestly think that the people who faked the last UBL video all of a sudden has a real one? Whoever made the video better hire a better makeup artist. For a man who has had proven kidney problems he sure does look good! Does anyone really believe this is real? I mean seriously?

Posted by: Bill | September 7, 2007, 12:18 pm 12:18 pm

This is not bin laden. He’s been dead for years. The stupid people in this country will buy it though. Just like they bought the WMD story of iraq, and just like they’re buying the nuclear threat of Iran. Wake up people, marshal law is coming.

Posted by: James | September 7, 2007, 12:18 pm 12:18 pm

If you look close at the current photo of that ####### bin laden, I don’t think it is bin laden. I believe, he is dead, has been for some time. He looked half dead in 2004. So the current, so-called photo or video of bin laden is a fake. The son-of-a-b is dead. We should continue to kill or capture all of al Qaeda. But, as time goes on bin laden is becoming insignificant. Putting on a fake beard or even having a fake bin laden on video shows al Qaeda is getting disparate.

Posted by: Ron E. Lawson | September 7, 2007, 12:19 pm 12:19 pm

Do they really expect us to believe this? Amazing that we have been dumbed down to the point that the majority of namericans will buy it.

Posted by: Jason F | September 7, 2007, 12:19 pm 12:19 pm

The article says that Intelcenter has found info on a website used by Al Qaeda that a video should be released in the next days or hours. But later in this article ABC says they learned this morning that the CIA is already analyzing the video message???? Not just the picture but the video message itself…..what???? The video hasn’t been released yet!!! How can they be analyzing the video if the Jihadist haven’t released it!!!

Posted by: CIAguy | September 7, 2007, 12:19 pm 12:19 pm

It is my prayer that whenever Bin Laden is found that he will quietly disappear. He does not need to be brought to a “fair trial” or made into a martyr.
I do wonder if that has not already occured.

Posted by: Sylvia | September 7, 2007, 12:19 pm 12:19 pm

The guy in the video doesn’t even look like Osama, he looks like some dude who works at the 7-11.

Posted by: You Know Who | September 7, 2007, 12:28 pm 12:28 pm

Please remember that 9-11 was the SECOND attack on the World Trade Center. If on the response had been as strong as what Bush has done the second attack wouldn’t have happened.
What documents did Sandy “burlar” Berger steal and destroy and why? Bush is like fighting Harry Truman who the democrats have stopped quoting in the past ten years. JFK would be a right wing nut if he were around today. When did the democrats become so feminine?

Posted by: Shane | September 7, 2007, 12:29 pm 12:29 pm

If Bush and his team of neocons are such evil geniouses to have fabricated 911, why didn’t they just fabricate some WMD in Iraq? Then he would be a hero instead of hated. The truth is he is too dumb to pull it off. Islamofascism is a real threat.

Posted by: Ron Jeffries | September 7, 2007, 12:29 pm 12:29 pm

The corporate controlled media loves to play these Bin Laden cards whenever it’s convenient. We need to be more discerning and investigate truth for ourselves. They always source “jihadist websites” or “al qaeda websites” but fail to cite them. I want to see the websites where the media outlets claim to get this stuff. Fox News claims the “production arm of al qaeda” is responsible

Posted by: Critical | September 7, 2007, 12:30 pm 12:30 pm

“To all the wacko conspiracy folks: 9/11 was done by ISLAMIC TERRORIST, not the boogie man and not George Bush, get over yourself and get real.”
And your proof of this is?
Let’s all remember that the pic on the left turned out to be a total fake. the guy was right handed FFS…
You can believe that this dead nemesis that always pops up when Bush needs him most is real, but I don’t buy it.
I’m sure in ‘this’ video, when it finally gets released on the 11th it’ll turn out that ‘Bin Laden’ will thank the 9/11 truthers, thereby discrediting them by association. it won’t work as it’s an obvious ploy, but it’ll be funny watching Hannity and the rest parrot the talking points thereby burying their own credibility once again.
The worm has turned MSM. Your credibility is in the toilet already, and this kind of boogey-man fear mongering will just help flush whatever you have left…

Posted by: Mark | September 7, 2007, 12:30 pm 12:30 pm

Boy, between all the 9/11 truther morons and braindead anti-semitic David Duke and Cindy Sheehan wannabes on this comments section, I’m ready to go South Park’s version of Bush one better and say that a full THIRD of the population is retarded. Compared to any of you, Bush looks like Albert Einstein and Marilyn Vos Savant’s love child.
“Pay no attention to those Hardly Boys! We planned 9/11! It’s all in these Top Secret files right here! But you’ll never get them!” (Yawns.) (“Accidentally” drops files and wanders off.)

Posted by: Conspiracy Mocker | September 7, 2007, 12:30 pm 12:30 pm

sure is nice to be a liberal these days and sit back and watch the republicans tank like a flushed toilet…kinda like what obl is doing to the US…911 was all they needed to spark the decline of the republican hypocrits…ad infinatum

Posted by: daddy | September 7, 2007, 12:31 pm 12:31 pm

Conservative wingnuts like to keep repeating that OBL is dead, contrary to all available evidence. It keeps them from having to admit that Dear Leader is a failure
Oh, and check out snopes for a debunking of the wingnut’s favorite lie that Clinton had OBL “handed” to him on a platter. Turns out that the main proponent of that story, (with no evidence BTW) works for Fox News.
Quote from the 9/11 Comission Report:
“[F]ormer Sudanese officials claim that Sudan offered to expel Bin Ladin to the United States.” But the report immediately continued: “Clinton administration officials deny ever receiving such an offer. We have not found any reliable evidence to support the Sudanese claim.”
I remember when Clinton launhced missiles at OBL the repubs claimed he was “wagging the dog” and said he should be impeached for that. Later, they made fun of him for bombing an “aspirin” factory in Sudan.
Repub wingnuts should quit lying, but it’s what they do best.

Posted by: Peter | September 7, 2007, 12:32 pm 12:32 pm

How does he keep his hat so clean?

Posted by: Sponge Bob | September 7, 2007, 12:32 pm 12:32 pm

Bin Laden works for the CIA…if he is even still alive…

Posted by: jeff | September 7, 2007, 12:32 pm 12:32 pm

“Bin Laden has most likely been dead for several years, perhaps as long ago as Nov 2007, when an article by a reporter alleging to have attended bin Laden’s secretive funeral appeared in Egyptian papers, but not here.”
Nov 2007 is “long ago,” even though it’s still two months away.
P.T. Barnum: “No one ever went broke underestimating the intellect of the American public.”

Posted by: Jerry | September 7, 2007, 12:32 pm 12:32 pm

I don’t get some of these posts
What use would it be to the U.S. government do to make this up? They don’t need Mr. Laden. And if the US government did the picture wouldn’t they have done a better job?

Posted by: James | September 7, 2007, 12:34 pm 12:34 pm

Bin Laden has been dead for quite some time- It’s another propoganda ploy. He had stomach cancer some years ago. How is it that he could have survived without known treatment from a reknown hospital?

Posted by: Sherry Glam | September 7, 2007, 12:34 pm 12:34 pm

Nobody believes the lies anymore. Ya’ll better get on the right side or you will be going down with the rest of the Globalist criminals. REVOLUTION IS IN THE AIR!

Posted by: Pissed Off | September 7, 2007, 12:34 pm 12:34 pm

Not buying this crap anymore,
Bin Laden ! Ohhhh Im Scared!
Bin Laden The Boogie Mans Back!!!!
Let me go hide under my bed!

Posted by: longdraw | September 7, 2007, 12:34 pm 12:34 pm

To all you jacknobs who think 9/11 was an inside job or staged: so I suppose we never landed on the moon, JFK is still alive in the Bahamas and Elvis is living on the 20th floor at the Bellagio. And I suppose all the terrorist bombings and threats in Indonesia , London, Spain, etc. were all inside jobs as well. Right?

Posted by: so cal | September 7, 2007, 12:34 pm 12:34 pm

With age comes wisdom; as a Canadian soldier in the 80′s I supported Bin Ladin financeily In fighting the comunists invading afganistan. He was a CIA asset; and he remains one today. The war on terror is a sham.

Posted by: mini | September 7, 2007, 12:35 pm 12:35 pm

A conspiracy theory is only theory until proven. Mike, are you familiar with the temperatures at which a.)jet fuel burns, b.)steel columns can melt, and c.)thermite burns. DO SOME RESEARCH people. The pancake explanation does not account for the still smoldering remains of the towers’ cores two weeks later. We have to unify people, ask questions. Demand answers. And furthermore, namecalling and rudeness is just counterproductive.

Posted by: Sham | September 7, 2007, 12:35 pm 12:35 pm

I see that Bush is keeping with the script. Perhaps conveniently they will find some evidence in this newest of the phony bin Laden videos that will give away his whereabouts. Then, just before the election, shazam, Bush and gang finds him or kills him, justifying all the bloodshed, lies, corruption and war of this crazy neocon’s eight years in office, perhaps even paving the way to get another neocon in office. They’ll have to create another boogyman, though, and that’s where Iran comes in. There’s an easy way to end the madness. Point your clickers at George Bush’s terror show and press the off button. John Edwards for president.

Posted by: chicagopoetry1 | September 7, 2007, 12:35 pm 12:35 pm

Richard Clarke is incompetent. Its a VERY common practice in Afghanistan and Pakistan where muslim dye their facial hair raven black to look youthfull. The dye they use is premative thus the weird/fake appearance.

Posted by: Paul CHapman | September 7, 2007, 12:36 pm 12:36 pm

It’s not a video. It’s anime.

Posted by: Jerry | September 7, 2007, 12:36 pm 12:36 pm

What does it mean when the CIA say that a man who obviously isnt Osama bin Laden, is Osama bin Laden??? Seems like someone is deliberately lying for some reason or other.

Posted by: Bill | September 7, 2007, 12:37 pm 12:37 pm

If Bin Laden is alive the only good news is Katie Couric will be “perky” again. She and the other Bush haters will be skyhigh.

Posted by: Shane | September 7, 2007, 12:37 pm 12:37 pm

Give me a break! Ohh Bin Laden the Boogieman is Back …let me go hide under my bed.

Posted by: longdraw | September 7, 2007, 12:37 pm 12:37 pm

The only ‘whackos’ are the ones who believe that the cave dwellers are a greater threat than Russia or China…….the only people who hate our Freedoms are the NEOCON devil worshippers…

Posted by: jeff | September 7, 2007, 12:38 pm 12:38 pm

What worn out usage of a name!
It’s served the political spinmeithers
well.
This is stupid, has no meaning, and
doesn’t matter to most people. It’s
a load.

Posted by: Morry the Monkey | September 7, 2007, 12:38 pm 12:38 pm

I see that Bush is keeping with the script. Perhaps conveniently they will find some evidence in this newest of the phony bin Laden videos that will give away his whereabouts. Then, just before the election, shazam, Bush and gang finds him or kills him, justifying all the bloodshed, lies, corruption and war of this crazy neocon’s eight years in office, perhaps even paving the way to get another neocon in office. They’ll have to create another boogyman, though, and that’s where Iran comes in. There’s an easy way to end the madness. Point your clickers at George Bush’s terror show and press the off button. John Edwards for president.

Posted by: chicagopoetry1 | September 7, 2007, 12:38 pm 12:38 pm

Everyone needs to look at the bigger picture… Globalization! This is where the U.S.A. now has a bigger stick than the rest of the countries in this world, and if you do not agree with our ways, we will beat you into submission. This has been going on since the beginning of Man. This is nothing new. It’s U.S.A.s’ turn to be the bad boy on the block. It’s our way, or you’re extinct! And, life goes on…

Posted by: Geeebs | September 7, 2007, 12:38 pm 12:38 pm

Idiots
Let’s see.. Clinton should of killed him (maybe yes, maybe know – hindsight is wonderful isn’t it, the film is fake (granted the CIA has had their moments of incompetency but I hardly think that with their resources it would be a bad job), it’s all about the election (btw they’re not for over a year), it’s a OBL plot to help the Democrat’s get elected “This is so timely for the Democrats to cry that Bush didn’t get Bin Laden when he should have.. “, no it’s to help the Republicans stay in power “A question nobody ever asks is why does Al Qaeda want the Republicans to remain in office?”, 9/11 was a Government plot, no one by the Israelis, no or was it the Saudi/Bush Cabal?
Does it matter if it’s real or memorex? What is real is there is group of Islamic extremists who do want to do harm not only to the US but to “West” in general. Why not deal with that fact and that alone. OBL dead or alive does not change that fundamental truth and if he is alive, if he were to be dead tommorow there would still be that same group of people out there.

Posted by: Jon | September 7, 2007, 12:39 pm 12:39 pm

Osama was dieing in 2001
He is dead.
This photo and the upcomming footage are fake, AGAIN.
9/11 = False Flag Op, AlCIAda = Patsies

Posted by: Zlaya | September 7, 2007, 12:40 pm 12:40 pm

The conspiracy NUTJOBS who think that the U.S. government killed 3,000 civilians on purpose need to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital ASAP. I mean, come on, the federal government isn’t that great but to think that they committed mass murder on their own citizens just to start a war is preposterous. You people need help, seriously.

Posted by: It's Me Agian | September 7, 2007, 12:42 pm 12:42 pm

I heard in the Tape he supports Barack Obama!!

Posted by: bculz | September 7, 2007, 12:42 pm 12:42 pm

He looks like he should be the keyboard player for ZZ Top. What would happen if we caught him or killed him ? A bunch of lunatic muslims would try to blow stuff up just like right now. Alive or dead it’s all the same. kill them all and let allah sort them out. Invade there country, kill their leader, convert them to Christianity

Posted by: ZZAL-Mohamed-Top | September 7, 2007, 12:44 pm 12:44 pm

“United we stand, divided we fall”.
Americans are so divided over petty issues that we can’t even unite against a common enemy. Which enemy? Ask yourself…who benefits? There’s our enemy.
America has fallen.

Posted by: Sad American | September 7, 2007, 12:45 pm 12:45 pm

our level of involvement in the affairs of (arguably) sovereign states can be debated, but an isolationist strategy in a time of nuclear warheads and icbms is about as intelligent as a blind kid juggling knives.

Posted by: wtfpeople? | September 7, 2007, 12:45 pm 12:45 pm

So Bin Laden may be in SE Asia & shaven because he would stand out? I would think that in SE Asia, being 6’5″ would stand out more than a beard!!!
Maybe meds made him lose his hair or he has alopecia!

Posted by: MJ | September 7, 2007, 12:46 pm 12:46 pm

Osama Bin Laden did die a few years ago, AND this is him in the new video. Think “Weekend at Bernies” or “Jihad at Bernies” or “Weekend at Osama’s.” Take your pick.

Posted by: Buddy | September 7, 2007, 12:46 pm 12:46 pm

Did the tape turn up at Netflix? Maybe that corrupt democrat fundraiser Hsu had it on him when he got arrested.

Posted by: Shane | September 7, 2007, 12:46 pm 12:46 pm

I like how sure and certain everyone interviewed in the article is: “…it does look like” and “…it’s quite possible…” These are the same talking heads you will see after the next attack claiming to have warned us and wonder why no one did anything.

Posted by: gnaraloo | September 7, 2007, 12:47 pm 12:47 pm

I am amazed at the number of people who first think the US is evil/perpetrating a fraud/lying/whatever and like sheep just follow the radical leftists. Anything to gain power, even hoping for your own country’s defeat. Such sheep…I know, maybe I can try the password from Babe the Pig…”Baaaa, Ram, Ewe…the US is not perfect but is not evil…the evil ones are the Jihadists and the Leftists who are aiding and abetting them…Baaa. Ram. Ewe.” OK sheep, shape up.

Posted by: Floyd | September 7, 2007, 12:47 pm 12:47 pm

Good to see that the “truthers” still know how to use the internets. The fact is this: if OBL were truly alive, it would be easy (and in AQ’s interest) to prove it. Videocameras and newspapers are cheap.
As for those of you who think the US government is behind this: it’s the middle of the day; did Junior High let out early?
Chris

Posted by: chris | September 7, 2007, 12:48 pm 12:48 pm

IF YOU LIBS AND YOUR LIB PRESIDENT CLINTON HAD BALLS HE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED A LONG TIME AGO.. U HATE BUSH THEN YOU HATE ARE COUNTRY AND YOU SHOULD BE HUNG FOR TREASON.

Posted by: mike | September 7, 2007, 12:48 pm 12:48 pm

They really don’t expect us to believe this load of cr@p do they?

Posted by: are you kidding | September 7, 2007, 12:48 pm 12:48 pm

Everyone remember this, the Clinton administration did NOTHING, who do you think Samuel Berger stolen and PLED GUILTY to stealing documents before the 911 commission could get their hands on them….it is that of the administration that left this mess….think those Documents Sandy SOCKED had nothing in them to prove that….
Say what you want, it is what it is, left over mess from Billy and the bunch

Posted by: Freddie | September 7, 2007, 12:49 pm 12:49 pm

kaiser soze is real…

Posted by: Steve | September 7, 2007, 12:49 pm 12:49 pm

What’s wrong with you people? Why are you questioning the government? They only give us the facts. They wouldn’t lie to us and have NEVER lied to us. Be a good American and accept what they tell us and do as your told. NEVER question anything. Stop reading,Stop researching. Don’t trust people who talk about the Constitution. Give the government your full support. You owe it to your country to give your life for freedom. That way the terrorist won’t win.
Don’t worry the New World Order will be great.
Be a good American and submit!!!

Posted by: C.M. | September 7, 2007, 12:52 pm 12:52 pm

U.S. Government fear mongering about terrorist with fake Bin Laden tapes. INTEL Center manufactured properganda from Alexandria Virgina. What a joke this is !

Posted by: Restore the Republic | September 7, 2007, 12:53 pm 12:53 pm

He looks “fit”? On what planet? Either the reporter wants to stress the “indestructible” OBL angle to make the story more interesting, or he feels better about his own looks if OBL registers as fit-looking on the attractiveness scale. Anyway, looks like the devil ought to be readying a nice big vat of boiling chitlins and dog waste for OBL to spend eternity in.

Posted by: John | September 7, 2007, 12:53 pm 12:53 pm

What a bunch of crap! OBL has been dead since ’03.

Posted by: observer | September 7, 2007, 12:53 pm 12:53 pm

videographer (Sep 7, 2007 10:10:50 AM) – You should never start a sentence with a conjunction.

Posted by: Bubba Gump | September 7, 2007, 12:55 pm 12:55 pm

Daddy…you’re weird!

Posted by: Beepa | September 7, 2007, 12:55 pm 12:55 pm

The real reason democrats want Bin Laden to be alive is so that they will have somebody to surrender to after the 2008 election.

Posted by: Shane | September 7, 2007, 12:56 pm 12:56 pm

Richard Clark is a FORMER U.S. Official, you knuckleheads. You’re clueless, even with the famous folks.

Posted by: C | September 7, 2007, 12:56 pm 12:56 pm

Some legends never die; just like Bin Laden.

Posted by: jv | September 7, 2007, 12:57 pm 12:57 pm

OBL is dead. Everyone knows this, including the US government. What I don’t get is why the government feels the need to keep perpetuating his existence.

Posted by: pete in atlanta | September 7, 2007, 12:57 pm 12:57 pm

I see he likes to color his hair for the camers now. His days are numbered.

Posted by: km | September 7, 2007, 12:57 pm 12:57 pm

I believe this tape is a fake. However, it does not matter if you or I believe it to be a hoax. The only critical issue is if OBL’s fanatic followers (foreign or homegrown) believe it to be real and a call to action. The broadcast of these tapes on international media outlets is dangerous, real or perceived.

Posted by: grapenut | September 7, 2007, 12:59 pm 12:59 pm

Chapter 18 of Revelations says that the city where all the kings and merchants of the world gather together will be nuked. Isn’t that where the U.N. & W.T.C. are? Guess who.

Posted by: R.J. | September 7, 2007, 1:00 pm 1:00 pm

The article states, “the CIA is analyzing the video message.” Ha! Ha! That shouldn’t be hard to do! They are the ones that made the damn thing!

Posted by: Doug A. | September 7, 2007, 1:00 pm 1:00 pm

Does the CUA have the new video… where did they get it from… how come someone can’t track who set up this site, somebody know somebody that made this video, and how come CIA has it, and does not show it, what are they going to do? place an “ORIGINAL” sapm on it and then show it to us?
The whole worls will probably see it before we do.
I want to see it now.

Posted by: Edith | September 7, 2007, 1:00 pm 1:00 pm

WOW. I have heard about Conspiracy Nuts but I kind of thought you all would be in hiding until nightfall. It must really be scary to be as filled with paranoia as most of you seem to be.
But don’t worry, I understand there is medicine for most of you.
Oh yeh, I almost forgot…We are coming to get you!!!

Posted by: U.S. Citizen | September 7, 2007, 1:00 pm 1:00 pm

We are waiting for “The Big O ” to appear. Maybe in a Verizon commercial. “Can you here me now ” Do you notice how he looks like Fidel Castro!! Two of them in one life time!!Too much to take!!

Posted by: WOWNEWS | September 7, 2007, 1:01 pm 1:01 pm

I don’t need Snopes. There is a TAPE recording of Clinton saying that Sudan offered to turn over OBL. The Howie Carr show on Boston’s WRKO (68am) plays it all the time. Email them. Snopes is often wrong BTW. Who made them the experts on anything? How foolish.

Posted by: McW | September 7, 2007, 1:01 pm 1:01 pm

Look at his face. Dude’s had some reconstructive surgery. No wonder his beard looks different.

Posted by: Schroeder | September 7, 2007, 1:01 pm 1:01 pm

Israel doesn’t need the US to stand strong for them. How quickly you forget how easily they handled three other opposing nations and of course Saddam’s nuclear factory back in the 90s
Glad to hear they dont need the US. Now maybe we can STOP giving billions to them every year and sort out basic health and education issues with the money here !!!
Yep its a fake vid. OBL died a couple of years ago otherwise I would have collected the bounty !LOL No bounty on the burialsite is there?

Posted by: Dave US | September 7, 2007, 1:03 pm 1:03 pm

Funny how all the Republican puppets in this thread haven’t mentioned that Bush knew there was no evidence of WMDs before he unlawfully sent our nation’s youth off to die for no good reason beyond his greed and to avenge his father. What a mess this idiot and his cronies have gotten us into. I can’t believe anyone can defend his thoughtless actions. Yea; blame Clinton…typical. Get a clue. Democrats share in the blame as well, but no one is more to blame than the idiot in the White House and his fear machine.

Posted by: Troy | September 7, 2007, 1:03 pm 1:03 pm

When Bin Laden holds up a recent copy of the Wall Street Journal, I’ll beleive it. Otherwise. he’s still cave temperature since 2003.

Posted by: dan | September 7, 2007, 1:03 pm 1:03 pm

The most recognized man in the world, supposed mastermind of 9/11, millions in rewards offered, and we can’t find him!!! Bush said it himself, we are not looking for him. Of course, its because he is dead.

Posted by: Mason | September 7, 2007, 1:06 pm 1:06 pm

Yep, this is all surely a government plot set by President Bush to gain support for the war. Are you people still living in the 60′s???!!!

Posted by: Scott | September 7, 2007, 1:06 pm 1:06 pm

Why is it always “video”, are these people still using tape?
Jesus upgrade…

Posted by: -V- | September 7, 2007, 1:07 pm 1:07 pm

Why is a member of the CIA discussing the company’s thoughts about Bin Laden with abcnews.com?

Posted by: Thomas Paine | September 7, 2007, 1:08 pm 1:08 pm

This is the biggest scam. OBL has been dead since Dec of 01. He is just being used by the Bush administration to scare us into submission. Only the poor sheep who dont think for themselves are going to fall for this. Wake up. He is dead. A dead nemesis perpetruaded by the US gvt. Fear mongering has no effect on me.

Posted by: jon | September 7, 2007, 1:10 pm 1:10 pm

Comparing a fake with a fake…can result only in one conclusion…
I’m sure MSM journalists are not that stupid…so they must be part and parcel in the deceit…
Read up on history on what happens with fascists and its collaborators…

Posted by: Ton | September 7, 2007, 1:11 pm 1:11 pm

Ok. Really look at the two pics. The new one DOESN’T look right. Nose shape is wrong. Brow line is wrong. Left eye is seriously wonky. I agree with some earlier posters…I don’t think it’s the same guy.
It seems like they searched hi and low until they found a good stand-in. Or perhaps somebody had some plastic surgery. Either way, this really doesn’t look like him.

Posted by: TjP | September 7, 2007, 1:11 pm 1:11 pm

Video of UBL is fake-city! See how his lower lip curls up as he speaks? In older pic it stayed flat or went down slightly.

Posted by: Nathan | September 7, 2007, 1:11 pm 1:11 pm

I notice he’s using Grecian Formula For Men now.
Surly that must be helping out the US economy.

Posted by: Stephen Morris | September 7, 2007, 1:11 pm 1:11 pm

Are there really still conspiracy theorist who say that 9/11 was an inside job? Give me a break. First they say Bush is “stupid”, then say he masterminded a self indused terror attack? C’mon. Besides something like that takes years to plan. Bush was in office for what, one year before 9/11 happened.
Get off your high horses, and join the rest of us on planet earth

Posted by: Oscar Carmona | September 7, 2007, 1:11 pm 1:11 pm

I didn’t realize you guys were taken over by the National Enquirer ! Like does ANYBODY believe this guy is still alive ? (if so, that ‘Hair color for men’ seems to be working remarkably well). The only thing the timing of this great piece of fictional crap tells me is to keep my head down. Not because of what Bin Laden will do – but rather because of what the government will claim Bin Laden did.

Posted by: Reid | September 7, 2007, 1:12 pm 1:12 pm

Osama’s still free…are you?

Posted by: elmerg | September 7, 2007, 1:12 pm 1:12 pm

Sorry, but Bill Clinton is on tape in a 2002 speech admitting that he turned down an offer from Sudan for bin Laden’s extradition to the U.S., saying, “At the time, 1996, he had committed no crime against America, so I did not bring him here because we had no basis on which to hold him.”
He and Sandy Berger lied to the 9/11 Commission saying it was a misquote, but it is on tape produced later.

Posted by: Roscoe | September 7, 2007, 1:13 pm 1:13 pm

The 2001 Osama had a thinner nose than either the 2004 or the 2007 model. And has he been using Grecian Formula or Just For Men? And why the beard trim? A grizzly beard is just the fashion accessory for today’s jihad.

Posted by: Richard | September 7, 2007, 1:13 pm 1:13 pm

I saw this picture and it got me to thinkin’
He want from Osama Bin Laden to Osama Abe Lincoln!

Posted by: Ken | September 7, 2007, 1:13 pm 1:13 pm

Osama flys agian.Bull!
911 was an inside job.

Posted by: rob | September 7, 2007, 1:14 pm 1:14 pm

Maybe he bought it down at Frank’s Magic and Novelty shop.

Posted by: ronnierayjenkins | September 7, 2007, 1:14 pm 1:14 pm

He looks very very tired. Being on the constant run for your life will do that to you.

Posted by: Al all the time | September 7, 2007, 1:15 pm 1:15 pm

What a bunch of b.s. This tape is propaganda.
We all need to wake up and stop buying this bull.

Posted by: Steph | September 7, 2007, 1:15 pm 1:15 pm

This is all an attempt by the left to make Bush look like a failure. Look at how they salivate, “Ooooh, Bin Laden is alive…see, Bush failed!!!”
WAKE UP, PEOPLE!!!! THE MEDIA IS LYING AGAIN! THIS IS A FAKE!
Rush Limbaugh has already had his laugh at how the drive-by media are salivating over this obvious fake attempt by Al’Q to look relevant.

Posted by: Carl | September 7, 2007, 1:15 pm 1:15 pm

I think they should look at the crawford ranch for him..not kidding…if the folks that are in charge wanted to find him he would be found.. he is more useful.. on the lam..

Posted by: dee | September 7, 2007, 1:17 pm 1:17 pm

This sure is a pretty sophisticated pre-promotion of OBL’s tape. Damn good for some guys ostensibly sitting around in caves or whatever. It’s like the run-up to a new show. It couldn’t be better done by ABC’s network propaganda, oh, uh, I mean promotion people…
Hey, ABC NEWS, I don’t believe you or the criminal regime you serve.

Posted by: lumen | September 7, 2007, 1:17 pm 1:17 pm

Bin Laden is dead. Or maybe he’s alive. What difference does it make? As long as Bush is POTUS we will have terrorists coming after us like no tomorrow. We should never have gone into Iraq and we will pay for that mistake for generations to come. Holy crap, I think I just saw Bin Laden walk into a White Castle burger joint!

Posted by: Bill | September 7, 2007, 1:18 pm 1:18 pm

The man has been dead for years. The bin Laden “confessions” tape supposedly found by U.S. troops in a house in Afghanistan is a laughable forgery featuring a man who looks no more like bin Laden than Santa claus.

Posted by: James Gawthrop | September 7, 2007, 1:18 pm 1:18 pm

Nothing to see here move on.
Terrorism thrives on the oxygen of publicity, ignore the loser

Posted by: Chris | September 7, 2007, 1:18 pm 1:18 pm

PLEASE THAT ISN’T A NEW PICTURE OF BIN LADEN. IT’S AN OLD ONE. THE MAN IS DEAD SO QUIT BLAMMING BUSH AND GET ON WITH YOUR LIVES.

Posted by: LESLIE | September 7, 2007, 1:18 pm 1:18 pm

I feel like everything the government and the mainstream media tells me these days is a lie. This “new” picture looks like a different guy. Someone thinks we are stupid.

Posted by: MikeE | September 7, 2007, 1:19 pm 1:19 pm

The person in the picture doesn’t look anything like Bin Laden! The person in the picture is much heavier than Bin Laden, and the facial features are way off. And why is it that he is wearing the same exact clothes he had on in the 2004 picture? This is a propaganda ploy by our own government, using an actor dressed up like the 2004 photo, to make people believe in the lie. The neo-cons want to attack Iran, and they think the American public is stupid enough to believe them yet again (as they did with the Iraq WMD falsehoods).
The more important question is, did the Air Force account for all of the six nuclear weapons it ‘accidentally’ flew over the nation last week? Or, did the neo-cons hijack one of those weapons in order to use it in an attempt to frame Iran?
Folks, this is all about the neo-conservative agenda to attack Iran. Put two and two together for once! We need to demand an end to these stupid wars, and this dangerous propaganda game that the Bush Administration has been playing since the lead-up to the Iraq war.

Posted by: Eric | September 7, 2007, 1:21 pm 1:21 pm

To all the people cheerfully embelishing this story to highlight what is wrong with the democrats or republicans, wake up, you’ve been sold out by both parties and if you don’t start using the constitution to protect you, as it was intended by our founding folks your childrens children will never know a Uited States that wasn’t a third world dictatorial state. Those flags you are waving; child laborors made them in China. Your grandchildren may be doing the same.

Posted by: Melody | September 7, 2007, 1:21 pm 1:21 pm

What is his skin cream beauty secret? Notice how he glows? Being “Wanted Dead or Alive” must be a healthy lifestyle.

Posted by: JohnShaft4 | September 7, 2007, 1:23 pm 1:23 pm

You know what really scares me…some one noticed that his beard is now dark, not almost white..”like a fake beard”…meaning he might be “hiding” some where in Asia..its plain idiotic to say his beard might be fake..and not mention that, the whole person might be a fake…jeez..no wonder the American people are so damn stupid…they “caught” it from the government intelligence (thats a oxy-moron!!)and the moronic news media

Posted by: chabuka | September 7, 2007, 1:23 pm 1:23 pm

many of you people need to read the message from Irans leader to the american people, especially the first lines to all the ultra religious vanguard of the repub party…did abc forget to post that letter to you????? I am surprised they would censure your mail like that…

Posted by: daddy | September 7, 2007, 1:23 pm 1:23 pm

I too have looked at this picture and agree that it looks like it was altered , has anyone ever took a picture and altered colors and shapes it can be done very easily , the government needs to pull our troops out of there we didn’t belong there then and we don’t belong there now , how many more of our children and there children need to be slaughtered there ? lets see if our government our sendiing there kids there ,,,,,

Posted by: anonymous | September 7, 2007, 1:25 pm 1:25 pm

These pics show that OSB is one party animal!

Posted by: Chas | September 7, 2007, 1:26 pm 1:26 pm

There is a difference between ISOLATIONIST and NON-INTERVENTIONIST
People seem to confuse the two.

Posted by: Al | September 7, 2007, 1:27 pm 1:27 pm

The question to ask is: if the tape hasn’t been released then how come the CIA has a transcript? Gee, maybe because the CIA created this themselves to scare the American public? I think that could be the case. This sure looks fishy to me. The picture looks like a fake. So, after the past few years binLaden is wearing the exact same cloths? Come on, you people aren’t fooling anyone.

Posted by: Ray | September 7, 2007, 1:28 pm 1:28 pm

I hate Bush. But I love freedom. Guess I’m free to speak my opinion. I say if you hate freedom you should move to a country where people are less free.
Or, better yet, move to a country that is getting bombed to shreds because our idiot president thinks he can bomb people into democracy. No surprise he didn’t take good notes in history class. Idiot. I hate him.

Posted by: Troy | September 7, 2007, 1:28 pm 1:28 pm

It’s not the same guy, this has conspiracy written all over it.

Posted by: Spiral | September 7, 2007, 1:29 pm 1:29 pm

“The conspiracy NUTJOBS who think that the U.S. government killed 3,000 civilians on purpose need to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital ASAP. I mean, come on, the federal government isn’t that great but to think that they committed mass murder on their own citizens just to start a war is preposterous. You people need help, seriously”
Oh you mean the same government that conducted the Tuskeegee Experiment, thought up Operation Northwoods (look it up),that armed so-called Al-CIAda back in the 70′s, so on and so forth. I don’t claim to know all the facts but YOU betta get it through your head that GOVERNMENT will do anything to accomplish its goals. I don’t remember voting for the Patriot Act and other legislature that goes directly against the Constitution. Wake up. And some of you are still divided over this Democract/Republican BS. Let it go. They are ALL the same but they just operate under the guise of differing issues to use as political fodder for election time. EVERYBODY should know that the Democrats are not really trying to stop this war or they would have done it by now. Tough talk, no action. There are few that abide by the Constitution. The Supreme Law of the land.

Posted by: C.E.L. | September 7, 2007, 1:30 pm 1:30 pm

Folks, don’t be like the rest of the media and fall for this nonsense. It’s not bin laden.
This reminds me of the time a few years ago when they came out with a story that a American soldier was kidnapped and they threatened to behead him. It turned out it was only a GI Joe doll and not a real soldier. It looked fake, yet the media made it a big story. The media will believe and fall for anything.

Posted by: Doug | September 7, 2007, 1:30 pm 1:30 pm

Somebody should remind the guy who claimed this video is being released “just prior to the elections” that elections don’t occur until Nov 2008. That’s 14 months away, genius.

Posted by: Cav | September 7, 2007, 1:30 pm 1:30 pm

I think it IS Bin Laden, but I also think he’s dead. Someone early on in the thread mentioned he had kidney issues. I think, he was sick, made a boat load of videos to be distrubted by his propaganda machine, And then DIED.
Also, Al-Qaeda does have the means to carry out other attacks here. You don’t have to have a strong presence to affect some simple minded idiot, just look at that “mullah” from Minnesota! He watched Bin Laden on the internet from his mommy’s basement and BAM, he’s Al-Qaeda in the US! It’s just a matter of time before we see something happen on our soil. Someone WILL blow themselves up in a mall, or at a football game.
That being said, at this point, finding and killing Bin Laden is irrelevant. It will accomplish nothing except make the American people feel like they got their monies worth.
What we need to realize is that we’re not fighting Al-Qaeda, we’re fighting Iran, Russia and China. Who do you think is supplying these folks?
Whats the solution? I don’t have the answer but I do think our government is so wrapped up in partisan BS, both sides focussing on little stuff. They need to back up and look at the WHOLE picture! The first step of which I think starts at home. We can pull back to our own borders and mind our own business. Being global DOES NOT mean having troops in every part of the globe. American lives (troops) and ulitmately the reputation of the American people have been shot all to hell by this administration.

Posted by: Redwoodbob | September 7, 2007, 1:31 pm 1:31 pm

Osama Bin Laden has been dead for many years – have you seen him lately? And even if he were, you’re just chasing ghosts, he (nor Saddam Hussein) has never been linked to the Sept 11 attacks.
On June 5, 2006, FBI Special Agent Rex Tomb (Chief of Investigative Publicity for the FBI) noted, “The FBI gathers evidence. Once evidence is gathered, it is turned over to the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice then decides whether it has enough evidence to present to a federal grand jury. In the case of the 1998 United States Embassies being bombed, Bin Laden has been formally indicted and charged by a grand jury. He has NOT been formally indicted and charged in connection with 9/11 because the FBI has NO hard evidence connected Bin Laden to 9/11.”
George Bush and his war-monger cronies need a scapegoat and this is all they’ve got – pitiful…

Posted by: Roger Wilson | September 7, 2007, 1:31 pm 1:31 pm

This is ridiculous. Trying to convince people by restating the same story. 9/11 was an inside job people. Look at the evidence. Look at Bush and his administration holding off the investigation for over a year. Its a cover up and the main media corporations including ABC is there to make it look convincing. There are clips having reporters saying building 7 collapsed when it hadn’t yet. Come on. Stop the lies.

Posted by: Neurowolf | September 7, 2007, 1:31 pm 1:31 pm

To all you nutters out there who believe that OBL is an invention of the CIA and that 9/11 was an inside job… don’t you think that if the Bush administration was into faking evidence of OBL, they would also contrive WMD evidence? It appears to me that you can’t handle the truth that there are extremist Isalmist who acctually are bent on world domination, and attacking Americans (see Germany this week!).

Posted by: TimJim | September 7, 2007, 1:31 pm 1:31 pm

Both those pictures are fakes.
Bin Laden died at then end of 2001 as reported by the Taliban, Egyptian papers, Fox news, CNN, and the President of Pakistan.
The last fake video came out right before the 2004 elections.

Posted by: Jack | September 7, 2007, 1:32 pm 1:32 pm

You losers who think Bush faked this picture/video and faked 9-11 need to get a life. Get out of your parents attic, and mingle with the public.
Better yet, black out all the windows, lock the doors, and don’t come out.

Posted by: Da'Kine | September 7, 2007, 1:34 pm 1:34 pm

GEORGE BUSH – PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.
NOTE TO SELF: 9/11 mastermind Bin Laden alive
option:
1- go after those responsible for attack on our soil – the world is in full support and first time since WWII that we may be able to establish a new WORLD ORDER….Here is my chance.
2- divert troops from Afghanistan and invade Iraq – Cheney and the neocons tell me this is a “slam dunk” and I will look more presidential than my daddy…..
3- or finish reading “My Pet Goat”
JAN. 20, 2009 HANG IN THER AMERICA !!!!!

Posted by: tomcat27834 | September 7, 2007, 1:37 pm 1:37 pm

The world is flat, the moon is made of cheese, and that is OBL. Belive it, its all true and you are all my slaves. You better be good or Santa will not bring you anything EVER. ha hah ha

Posted by: mike | September 7, 2007, 1:38 pm 1:38 pm

It’s a clear case of weekend at Bernies I & II. The only thing missing is the sunglasses.

Posted by: T.R. | September 7, 2007, 1:39 pm 1:39 pm

How come whenever we have these OBL videos come out, we never see Ringo Star anywhere?
Back in the 80′s, Arafat and Ringo were thought to have been possibly the same person.
Think about it.

Posted by: Rhyss | September 7, 2007, 1:40 pm 1:40 pm

RJ, that post was awful. Come on, if you are going to quote the bible, please quote it correctly. Or better yet, don’t quote it at all. If all you have is a work of fiction to support your claims, you are not going to make a good argument.

Posted by: BU36 | September 7, 2007, 1:40 pm 1:40 pm

Looks like Bush is making one last effort to recapture his lost popularity…sorry, Bush. Looks like you’ll have to kill more people before anyone’ll believe you.

Posted by: Is | September 7, 2007, 1:43 pm 1:43 pm

If this video is a fake, and it appears to be obviously so, then the only ones making a call to arms against the US is the neo-cons who produced this propaganda. We live in such times where the actions of our government on a daily basis elicit such fears. Their constant lack of information for the public, fact-concealing and misinformation only breeds the contemptment for this administration and the frustration that has brewed for so long continues to boil over.

Posted by: BU36 | September 7, 2007, 1:44 pm 1:44 pm

Funny, I can’t find the word “nuked” anywhere in Revelations … but what can you expect from people who believe in fairy tale scams?

Posted by: dNova | September 7, 2007, 1:44 pm 1:44 pm

DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THE LAST TIME BIN L SPOKE HE GAVE THE ELECTION TO BUSH. PICTURE A DEAL BY THE BIN LADEN FAMILY AND THE BUSH FAMILY “WE WONT CAPTURE OR KILL YOUR SON, IF HE POPS UP AT THE RIGHT TIME, EVERYTIME TO GIVE REPUBLICANS THE EDGE”. WASN’T IT BUSH WHO ALLOWED THE BIN LADENS TO FLY OUT AFTER 9/11. WHO CALLED OFF THE SEARCH FOR OSAMA?

Posted by: RALPHIE | September 7, 2007, 1:46 pm 1:46 pm

RJ – The Book of “Revelations” (there’s no “S”, by the way) isn’t speaking of a secular government, like the US. It’s talking in spiritual terms, of a spiritual entity. The “city on 7 hills” is what you refer to. I’m not going to debate what it is – but I want to remind you that these texts where not written in English, by English speakers. Not was is written in plain, easy to understand language. (think parables) You are out of you gourd if you really believe what you just wrote.

Posted by: Bucho | September 7, 2007, 1:48 pm 1:48 pm

IT IS VERY APPARENT THAT NOT ONLY ARE THESE LYING TWO BIT ISLAMIC TERRORIST ARROGANT AND MUDEROUS BUT THEY ARE OVERWHELMED WITH THEIR VANITY. PERSONALLY THEY SHOULD ALL WEAR THEIR FULL LENGTH BOURQUAS AND MAKE’EM REAL TIGHT.
WE IN THE WEST ARE BIG ON MR. CLEAN WHEN IT COMES TO CLEANING UP DIRT AND FILTH.

Posted by: ONLINE | September 7, 2007, 1:49 pm 1:49 pm

‘I truly am not that concerned about him’, said President George W Bush on 13 March 2002, after being asked the million-dollar question ‘where is bin Laden?’ once too often. ‘Deep in my heart I know the man is on the run, if he’s alive at all’, said Bush, brushing bin Laden off as ‘a person who has now been marginalized’.
You don’t ghost a CIA asset until he’s no longer useful. Case closed. Be vigilant in the coming week(s), America. God bless, good luck.

Posted by: cdigg | September 7, 2007, 1:50 pm 1:50 pm

LOL Shane. That’s actually a very good joke, and like many good jokes, it contains a certain amount of truth that everybody knows but is afraid to talk about. I can actually imagine Jay Leno using that one. Email his show!!

Posted by: Gary | September 7, 2007, 1:52 pm 1:52 pm

wake up people. Last time they showed bin laden it was proven to be the same tape shown two years earlier. it’s just propaganda for more war mongering. The reason bin laden is not caught is because 9/11 was an inside job done to give u.s. justification to go to war.

Posted by: Jay | September 7, 2007, 1:53 pm 1:53 pm

Personally, I don’t think its bin laden. This guy looks like an impersonator. Even the beard looks fake.

Posted by: renejackson | September 7, 2007, 1:55 pm 1:55 pm

Dying one’s beard is strictly forbidden under Islamic law. Any devout (Sunni) Muslim would be aghast at an image of a purported spokesperson with a dyed beard. It’s okay to tint it with henna (only), but in that case gray hair appears orange. Pakistan is full of guys sporting huge orange beards, but there is no market whatsoever for Grecian formula, at least not among the Wahhabis.
So the story about the new Osama dying his hair doesn’t work.

Posted by: Rogue0311 | September 7, 2007, 1:55 pm 1:55 pm

dude, that doesn’t even look like him, look at the eyes and the face around it.

Posted by: john | September 7, 2007, 1:56 pm 1:56 pm

Fake.
Seriously – why do they even try?

Posted by: Bard | September 7, 2007, 1:57 pm 1:57 pm

Too Bad for Republican. Cheney and his friends left OBL is still there.

Posted by: Rob randon | September 7, 2007, 1:57 pm 1:57 pm

In this picture, his face seems to be much more yellow than the prior photo. If I am not imagining this, wouldn’t that yellow hue be a sign of a lack of adequate kidney function, or something similar?

Posted by: Nigel | September 7, 2007, 1:58 pm 1:58 pm

As a Physician who has run dialysis units for years, I would ask all of you to look very carefully at the photos. The background and his gown are similar but Bin Laden has a very bronzish, yellow appearance….pretty characteristic of renal failure. He looks SICK. His expression is stultified.
Given that his group has become so adept at imaging, I wonder why they didn’t get another more healthy looking photo.
My guess is that they can’t. He’s very ill looking in this pic. I’m not sure this isn’t a preterminal picture. DOes anyone know what year the pic sctually comes from? I see the label 2007 but I’m not so sure that’s the year of the photo.
Either way, this photo is a renal failure photo….or one with advanced chronic disease. His expression is “dull” and sort of lifeless. I bet he’s very sick or has already passed and this is an effort to keep the movement alive.

Posted by: Abe | September 7, 2007, 1:58 pm 1:58 pm

Snuffy Bin Laden lives!!

Posted by: Willie Wombat | September 7, 2007, 1:59 pm 1:59 pm

We want to see more stories about Paris Hilton not some Republican jerk in turban.

Posted by: squajo | September 7, 2007, 2:01 pm 2:01 pm

All you people that still think that 19 Arabs with boxcutters are responsible for 9-11 need to be put in a padded cell. How can you look at pictures of the building coming down and not see that is a controlled demolition. Boy you people are gullable.

Posted by: Ginger | September 7, 2007, 2:03 pm 2:03 pm

C’mon, guys.Anyone can see this is Bill and Hillary at the last Halloweenfest.

Posted by: Tobias12 | September 7, 2007, 2:07 pm 2:07 pm

Reading the comments here is really disheartening. I am quickly losing my faith in our country and am saddened by the patriotism that has eroded over the last 40 years.
Vietnam and the 60′s destroyed the togetherness and “team” spirit of our country. I can’t believe people want us to walk away in defeat from Iraq, stop supporting Israel, and vote for Hillary Clinton! She scares me more than OBL!!
I no longer have faith in the two party system because they hate each other so much they won’t work together. And a third party is not the answer, it would just help one of the other two (See Ross Perot).
Why is it our responsibility to kill OBL? Why can’t other countries do the job? Are they afraid??? We aren’t the only ones who have been attacked…
I am not going to bury my head in the sand. We should secure our borders, finish the job in Iraq, deal firmly with Iran, and push the Muslims to fight the extremists themselves. Finally we need to stop doing business with China!! That is the country we should really be concerned about…

Posted by: Kris | September 7, 2007, 2:07 pm 2:07 pm

“all conspiracy theorists are lunatics”. . .hmmmm. A greater conspiracy is believing that 19 men with box cutters (15 from Saudi Arabia), with only beginner flying experience, could hijack four commercial airliners, not be intercepted by NORAD, bring down the two world trade center towers, crash into the pentagon, and then that building 7 imploded in upon itself a few hours later because of internal fires. Read Project for the New American Century (PNAC), the blueprint for the Empire. Connect the dots people. Bin Laden is likely dead, as has been reported in the Egyptian press, resurrected to terrorize us and lead us to the next preemptive invasion, which will be Iran. No, Bush is not responsible for all this, but look at those closest to him. Ask yourself who is really calling the shots, and who benefits. Not you and me, average Joe American, that’s for sure. Fasten your seat belts. Hard landing ahead.

Posted by: Lois | September 7, 2007, 2:07 pm 2:07 pm

Nicole’s comment sums everything up!

Posted by: Jay | September 7, 2007, 2:10 pm 2:10 pm

Funny – following 911, the administraion told the media not to broadcast Osama’s messages because they might contain “secret messages” for “sleeper cells”. However, at the time Osama was only DENYING having ahd any hand in 911.
So how did we get to a place in 2007 where the media and politicains are seemingly drooling for messages from Osama? (This message and 2004 are both fakes, by the way.)
Orwell’s 1984 should be required reading in America. If there were ever an Emmanuel Goldstein, it’s bin Laden.

Posted by: Sam Handwich | September 7, 2007, 2:10 pm 2:10 pm

Bin Laden works for the CIA. They hired him to blow up the towers. Now they play make believ hide and seek. He is living in a fishingn village in the West Indies eating fresh seafood and drinking pina coladas. Soon they will find a body and claim it is Bin Laden’s. It will actually be some poor schmuck used as a substitute.

Posted by: al | September 7, 2007, 2:11 pm 2:11 pm

Osama Bin (dead a long time now) Laden.

Posted by: Jason | September 7, 2007, 2:12 pm 2:12 pm

Bin Laden is filming out of a nice retirement apartment in Palm Beach kiddies! And soon he’ll move to Marin County to pose as a migrant farm worker and the morons in San Franscisco will give him an ID card for free government stuff. Yay!

Posted by: Maricio | September 7, 2007, 2:13 pm 2:13 pm

It was both upsetting and sad to hear so many Democratic call-ins on C-Span Washington Journal this morning propounding the view that President Bush was behind both 9/11 and any tapes released by bin Laden and his henchmen. This is a severe case of Bush fixation. O.J. admitted he did it. So did bin Laden. The facts should be faced. It is silly to live in a world of illusion.

Posted by: Richard L.A. Schaefer | September 7, 2007, 2:14 pm 2:14 pm

“Just For Men” another great American product boost their confidence beside the “blue pill”.

Posted by: acygrl | September 7, 2007, 2:14 pm 2:14 pm

Bin Laden looks much sexier with his beard dyed. I didn’t know Islamic law was so fashion conscious.

Posted by: Tax Slave | September 7, 2007, 2:14 pm 2:14 pm

Of course it’s the same background. I’m sure they’ve had trouble getting an interior designer to their cave.

Posted by: Seibertron | September 7, 2007, 2:16 pm 2:16 pm

Is that a billy goat with a robe on?

Posted by: Craig Eliot | September 7, 2007, 2:16 pm 2:16 pm

I would admit some of the features look the same but theres atleast one major diff. the sholdiers! Everybody i have ever meet in life as thay got older there sholdiers droped alittle no got broder. maby its just my eyes but there not the same albet we already killed him. And there just trying to use false motavation to boost there ranks because there not smart enough to move on.

Posted by: ron | September 7, 2007, 2:16 pm 2:16 pm

I tried calling Intel Center, the company that originally ‘leaked’ the information to ABCNEWS. I asked them a simple question — can you please tell me the website that you found this video tape on so that members of the public can verify the information for themselves. He hung up on me in the first call, and on the second call he repeatedly stated that he ‘cannot give this information out’. Why is it that the authorities will not allow the public to verify this information for themselves? Why is it that nobody but Intel Center and SITE Institute can ever find these videos on the Internet? And most importantly, why does ABCNEWS believe everything they are told, especially by private organizations? Most everyone posting on here believes these videos are fake propaganda tools — the product of the CIA or Military intelligence, and now, after my aforementioned experience, I don’t blame them.

Posted by: Eric | September 7, 2007, 2:20 pm 2:20 pm

Edith-
Yeah you are going to be joking like that after the next staged terror attack and Bush calls Martial law and rounds you up!

Posted by: Jon | September 7, 2007, 2:21 pm 2:21 pm

This Is definately not hasBin Laden looks more like sylvester stalone with a beard.

Posted by: Jack | September 7, 2007, 2:21 pm 2:21 pm

Its True! There really are a bunch of liberals whose only jobs are to watch the news and immediately blog diatribe that everything is the republicans and President Bushs fault! There are so many postings here already that it can only be a Liberal Monitoring setup! sheesh,,,get a life people,,,, EVERYONE knows Clinton blew it and there is no excuse for blaming anyone else for Bin Laden being alive but “Sir William”.
How can we possibly expect the American people to stay united when the Political parties cant unite on anything? You Democrats keep up your blame and denial game and eventually we Will get attacked at home again. Of course why should you worry, you’ll just blame the republicans again anyway.

Posted by: jc | September 7, 2007, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm

does the movie come with free popcorn?
i look forward to its oscar nomination next year 2008….oh yeh i’m going to try and find bin laden on google earth! anyone had any luck? and why has no person yet published “where’s bin lally?” my kids are good at that!

Posted by: Beeb | September 7, 2007, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm

Another CIA Fantasy Weekend At binny Ladens starring Tim Osman as the Dead Guy! Yes folks, the dead man returns to give an assist to George Forest Gump Bush when needed.

Posted by: WILLIE D. | September 7, 2007, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm

When DID Bush have the chance to kill him CARBA????

Posted by: elkay | September 7, 2007, 2:23 pm 2:23 pm

Hmmmm he looks buff!

Posted by: sara | September 7, 2007, 2:24 pm 2:24 pm

Lemme see — we blame Bush for not killing him. We blame Clinton for not killing him.
We seem to be forgetting the man that gave him his ‘starter’ kit. Ronald Reagan.
Maybe, just maybe, we should stop funding, training and arming all of these foreign people — from Arabs to Israelis to Latin Americans.
We have borders — we should tend to them.

Posted by: Biff | September 7, 2007, 2:26 pm 2:26 pm

Six nuclear warheads were accidentally sent on B52 bombers to Barksdale.

Posted by: kkkeane | September 7, 2007, 2:28 pm 2:28 pm

Get a life Troy. Funny how you fail to mention how many other countries thought Iraq had WMDs, or how many government agencies briefed that they believed Iraq had WMDS, or how many Democrats came forward at the time and agreed with the analysis that Iraq had WMDS. Amazing that when it comes down to proof not being found the Democrats cut and run isnt it? Just like “I voted before i voted before i voted…..etc, etc.” Typical Democrat excuse, get asked a question but dont answer it directly because you could get caught telling the truth.

Posted by: jc | September 7, 2007, 2:29 pm 2:29 pm

I think it’s elvis.

Posted by: beamboss | September 7, 2007, 2:30 pm 2:30 pm

You look great Osama! What, do they have Just For Men simply laying around in that cave? I doubt this very much.
I love how that shill Richard Clarke says bin laden wants to “take advantage of the 9/11 remembrance ceremonies to get some propaganda.” But how, exactly, would THAT happen if the US media wasn’t controlling what we see? Kudos, ABCNNBCBS!!!

Posted by: Tim | September 7, 2007, 2:31 pm 2:31 pm

Trust no one until they have proven to be trustworthy! So, far I’ve found no evidence of trustworthiness in the middle east.

Posted by: firedup66 | September 7, 2007, 2:33 pm 2:33 pm

“OBL is dead. Everyone knows this”.
So many conspiracy nuts, each claiming to have it all figured out. Hilarious. Do any of you bozos have any sources of information besides the crank websites you frequent?

Posted by: SheepleOhNoes | September 7, 2007, 2:33 pm 2:33 pm

I don’t know if this has been mentioned but his right eye looks weak-he may have suffered a stroke and very well have escaped the middle east for a hospital in Asia….

Posted by: robertIII | September 7, 2007, 2:33 pm 2:33 pm

Let’s get this straight. The “official” story of what happened on 9/11 is a conspiracy theory. It just happens to be one of the most implausible theories out there.
ROBinDALLAS

Posted by: ROBinDALLAS | September 7, 2007, 2:35 pm 2:35 pm

SO here we are just days a way fronm sept 11 and BAM! a bin ladin tap WOW !! I guess bush just thinks evry one is as stupid as he is.

Posted by: wowo | September 7, 2007, 2:35 pm 2:35 pm

With all the software out there including programs that can change beard colors (adobe after effects) and crazy talk (programs that create video of people from still photos and wav files), why would anyone believe this is real? I personally think he is clean shaven and living in a downtown pakistan apartment. Why not have him answer questions from americans on a video tape , or put him on youtube?
If he really is alive and as “potent” as his messages are portrayed to be, then let him answer our questions that are sent to ABC news and delivered to him. Then we can tell if he is alive or not :) I believe we should use some state of the art media to push propaganda their way also. C’mon, we are smarter and have better tools.
All this AQ stuff is either the work of the AQ American or Karl Rove. (Notice how since Rove resigned, the messages from #2 stopped?)

Posted by: videoman | September 7, 2007, 2:37 pm 2:37 pm

This video is a fraud, and ABC is complicit for advertising it as genuine.

Posted by: Mark | September 7, 2007, 2:38 pm 2:38 pm

It’s OJ!!!
The elections are a year away, so stop that excuse

Posted by: Rick | September 7, 2007, 2:38 pm 2:38 pm

jon, are you REALLY “scared into submission”? lol c’mon, in that case, just be frightened to death of all the criminals in your town who are lining up to kill you and take your money…

Posted by: Ozzy Ozbent | September 7, 2007, 2:38 pm 2:38 pm

Bin Laden has been dead for years. It’s just useful to BOTH sides to pretend he’s still alive.
“We have always been at war with Oceania…”

Posted by: Cheryl | September 7, 2007, 2:40 pm 2:40 pm

Troy; You say the president knew there were no WMD! What makes you lie like that sir! So that means Bill Clinton “lied” M.Albright “lied” harry Reed “lied” The CIA “lied” The russian Secret Service “lied”, the British Secret Service “lied”, Tony Blair “lied”, Hans Blitz “lied”! Why then do you “single out” president Bush! What planet are you from?? Did you think ALL the LIES from Mr Soro’s gang ,and then echoed by many of the same people, that also agreed Saddam had WMD!!! Made the “TRUTH” into a “LIE”?? You really going to continue “against” the “facts”? You are the LIAR SIR!!! With all best regards for your sanity!

Posted by: mike | September 7, 2007, 2:41 pm 2:41 pm

OK Gary and Steve, I asked you for proof of what you say and you call me an idiot.
You have proven my point for me.

Posted by: Lynn | September 7, 2007, 2:42 pm 2:42 pm

videographer said, “Maybe Bin Laden will also release the pentagon videos of the attack. He must be the only one with a copy. The pentagon has shown us nothing.”
Dude, if the pentagon had indeed set up cameras in anticipation of the 9/11 air attack THEN I might think you Bush haters that it was an inside job.
I guess that’s why they call it blind hatred. There are none so blind as those who will not see.

Posted by: PapaG | September 7, 2007, 2:42 pm 2:42 pm

Sad American writes: ” … an isolationist strategy in a time of nuclear warheads and icbms is about as intelligent as a blind kid juggling knives.” If we give up invading foreign countries under a false pretext,
is that “isolationism?” There is a hot nuclear war going on in the world right now. Google depleted uranium.

Posted by: James Gawthrop | September 7, 2007, 2:42 pm 2:42 pm

What a bunch of conspiracy theory whack jobs.

Posted by: whack jobs | September 7, 2007, 2:43 pm 2:43 pm

STOP LYING!!! BIN LADEN IS DEAD!!!

Posted by: ace | September 7, 2007, 2:50 pm 2:50 pm

“Funny how all the Republican puppets in this thread haven’t mentioned that Bush knew there was no evidence of WMDs before he unlawfully sent our nation’s youth off to die for no good reason beyond his greed and to avenge his father.”
Hey, genius, he used an intelligence estimate that is available online for your review, filled with satellite photos, etc. and consists of evidence compiled mostly during the last couple of years of Clinton’s last term. The UN was still in the process of destroying cannisters of mustard gas when the U.S. invaded (see the UN’s website if you have any desire to educate yourself). Dem leaders (including the prior president/vice president, etc) also believed he had WOMD. Saddam indicated he had WOMD. But only Bush knew what everyone else didn’t? Right….But hey, it’s more fun to be ignorant than deal with common sense/facts, isn’t it?

Posted by: idiots abound | September 7, 2007, 2:50 pm 2:50 pm

There’s no way that’s OBL… it’s not even the same fake they used last time. What’s that bring the total up to- 5 “authentic” OBLs?
Just supports the suspicion that the real OBL has been dead quite some time.

Posted by: Carey | September 7, 2007, 2:50 pm 2:50 pm

You’re not following logic if you believe the government was behind 9/11. You are taking something you don’t have an answer to and turning it into a far fetched theory. I feel truly sorry for these people. Yes, I am not happy with the way the country is right now but I am not going to turn into a lunatic to get answers to some of my questions.
And to those of you saying the picture is obviously a fake and saying people will believe everything they hear from the media- You realize you then turn around and state that OBL was dead back in 2002 or 2003 or 2004 or that he has some medical problem. And where did you hear that from? The media you idiots!

Posted by: TRUDY | September 7, 2007, 2:51 pm 2:51 pm

This is very sad. OBL is an evil man who has already killed many Americans, no doubt and he’d like to kill many more. Yet read all these comments from people saying that 9/11 was an inside job and that OBL is just an invention of our own president to scare us. We have real enemies, people! We need to stand together and defend ourselves, not backstab our own president and accuse him of preposterous crimes. If we’re that damned stupid, when another 9/11 happens we have only ourselves to blame.

Posted by: New York City | September 7, 2007, 2:51 pm 2:51 pm

Have you forgot it was the Bush family that flew the Bin Laden family out of the country when the rest of us couldn’t even cross our own country. Bush needs impeachment and prosecution.
How will the candidates respond? I would like to know.
If anyone with a little bit of good eye can see this isn’t Bin Laden. I figured it out within a few seconds…Come on people…get educated and it’s cheaper than being stupid…

Posted by: blp | September 7, 2007, 2:52 pm 2:52 pm

For those of you that claim the U.S. Govt is behind the Bin Laden Tape…
I really hope our govt could come up with a more convincing film than this!
I mean I have seen commercials with John Wayne in them created 20 years after his death and they look more convincing than Bin Laden does on this tape!
I am not saying its real or not real but you gotta believe we can fake it better than this.

Posted by: U.S. Citizen | September 7, 2007, 2:53 pm 2:53 pm

A strange place to start shaving, those mustache-to-beard connectors …

Posted by: webfoot | September 7, 2007, 2:54 pm 2:54 pm

How can the media be so stupid. Bin Laden is obviously younger in the 2007 photo. Bin Laden is pushing up daisies. ’nuff said.

Posted by: Jill | September 7, 2007, 2:56 pm 2:56 pm

Guess CIA, HLS, NSA, FBI, we just don’t buy it anymore. Who are you going to believe? You guys really know how to kick a dead horse–well.

Posted by: erikph7 | September 7, 2007, 3:00 pm 3:00 pm

Shane writes: “If Bush and his team of neocons are such evil geniouses to have fabricated 911, why didn’t they just fabricate some WMD in Iraq?” In fact the White House Office of Special Plans sent teams in 2003 but they were discovered by a UN patrol. Google Larissa Alexandrovna Iraq WMD

Posted by: James Gawthrop | September 7, 2007, 3:01 pm 3:01 pm

where has osman bin hiding ?

Posted by: chewy | September 7, 2007, 3:02 pm 3:02 pm

He looks nice with brown touch up. I wonder where he has his hair done?

Posted by: Susan | September 7, 2007, 3:04 pm 3:04 pm

PS this “nukes gone wild” thing is another lie. they are going to use them on U.S. citizens, remeber NERO burned Rome. And YOU, ABC are helping them set it up!
They are planning another FALSE FLAG to blame Iran, this time nuking their own citizens. I hope someone catches them and puts them in prison for life!

Posted by: steve | September 7, 2007, 3:04 pm 3:04 pm

How many body doubles did he have?
I beleive 7?
Hmmmmm. Interesting.
Wakeup America! Tell CNN to stop the crap.

Posted by: Steve | September 7, 2007, 3:04 pm 3:04 pm

Reading these blogs/comments shocks me of how many stupid people we have in America.

Posted by: kiest | September 7, 2007, 3:07 pm 3:07 pm

Why would our United States government say this is indeed Bin Laden when it is not and want to allow its citizens to continue living in terror of this man and his latest video? Me, I choose to believe our government experts and hope that we catch Bin Laden and do it as non-violently as possible.

Posted by: badthing | September 7, 2007, 3:07 pm 3:07 pm

“The person in the picture doesn’t look anything like Bin Laden! The person in the picture is much heavier than Bin Laden, and the facial features are way off. And why is it that he is wearing the same exact clothes he had on in the 2004 picture? This is a propaganda ploy by our own government, using an actor dressed up like the 2004 photo, to make people believe in the lie.”
And you somehow figured it out, because you and a few others have the kind of intelligence needed to penetrate the vast conspiracy being perpetrated by hundreds of thousands of people in all branches of the government and the media! Thank you! Now spread your message of truth to the rest of us poor, deluded sheep!

Posted by: SheepleOhNoes | September 7, 2007, 3:08 pm 3:08 pm

Is this a Disney production?

Posted by: Billy Bob | September 7, 2007, 3:10 pm 3:10 pm

His face is now yellow. He must have a liver or kidney problem. Track down the dialysis folks and equipment, and you will find him.

Posted by: Nigel | September 7, 2007, 3:14 pm 3:14 pm

I agree with the other post. It serves us no purpose to hear or even see these tapes. Action is what I would like to see. Here in America, “a public-excution” of the number terrorist in the world. Many American families were affected by this monsters action. These tapes are a slap in the face of the most powerful nation in the world. When will this travisty end.

Posted by: mandrakesun | September 7, 2007, 3:16 pm 3:16 pm

I believe that he will mention that he just saved a ton of money by switching to Geico.
But, that’s just me…

Posted by: Joey Donovan | September 7, 2007, 3:23 pm 3:23 pm

I’ve had enough low grade poopaganda to last me a lifetime!
BL? Didn’t Bush say that he didn’t worry about him, anymore? He’s dead.
We read the obituary.
This film is a laughable fake.
HOW DARE YOU TRY TO PEDDLE THIS AS FACT?
TREASON, IN FACT….YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?? LYING TO AMERICANS IS NOT GOING TO GAIN YOU CREDIBILITY.

Posted by: Katz Friedmann | September 7, 2007, 3:24 pm 3:24 pm

Wow, that guy looks like Bin Laden!
It took all these years to either find a look alike, a good makeup artist or a great plastic surgeon?
This has to one of the most desperate attempts to further defraud the American people.
Billions of American TAX PAYER DOLLARS being poured into this propaganda campaign and this is all they can come up with?
What an insult and it is the least convincing of all.

Posted by: Elvis | September 7, 2007, 3:26 pm 3:26 pm

Old Osama sure brings out the nut-jobs.
See posts below…..

Posted by: s_kippy | September 7, 2007, 3:29 pm 3:29 pm

…..He is dead…wake up lemmings!!! Another lie from the criminal bush family

Posted by: ell bnendt | September 7, 2007, 3:29 pm 3:29 pm

“One place where a beard would stand out would be southeast Asia, the Philippines, Indonesia,” Clarke told ABC News. “No one’s thought he was there, but that is an environment where most men, Muslim men don’t have beards.”
Nice analysis, Ricky. You’re a, “former White House counterterrorism official” for a reason. But I guess you get paid to give ABC what it wants, huh? What with your “credentials” and all.

Posted by: zork | September 7, 2007, 3:29 pm 3:29 pm

Bin Laden = Emmanuel Goldstein.
Keep lapping up the blatantly obvious propaganda, you flagwaving, mouthbreathing cretins.

Posted by: George Orwell | September 7, 2007, 3:30 pm 3:30 pm

too bad Clinton didn’t have him killed when he had several chances!!!!!
HE LOOKS DEAD TO ME IN THE STILL PIC…..MAYBE THEY HAVE A VENTRILOQUIST?

Posted by: Madge Owens | September 7, 2007, 3:31 pm 3:31 pm

Anybody believing this government created propaganda needs to have their head examined. Another Bin Laden cartoon from the White House/CIA. Thanks, George. Now do us all a favor, GO AWAY!

Posted by: Mike | September 7, 2007, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm

ON THE RECORD–
“[Bin Laden] has not been formally indicted and charged in connection with 9/11 because the FBI has no hard evidence connected Bin Laden to 9/11.”
–FBI SPOKESMAN

Posted by: MD | September 7, 2007, 3:37 pm 3:37 pm

Gee, kidney dialysis and scampering around caves seems to be doing OBL wonders. Loreal, Estee Lauder … are you taking notes?

Posted by: Sky | September 7, 2007, 3:37 pm 3:37 pm

Wake up? Of course I’m awake…it’s real hard to read while sleeping…Geez, 21 times the phrase “wake up” was used…I’m going back to bed

Posted by: Edomaden | September 7, 2007, 3:41 pm 3:41 pm

Why haven’t we killed this guy already? Why hasn’t the WTC been rebuilt? This video and transcript sounds like it was written by a Republican speech writer giving Democrat talking points.

Posted by: Bo | September 7, 2007, 3:43 pm 3:43 pm

I just can’t believe people still still think its Democrats vs Republications, Bush vs Saddam. etc. The NeoCons and big corporation are running the show WAKE UP.
Your telling me OBL can afford mass weapons, but not a decent video camera?
Occupying a country regardless of the reason. Saddam was the enemy wasn’t he.. isn’t he dead now shouldn’t we leave.
WAKE UP

Posted by: Wake Up | September 7, 2007, 3:47 pm 3:47 pm

Neurowolf-
The Administration did try to sneak the evidence in for the WMD’s. They just got busted doing it!

Posted by: Jon | September 7, 2007, 3:52 pm 3:52 pm

Maybe if Bush had been trying to catch Bin Laden instead of flying his relatives out of the country when the World Trade Center was bombed, we wouldn’t have to even speculate as to whether he’s dead or alive. He wanted Saddam Hussein and he got him. If he wanted Bin Laden, we could have got him too.

Posted by: Erika | September 7, 2007, 3:53 pm 3:53 pm

Earlier poster: “Folks, don’t be like the rest of the media and fall for this nonsense. It’s not bin laden.”
Agreed that it’s not Bin Laden, but the media isn’t falling for this nonsense, the media is PRODUCING it, and I’m not calling it “nonsense,” I’m calling it what it is, namely deliberate propaganda.

Posted by: Sam | September 7, 2007, 3:56 pm 3:56 pm

Simply comparing these released images of OBL with known pictures of the man leaves one no doubt that they are not the same person.
That is if one has any critical thinking ability. Global terrorism is about 85% psy-ops and the vast majority of the other 15% is sponsored by world intelligence agencies to advance their own countries’ agenda, including the US.
When acts of violence and mass murder dictate policy, then anyone with explosives can call the shots, including agent provocateurs.

Posted by: brisa | September 7, 2007, 3:56 pm 3:56 pm

Looks pretty good for a guy that died in December of 2001. Even Fox News (for cripe sake) reported it

Posted by: BeenLaden | September 7, 2007, 4:02 pm 4:02 pm

Bin is real. The video is real. The beard may not be real. The threat is real. Conspiracy theories are just that, theories. Bush has been a FANTASTIC President, and is likely a horrible person, much like most of you and I.
What scares me the most is the fact that reading these comments gives me a true cross-section of the intelligence of our nation. A much more pressing issue to me is privatizing education so that we can begin to produce more highly educated beings than those who have commented here! This is what will save our nation!
The war on Islamic Fascism (terror is a tactic, and you cannot declare war on a tactic) will go on for tens, if not hundreds of years, and when we appear weak, we will lose lives.
That is the eminent truth that most of you ying-yangs are avoiding.

Posted by: LordOfTheComments | September 7, 2007, 4:20 pm 4:20 pm

The Bushes and Bin laden families have been partners for many years in oil and CIA projects. The man is dead. With the next terroist attack our drunken pres. will become the dictator of America,and then there will be martial law

Posted by: john | September 7, 2007, 4:38 pm 4:38 pm

Here comes the boogeyman again! Right on time! Zogby poll released yesterday said 51% of the population wants a new investigation of 9/11. It seems they dont believe the official conspiracy theory. Wonder why.

Posted by: George | September 7, 2007, 4:51 pm 4:51 pm

I agree with all those comments that say this tape is a poorly made fake. At least the guy’s face in this video was more vertically elongated like OBL’s face in old pictures before 911, but the coloring is wrong. Do you remember how much more rounded the actor’s face was in the “smoking gun” (taking responsibility for 911) video, compared to pre-911 pictures of OBL ? I sure do. A number of internet sites have put still shots together from all the government released videos, side by side with the pre-911 photos. Looks like they don’t always use the same actor. The truth will set us free from the government’s fear mongering and their attempts to destroy our constitutional freedoms. May God bless us all and grant us peace.

Posted by: BrotherJohn | September 7, 2007, 4:55 pm 4:55 pm

BU36
When they wrote the bible nobody had a name for nukes, but when a whole city is destroyed by fire in one day, it’s pretty obvious what caused it. It’s just like the firey chariott that came and got Elijah. Today we call that a U.F.O.
“Blessed are those the rightly divide the word of truth.”

Posted by: R.J. | September 7, 2007, 5:06 pm 5:06 pm

How many “Bin Laden”‘s (Alias Cia Asset Tim Ostman) are you actually gonna show us??? Come on! Even the dumbed down people of the USA have some borders in their stupidity Christ…
How many lies are they willing to take anyway? Is this crap of unpunished crimes going on for ever? And leave the door wide open for the next “leader” to consider the law something for civies only ,and start brainwashing the people where BushCorp left off?

Posted by: Barbarian | September 7, 2007, 5:07 pm 5:07 pm

Too bad Clinton didn’t take him out when osama was offered to Billy-boy on a silver platter. 9-11 is a direct result of the Clintonistas failure to stop terrorism when it was stoppable.

Posted by: Timothy Saunders | September 7, 2007, 5:12 pm 5:12 pm

Muslims, especially hardline muslims are not suppose to dye their hair black. Grey/white hair is seen as pious and respectful. and they cannot wear gold jewelry (as seen in a previous bin laden video). The CIA should hire me for making fake islamic propaganda videos.

Posted by: Tomas | September 7, 2007, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm

Interesting that both images are fakes>> i do not buy it..
Bin Laden works for the CIA
he is a CIA agent
he is KING BUSH FRIEND ro long time & they are works together

Posted by: asa atfa | September 7, 2007, 5:34 pm 5:34 pm

on sept. 14th there will be a stand-down of our air defences. just like on 9-11.
are they’re going to try something again?

Posted by: Neo | September 7, 2007, 5:38 pm 5:38 pm

Intelligence sources have also opined that the terrorist mastermind is using Grecian Formula and even his closest terrorist lieutenants never noticed the gradual change.

Posted by: jurassicpork | September 7, 2007, 5:47 pm 5:47 pm

They found this video of a supposed lunatic threatening horrible things to us, then they go out of their way to translate it, tell the media and then release it near the date of 9/11. Why would they do that? Fear of course! We need to be afraid, and invade Iran!
They could keep it hidden… like the pentagon tapes.
9/11 TRUTH NOW!

Posted by: freedomfighter | September 7, 2007, 5:53 pm 5:53 pm

looks like seen made like seen made from the movie “WAG THE DOG” where they made the fake war comon people how moron you have to be to believe this.

Posted by: wag the dog | September 7, 2007, 6:02 pm 6:02 pm

A fake beard? ABC, do you really think people are that stupid and that they can’t remember what happened three years ago? You mean to tell us that he put on a fake beard in what looks like the EXACT same footage shown in Rove’s “October Surprise” ’04 OBL election video and that it’s a completely different video?
You people in the media and in the intelligence community have zero creativity whatsoever when it comes to psyops. Cheesy fifth rate detective films can do thousands of times better than you.

Posted by: EyesWideOpen | September 7, 2007, 6:04 pm 6:04 pm

I just realized what i wanna be for Halloween!

Posted by: Bud Sackaday | September 7, 2007, 6:07 pm 6:07 pm

True; False; propaganda; Attention diverter. Makes one wonder if our true intelligence is any better than at 9-11 and earlier. At any rate, it shows a number of individuals are interested and the subject generates some thinking, some hate, and some nonsense.

Posted by: Bruno Larsen | September 7, 2007, 6:08 pm 6:08 pm

Its pathetic that the people of the US believe Bin Laden is so well hidden. If we wanted to find him we would find him. The Bush family ties to the Bin Laden family prevents anything like this to happen.
Case in point. We found Hussein in a matter of months. Found him in a hole 30 feet down. Dug him up, placed him on trial then hung him. Iraq was better off without us, as is the Middle East.
All this is history repeating itself. It was tried in the middle ages. It was called the Crusades. That failed miserably. When the religious right is involved there is no winning. Its fanatical and they go to extremes. Religion and politics never mix. It ALWAYS ends in blood.

Posted by: Anthony | September 7, 2007, 6:08 pm 6:08 pm

Isn’t it fascinating how the immortal “Osama” always publishes his videos at the most opportune moments (for the neocons)?
This time just before the sixth anniversary of 9/11, and only hours after a Zogby poll was published showing that over half of the Americans want the president’s and vice-president’s role in 9/11 investigated…

Posted by: North European | September 7, 2007, 6:12 pm 6:12 pm

What idiot actually believes that this is Bin Laden!!!! Do they actually believe that we think he is still alive hanging out in some cave???
How isolated are these fools…and who are the disinfo agents working on these blogs attempting to portray it so?? Everybody and I mean Everybody I know say the same thing…
Bin Laden has been dead for years!!!
Maybe Bushs survelliance on Americans outside the US is becauase he knows that we know…what every country on the planet knows…outside the US…
Bin Laden is a figment of American occupations creation!!! Bin Laden…lol Damn yall stupid!!

Posted by: Nick | September 7, 2007, 6:12 pm 6:12 pm

Carba;
As much as the BDS revisionists would like Bush to be blamed for Bin Laden’s continued existence, it was actually Clinton who’d failed to take out Bin Laden when he had (at least one chance) that we know of. Maybe more.

Posted by: daughter of patriots | September 7, 2007, 6:17 pm 6:17 pm

laughable,,, but american sheep will believe whatever is on the box

Posted by: mr michuzz | September 7, 2007, 6:38 pm 6:38 pm

This was created by the CIA. They did not even do a good job. Nice try boys. The sad thing is a lot of people are going to buy it. OBL is looong dead guys. They are using him as a propaganda tool for their own agenda i.e. war in the middle east and control of oil. Wake up people.

Posted by: Raymond | September 7, 2007, 7:03 pm 7:03 pm

Why is this man still free? Opps, silly question. Bush doesn’t care!!!

Posted by: E. S. | September 7, 2007, 7:36 pm 7:36 pm

Neither of the pictures ABC has up are of Bin Laden. Both are fake. Bin Laden is dead. He died back in 2002 … this is all being done so the illegitimate bush regime can get more money for their defense contractor buddies. They don’t care that our soilders and inocent Iraqis are being killed everyday. And why should they?
ABC along with the rest of the mainstream media are helping to push the lies. They lost credibity with me back in 2000.
Don’t believe them about Bin Laden. That’s a fake tape along with the one they showed in 2004.

Posted by: spirittoo | September 7, 2007, 7:50 pm 7:50 pm

Shame on you ABC, CNN and the rest. What miraculous timing bin Laden has! Good people of the US, it’s time you put 2 and 2 together. The Osama boogey man is brought out only at auspicious moments, moments when Bushco desperately needs to pump up your fear. Here we are, on the eve of another 9/11 memorial, where we still have not had an objective, impartial, scientific explanation for the events of 9/11/2001. Here we are, on the eve of General Betrayus’ appearance before Congress. Have you heard, there will now be NO report? You know, the report we’ve been promised for months?
Geeeeezus, they think we are really dumb. And some of us, obviously, are.

Posted by: Ennealogic | September 7, 2007, 7:54 pm 7:54 pm

The US government is trying to fool the American people. The Osama tape was made by the CIA/government. Are the American people so foolish and stupid that they are going to fall into this trap laid out by the government? The other tapes of Osama saying that he was behind 9/11 is also fake. It has been proven in Germany that this is not the real Osama. The US government is trying hard to make us believe that Osama was behind the attacks. We the American people have woken up and you could see this by looking at the US economy as to how it is falling apart. We are doing this by peaceful means so that all Americans wake up and protect their nation. God bless America and its people.

Posted by: carl | September 7, 2007, 7:58 pm 7:58 pm

Wake the hell up people. Isn’t it quite timely that this tape comes out 1 day after the Zogby poll on 9/11 comes out. Last year the same thing happened. After the poll came out, another misterious Bin Laden tape comes out again. He’s dead people! This is just to remind you that something big is coming and very soon.

Posted by: Darren | September 7, 2007, 8:17 pm 8:17 pm

Looks like somebody at the CIA has been busy with Photoshop …..

Posted by: Heather | September 7, 2007, 8:42 pm 8:42 pm

Please do a Google image search for every picture of Bin Laden that you can reasonably find, and then compare the eye structure, nasal structure, etc… That is not Bin Laden. As for his changing his beard color to look younger… Nonsense! Only a bunch of culturally ignorant yahoos will fall for that….

Posted by: Curt | September 7, 2007, 9:10 pm 9:10 pm

Who put the bombs in the wtc? Bin ladin?
How did he get all that steel to melt?
How did he get those buildings to fall that fast? What about all the witnesess
to the explosions? Conspiracy? What about answers to facts?

Posted by: randy M. | September 7, 2007, 9:20 pm 9:20 pm

I still wonder why the FBI, to this DAY on their “Most Wanted” website DOES NOT have Usama listed for September 11, 2001? They’re probaly still busy trying to figure out if it was bin’s boys that Dan Rather repored getting caught at the “George Washington Bridge with a van full of explosives.”

Posted by: Bill Scopes | September 7, 2007, 10:36 pm 10:36 pm

omg hes alive!!!.. really he dug out frm his own grave and now living happily in iran and i know this coz god told me so.. wat a bs abc.

Posted by: bert | September 8, 2007, 12:20 am 12:20 am

Amazing Osama bin Laden back from the dead… again!!!
sorry propaganda nuts, Osama died December, 2001.

Posted by: zadros | September 8, 2007, 12:49 am 12:49 am

Osama ben Goldstein is long dead.

Posted by: fr | September 8, 2007, 12:50 am 12:50 am

The B.S. is getting old……

Posted by: Kimmer | September 8, 2007, 12:56 am 12:56 am

He shaved his beard????? what kind of crock is that?? He’s hiding in indonesia now? what is this, a new version of “where in the world is carmen san diego?”

Posted by: Bearless Osama?? | September 8, 2007, 5:14 am 5:14 am

Sadly, most here are missing the BIG PICTURE. The mass media is just like a “magic” show…it’s all sleight of hand and well-timed misdirection. Death, destruction and evil has become prime time entertainment!
Result: Look at us squabbling…it’s textbook “culture destabilization” on a global scale. As long as we are bickering among ourselves the power brokers grin and pull the puppet strings so easily. Now, let’s stop and think…
Q: What’s the one thing we ALL agree on?
A: Something is *very* wrong (economies, cultures, environment, families, education, etc.) and nothing is really being done about any of it by any gov’t, corporation, party, leader, program, religion or anything.
Let’s quit wasting time trying to lay blame, highlight the things we disagree about, and/or look for new solutions from old methods. We’ve got to change the big picture…somehow. We’ve got to begin again from some common point of reference that we all share.
The answer is not going to be found in a party, gov’t, religion, doctrine, etc. It is about how we treat each other on a daily basis, where we place our priorities, and how we make decisions as HUMAN BEINGS.
1) Breathe
2) Cast out fear
3) Do not judge
4) Nurture hope
5) Love and be loved
Please!

Posted by: lilolme | September 8, 2007, 8:24 am 8:24 am

Islamic Fascism? The only fascist threat is RIGHT HERE in our own nation. There is no global threat from Islam. “Fightin’ them over there so we don’t have to fight ‘em over here.” is a load of crap. How will they do that? With their Islamic navy? Al-CIA-duh’s air force? And go ahead and blame Bush AND Clinton, they’re both part of the same crime family anyway. WAKE UP AMERICA!!!

Posted by: AmericanCultureVulture | September 8, 2007, 9:02 am 9:02 am

Oh look! The boogeyman has been brought out of the CIA’s closet, dusted off and trotted out for the sheeple to cower from! Can we expect anything less from an administration that is so corrupt and dishonest that our President who before the wars said “Dead or Alive” and now that he has his wars says “I don’t really think about (Osama) him.”
How can there still be people who fall for this phony garbage. My uncle was on dialysis for years. It keeps you alive, but you deteriorate the entire time. In three years time from the 04 tape until now there is NO WAY he could look that healthy!! The ONLY way that bin Laden could look that good in that video is with a kidney transplant. How did he get that hiding in the mountains of Pakistan?? In the back jungles of the Asian continent and Pacific ring?? Not freaking likely. Anybody who buys this is just buying the same stuff Bush and Darth Cheney have been shoveling since 9/11.

Posted by: Brad | September 8, 2007, 10:11 am 10:11 am

OK first of all why does everyone keep bringing up this kidney problem as if UBL is hiding out there all on his own with no help? You honestly think out of all his devout followers this man wouldn’t have a doctor in his entourage? There’s something called peritineal dialysis, he wouldn’t always have to have some machine around to keep him well. God its amazing how many experts are posting comments, they look at a picture for fifteen minutes and determine its not him. Someone even knows the exact month he died! “December 2001″ Who are you to say? Were you there at his bedside? You’re just believing something you read, just like others are believing what ABC and CNN are telling them. None of us really know the truth. I know someone’s used the reference but this does feel similar to Orwell’s 1984, the government decides what’s fact, and destroys any evidence proving otherwise. It is so difficult to know what’s fact or fiction, everytime someone makes a point on here or states a “fact” theres 30 other people to tell him he’s wrong and that these other things are the real “facts”. Its ridiculous.

Posted by: gen | September 8, 2007, 11:10 am 11:10 am

A pre-released image shows an apparently older looking Bin Laden with a dyed dark brown beard, meaning the individual in the tape is either a body double or the terror master has been using Grecian Formula 16 in between his dashing from cave to cave across the mountainous Pakistani border region.
But whether you think it’s Bin Laden or not is really beside the point, if Bin Laden was dead it would be necessary to perpetuate the myth anyway, the thing to bear in mind here is that Osama has never failed in ensuring his tapes get released at the most politically opportune times – not for ‘Al-Qaeda’ – but for the Neo-Cons and the Bush administration.
In addition, the security services and IntelCenter have been caught on numerous occasions doctoring Bin Laden tapes and passing off footage they filmed as originating from Al-Qaeda, as well as claiming that 6-year-old footage is new material. Their credibility on this issue has been shot to pieces again and again and only the supremely naive or the witting dupe would lend any credence to the authenticity of this new tape.

Posted by: rod | September 8, 2007, 11:28 am 11:28 am

The press is not doing any investigations properly. They are in cahoots with the government. That’s why they are called ‘presstitutes’. Shame on those journalists.

Posted by: Claire Jones | September 8, 2007, 11:29 am 11:29 am

A new Zogby International poll released the day before the bin lauden video shows that 51% of Americans (up from 45% last year) want Bush and Cheney to be directly investigated for their actions on 9/11 and 67% fault the 9/11 Commission for their failure to probe the anomalous collapse of WTC 7.
Hours after the release of the poll Bin Laden pops up and promises us a new editorial comment. Coincidence? Precisely the same thing happened last year. On May 23rd 2006, a Zogby poll was released showing nearly half of Americans wanted a new 9/11 investigation. The very next day, Bin Laden popped up to reinforce the official version and threaten new attacks. Can lightening strike twice in the same place

Posted by: scott | September 8, 2007, 11:32 am 11:32 am

There is nothing strange or idiotic about a person asking questions about the actions of his government. The people who believe what they’re told without thinking for themselves are the real idiots.
The fact of the matter is that the US government, both Republicans and Democrats, lied about Iraq and are lying about Iran right now. If they lied about these important topics, why should we believe that they are telling us the truth about 9/11 and bin Laden?

Posted by: Kevin Walker | September 8, 2007, 4:05 pm 4:05 pm

all you “patriotic”(sarcasm) bush/cheney/neocon loving apologist americans look really really dumb from outside your own country . there is no way that this is osama ,and if you consider that that means that this is fabricated for propaganda purposes ,and was most likely produced by your own intelligence services .
you need to read some books and stop watching and following your dumbed down media ,the answers are not there .

Posted by: stone | September 8, 2007, 6:44 pm 6:44 pm

Forget that Bush himself said bin-laden wasn’t a threat anymore.
Forget the CIA dismantled the program they had for finding him.
Remember this is a fake video.

Posted by: farang | September 8, 2007, 7:51 pm 7:51 pm

Just like the most recent fake looking and well timed video from the now deceased Osama, the timely and merely coincidental videos released by the CIA and its private intelligence service contractors of Osama and his ever
second in command, purporting to come from that ubiquitous and all-powerful Al-CIAeda franchise corporation, leave a lot of Americans convinced of the
official myth that is the fraud of 911.

Posted by: Christian | September 8, 2007, 8:30 pm 8:30 pm

Wake Up People 9/11 was orchestrated by elements of our government with the assistance of Israel and the corporate media has helped to coverup the truth and facilitate the growing police state, surveillance society. It is there New World Order.

Posted by: Christian | September 8, 2007, 8:34 pm 8:34 pm

Another staged Osama tape. Just in time for 9/11 2007. .

Posted by: Mikester | September 8, 2007, 9:40 pm 9:40 pm

Bin Laden is left handed. Strange “we the people” have been shown a left handed & also a right handed Bin Laden tape. Ole Binny being tricky I guess.

Posted by: Lucy MacKay | September 8, 2007, 9:51 pm 9:51 pm

1. Bin Laden never had a kidney problem
2. Bin Laden never asked us to convert to Islam before this tape
3. Bin laden speaking of Democrats, Demonstrations, Global Warming, Green House Gasses and Corporations! I’ve got a nice bridge to sell
4. Bin Laden shows up just before Patreaus speaks to Congress and Bush wants more money for Iraq

Posted by: BlueHighwayman | September 8, 2007, 10:58 pm 10:58 pm

Hilarious!!! Those pictures are great! I definitely know who I’m dressing like this Halloween!
Will they catch Bin Laden before he blows up America again? Oh I can’t stand the suspense! I think this is my favorite TV show!

Posted by: billy | September 8, 2007, 11:11 pm 11:11 pm

Deadman walking…
You mainstream media morons just don’t get it do you… The only ones to really believe your tripe are those 70 years or older… and those younger… well are a bunch of morons such as your self.

Posted by: I am 007 | September 8, 2007, 11:26 pm 11:26 pm

UBL needs to be mocked, humiliated, and laughed at, a-la a “Saturday Night Live” episode! I see he’s still wearing that sweet, darling little pill-box hat, that was so popular with women in the 60′s. Also, one could point out that the reason the pic’s are so bad, is due to the Bat-dung on the stolen video cam lens used to take the pic’s! Also, he’s obviously benefited from someone stealing a couple jugs of “Just For Men” to dye his scraggly beard, so he can look younger for the brain-dead homicide bombers he keeps extolling to “die for Islam” while he remains safe in “Cave Nr. 3″ in Pakistan!

Posted by: Larry | September 9, 2007, 10:39 am 10:39 am

Too bad Bush didnt order him to be taken into custody when Bin Laden was met by CIA officers when he was visiting hospital.

Posted by: JoeyT | September 9, 2007, 4:59 pm 4:59 pm

True, the beard is different, but who’s to say that it’s a new tape? The government is likely just passing on old news and new news, simply to keep us thinking the war is worth it. Bin Laden’s out there, simply because it’d be all over the news if he was captured, dead or alive, but this ‘new tape’ nonsense is ridiculous. No one cares about a new videotape. Simply catch the man and lets move on. There are more important things than wasting years on a man that’s going to wind up dead in a few years anyway; Bush is going to wind up using this ‘tape’ as an excuse to send more soldiers to Iraq, which is the exact opposite of what’s needed. Bin Laden was in the hospital and no one got him then…why didn’t Bush get him then?

Posted by: Natalie | September 9, 2007, 7:04 pm 7:04 pm

Wow, it’s almost 9/11/2007, perfect timing for bush and his minions to stir up some new “fear” in the hearts of Americans. I HATE bush and everything he has done to our country. How convenient for a new video of bin laden to just suddenly “pop up” a few days before 9/11.
How pathetic and sad.
Wake up America.

Posted by: Dr. Steven C. | September 9, 2007, 7:47 pm 7:47 pm

Even he ‘s still alive or not what will be the difference?? Wordwide this organization is expanding and moreover the danger.Its better to wake up and be alert instead of chest thumbeling: saying we are more save than 6 years ago
That is pure arrogancy. We developed our security but they also developed their technics.My call: Stay awake as we were awake after sept 11th

Posted by: Pieter | September 9, 2007, 8:56 pm 8:56 pm

Surely the war WILL continue! With or without B.L. That remains the same! There are many others ready to take his place! So it is just taunting from the “OTHERSIDE”! And you sure do fall for it! The president NEVER said he was dead!(B.L.) However there has been much speculation about it from all sides! The “experts” agree that the B.L. picture was doctered up! But they went by scientific data from previous voice recordings and compare them! Supposedly it is much like fingerprinting!!

Posted by: rich | September 9, 2007, 10:32 pm 10:32 pm

How very very convenient the video dropped off at the U.S governments desk first. WoW!

Posted by: Mike Jones | September 10, 2007, 1:22 am 1:22 am

The speech by the OBL impersonator was written by Adam Gaddan, the California punk who converted to wacko Islam and is wanted for treason.
This is nothing but pure propaganda from a california dreamer of utopia. He’s a liberal Bush hater, nothing more!

Posted by: Scott | September 10, 2007, 2:09 am 2:09 am

On Wednesday(Sept. 5), we receive the information that the “Sniper” or Osama Bin Laden was returning. We believed that the USA was also a were of the name “Sniper.” But it seemed they didn’t. But we noted any un-usual delay in the network and were therefore forced to make a double transmission to be sure on Thursday.
Osama bin Laden’s resurrection from the dead is terribly scary.
Benny

Posted by: Benny | September 10, 2007, 3:19 am 3:19 am

Get true facts not HOAX about whoever or what ever it is. Don’t be blind folded for such fake pictures with audio only. People like Osama don’t give Audio with a “Fake Still picture”
watch “911 – Loose Change 2nd Edition”
True solid fatcs not poor Hoax like the latest “Audio+Fake Still picture” tape.

Posted by: BUSH LIAR | September 10, 2007, 4:08 am 4:08 am

Notice gas prices on the rise again? Nice try at trying to divert our attention. Hopefully the American people can hang tuff until Bush gets out of office. Although we may never be able to repair the damage he has done

Posted by: robin | September 10, 2007, 8:39 am 8:39 am

Israel needs the US more than the US needs Israel, that is for sure. Let us not forget, without US political, economic, moral and military support Israel would have been wiped out many times over already by sheer force of numbers alone. As it is, American taxpayers have billions of dollars per year siphoned off to protect this small nation. And what does it get us? The hatred and disdain of the entire mideast, and not just the radicals, either. This conflict between Jews and and Arabs transcends religion and national borders.

Posted by: Ron L | September 10, 2007, 10:51 am 10:51 am

And by the way…
The reason why America is forced to rely on the mideast for oil is both our idiotic fascination with big vehicles and our environmentalists who have basically shut down domestic production of oil because they say it adversely affects the environment.
Hate to break it to you…nothing humanity can do can alter the environment long-term. We’re nothing more than a blip on the cosmic radar, and our impact is very limited overall.
And comparing this drawn out, brutal affair in Iraq to the incursions made against pirates, basically, is like comparing apples to hand-grenades, “Jacques,” my snail-eating compadre.
And regarding the Monroe Doctrine–it was made on behalf of the nations in central and south America, in defense of their rights, and against COLONIALISM, which America always stood against. It was NOT meddling in foreign affairs, it was establishing a good fence, and as everyone should know, good fences make for good neighbors.

Posted by: Ron L | September 10, 2007, 11:35 am 11:35 am

Now im not a Bushite, but for those people saying its a “fake beard”, Umm heard of “Just for Men” much? They make one just for beards and mustaches now.
And as for the kidney thing, Its certainly possible that he went to a hospital. Or bribed a few doctors.
But really, and Im absolutely serious here, if the guy shaved his beard, lost the turban and the robes, and just dressed normally, no one would know it was him. He could walk into a hospital as an ordinary middle aged man.

Posted by: Shooter | September 10, 2007, 12:52 pm 12:52 pm

There is a saying that goes, “if you tell a lie enough times people will believe it.” Shrub administration thinks that if they lie all the time, nobody will know the truth. But Colin Powell just said that Al Qaeda isn’t the real threat, it’s the neoCONs that are destroying our constitution and freedoms. Thanks Colin, for telling the truth.

Posted by: R.J. | September 10, 2007, 5:15 pm 5:15 pm

PEOPLE WAKE UP!!! 9/11 was definately an inside job.Controlled detonations inside WTC? I think that OBL is just an escape goat for mr.Bush sins.

Posted by: Fox | September 10, 2007, 10:08 pm 10:08 pm

It was an inside job!!!!

Posted by: Mulder | September 10, 2007, 10:15 pm 10:15 pm

The beard isn’t the only thing that’s fake. The Osama is fake as well. Ever wonder why these tapes always appear when it most benefits the Cheney regime? Ever wonder why “Osama” reiterates left-wing talking points, enabling the Bushites to tell anyone who is dumb enough to listen that the Dems are on the same page as “Al Qaeda”? At what point did Osama bin Laden STOP working for the C.I.A.? Answer: When he died in December 2001.
Think there’s a reason why the C.I.A. chief of station for the U.A.E. met with bin Laden in July 2001 when he was in that country for dialysis?
What do you think they talked about? Most likely he was asked if he would be willing to claim “credit” for 9/11 to which he apparantly refused, if you consider his four separate denials of involvement in the days after 9/11
Musharraf says bin Laden likely dead already since December 2001 from kidney failure
Karzai says bin Laden likely dead already
FOX “news” claims bin Laden already dead
New York Times says bin Laden most likely dead
an FBI guy says bin Laden most likely dead
Mossad (Israeli intel.) says bin Laden most likely dead since December 2001 and any further tapes are fakes (reprint of a World Tribune article)

Posted by: Thinker | September 11, 2007, 1:38 am 1:38 am

There is one good reason to discount the speculation that OBL may be in Southeast Asia, for example, Indonesia or the Philippines (God forbid!).
Now it is true that if the beard is fake that would mean OBL has gotten rid of his own and might have done so to avoid standing out in this region, where indeed, beards are not favored by men (or women!).
But it is also true that it is a rare Indonesian or Filipino that is over about 5 feet ten inches in height. Almost all six footers are mestizos (half-breeds).
Thus, at least in the Philippines, OBL would definitely stand out as a too-tall clean shaven guy.
We’ve got our hands full anyway with the Abu Sayyaf and MILF ambushmen and beheaders. I really hope he isn’t here to make things a heck of a lot worse.
On the other hand, I’m sure our Military would love to nail him, beard or none, but I can’t guarantee the rest of the world would recognize him after we were done with him for all the harm he has inspired here.

Posted by: DJB Rizalist | September 11, 2007, 9:53 am 9:53 am

I pray the Government of US should do anything possible to neutralise terrorism.Bin Laden is an Ordinary man.
his time is coming when he will look left and right, front and back and see nobody but his creator and he will say had I known, I wouldn`t have been this stupid.My Sympathy to the family of the lost souls.

Posted by: Ikyaagba T. | September 11, 2007, 9:59 am 9:59 am

seriously I think that this is not him he looks more defined now his shoulders for one his beard just everything maybe they had someone take over him when he died and just carried out his old disgusting duties that he does. and seriously I think this might be a warning to the us that another big destruction might happen again I wonder why he sent that tape

Posted by: desire booke | September 11, 2007, 2:10 pm 2:10 pm

talk about stupid. welcome to america … those of you who talk about 911. let me tell you the truth… 911 is an inside job.

Posted by: michael | September 11, 2007, 11:47 pm 11:47 pm

Who knows Bush might be keeping bin laden in his white house and releasing this taps to get more funds for Home Land Security and use them as “Bush Home Funds”
Funny news I heard, we are using home land security funds for Oakland bridge collapse. I guess BUSH has no idea on what is home land security and how to use the funds and world have no idea and funds these activities.

Posted by: J K | September 12, 2007, 6:55 pm 6:55 pm

Oh Masses of this Nation’s greatest trial in its history remember the prophetic-Decree (Holy Qur-an 57:22).
The powers that we see before our eyes are mere players in an over all scheme to bring forth Desolations.

Posted by: Prince Omar Messiah | September 13, 2007, 9:47 pm 9:47 pm

Funny, but after 6 years Bush looks older, but magically Osama Bin Laden got younger and lost all his grey during that same time period.
Its likely this is rehashed video because there are numerous edits and the video halts many times even though the audio continues.
its likely this is very old footage or a simple fake. One of Saddam Hussein’s sons Uday had a body double that was a spitting image of the guy. There’s no shortage of guys that look like osama in the middle east, and if you put him in a similar costume, fuzz up the video (why was the video so fuzzy? osama’s 2nd hand man has video release that are clear as a bell) and poorly dub in audio and wallah, osama lives!

Posted by: Steve Savage | September 14, 2007, 4:37 am 4:37 am

The bin Laden video is an obvious fake, reported by CNET NEWS BLOG. The “video” contains long random sections with no movement: a still photo, where bin Laden allegedly mentions “current events.” The audio is chopped to pieces and from multiple sources. They have created this from old footage and recordings, and it is not genuine, not new, and not credible.
THIS ISN’T THE FIRST FRAUD. Bin Laden has been reported dead since December 2001, and that’s probably true

Posted by: johndoraemi | September 20, 2007, 5:03 pm 5:03 pm

Cousin Osama has a rider. The question is who?

Posted by: Isa Shafi | September 21, 2007, 8:37 am 8:37 am

This may very well be a disinformation Propaganda campaign ‘leaked” by the government to SITE then re leaked to some local news paper,national news wire and television station.
May our minds never over ride our most excellent qualities given to us by the grace of God.

Posted by: Weezbo | October 10, 2007, 2:46 am 2:46 am

If this was “leaked” info, why are the time stamps not jiving with the SITE timeline?

Posted by: Bob | October 11, 2007, 8:25 am 8:25 am

Just in case… I saw lock and load. C’mon, bring it on! They are nothing but anti-American socials who still got a grudge from way back when.

Posted by: A J CALIFORNIA | October 24, 2007, 9:14 pm 9:14 pm

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