Osama Bin Laden Still Talking Despite Rain of Drone Strikes

[sonomak]

Source: ABC News

Osama bin Laden released his first audio tape since March today calling for Muslim relief and charity in places like flood-ravaged Pakistan.

The new message comes despite a record number of drone attacks along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border targeting Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters. Both Bin Laden and Al Qaeda second-in-command Ayman Zawahiri are believed to be hiding in the mountainous border region.

The 11-minute message could not be immediately authenticated but was released on a variety of known extremist websites with an old still photo of the al Qaeda leader. The message was largely addressed to Pakistani citizens affected by recent devastating floods. Although there is no date referenced, the recent floods in Pakistan suggest the recording is no more than two months old.

In several recent messages bin Laden has shifted slightly from militancy and addressed geopolitics, climate change and environmental disasters, seeking to appear as a humanitarian. His previous message, however, threatened the US with violence if 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Muhammed is executed by the US government.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/bin-laden-tape-addresses-pakistani-floods/story?id=11774771

[jaksavage]

1. Bull-oni

If OBL was alive he would be sending convincing video monologues to the media to further his cause. Not these old trumped up rehashes with still shots and audio over.
come on 200 vid cam can be had in any big city, including Islamabad.

[kysrsoze]

2. Dead Man Talking? Right... he's been dead for years.

[FreepFryer]

3. Immanuel Goldstein sighted in Oceania. (n/t)

[deminks]

4. Boo!

It is almost Halloween. It is Halloween in the stores.

[Bragi]

5. The "OBL is dead" meme

I am always amused by those who greet every story about OBL by claiming certain knowledge that he's been dead for many years.

They make this claim based on zero evidence, and despite the fact that it would make no sense for anyone on any side to cover up his death, if it had occurred.

I'm not sure what they get out of it, but I find it weird that some people remain deeply attached to the claim that he's dead.

[Drops_not_Dope]

6. ROFLMAO

[TexasObserver]

11. That actor was great in "All of Me"

[TexasObserver]

10. I find it equally amusing people still think he's alive.

[TatonkaJames]

7. How is he dead if he's referencing

The floods from two months ago? The CIA remains mostly silent but can verify his voice with the latest tech.
Maybe they don't want to belabor the point that the USA can't get one man? Or do they want to? His being alive
perpetuates the fear factor for many.
Dead or alive what's the difference. It's who's inside our government that is the real threat to us. We're the
biggest terrorist nation in the world, look at what we have done to our own since our inception? And OBL was
on our payroll for many years. We could have had him as Gary Berntsen knows well but after the 9/11 attacks where
Bush Sr was with a member of the Bin Laden family and then Bush Jr allowed three planes of Saudis to leave when we
halted all air traffic in this country, so it seems to point that we held allegiance to them for some reason?
If he were dead the government would be singing praises for months just like they did with Saddam and his sons.
Even there, it was OK to show the dead mutilated corpes of them but not our dead soldiers. They know no one supports
war once they see the coffins coming back. Heck, after the initial Shock and Awe which Americans love, they immediately
began with the TV censorship.
Wake up America.

[skoalyman]

8. is it on iTunes yet lol

is it the greatest hits album:scared:

[TexasObserver]

9. He lives in Langley, Virginia, doesn't he?

He's made more posthumous recordings than Tupac.

[DCBob]

12. Any proof this the real OBL??

I dont think we have seen a video of this man for years.

[MellowDem]

13. Something tells me....

OBL will still be releasing videos audio tapes when he's 150 years old.

[TexasObserver]

14. Pat Boone was on TV selling "Osama's Greatest Hits" the other night.

I think it was about 2 am several nights ago.

One of those "oldies but goodies" info-mercials.

Maybe it's because Osama's favorite Debbie Boone song is YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE.

[Prometheus Bound]

15. We should take up a collection and buy him a video camera.