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BREAKING! Bin Laden Still Alive!

By Big Tent Democrat, Section War on Terror
Posted on Tue May 01, 2007 at 12:36:42 PM EST
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Al Masri, the bloodthirsty terrorist who attacked us on 9/11, who supposedly is the key to the whole Iraq Debacle, now that the previous two keys, Saddam Hussein and Zarqawi are dead (not to mention 8 million #3s), is DEAD! again. Check that. Nope, it is misinformation we are now told. So how is that different than what the Media has been reporting for the last 6 years?

Meanwhile, we can report that Osama bin Laden is alive and well, living in Pakistan/Afghanistan/Waziristan/Off The Bush Radarstan.

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    BTD, has BobJohnson assumed your identity? (5.00 / 3) (#1)
    by oculus on Tue May 01, 2007 at 01:01:20 PM EST


    Shhh, BTD took a small vacation today (none / 0) (#2)
    by Militarytracy on Tue May 01, 2007 at 01:18:24 PM EST
    Caseload ya know;)

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    The #1 man is a revolving position and (5.00 / 2) (#3)
    by Militarytracy on Tue May 01, 2007 at 01:21:05 PM EST
    Al Qaeda is a brand name and terrorism is a tactic but the media doesn't seem to understand or care to understand it all.

    The Word - (none / 0) (#20)
    by Edger on Tue May 01, 2007 at 04:04:11 PM EST
    Branding

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    So (5.00 / 1) (#17)
    by Edger on Tue May 01, 2007 at 03:18:33 PM EST
    Bush has spent 4 years and half a trillion dollars in an imperialist invasion and occupation that has killed nearly a million Iraqis AND killed more Americans than were killed in 9/11, AND created a continuous supply of very motivated people in Iraq who want to kill Americans, all the while claiming he is fighting terror, and Bin Ladin, his best buddy in marketing his WOT, is still walking around.

    The incompetency defense comments from the RWNJs should be interesting in a morbidly clinical sort of way today.

    Nobody is that bad an aim, are they?

    Maybe some aluminum tubes fell on him. (5.00 / 1) (#18)
    by Geekesque on Tue May 01, 2007 at 03:21:38 PM EST
    Or something like that.

    On Bush? ;-) (none / 0) (#19)
    by Edger on Tue May 01, 2007 at 03:27:17 PM EST


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    We'll git 'im - dead er alive. (5.00 / 1) (#32)
    by Edger on Wed May 02, 2007 at 09:37:23 AM EST
    Bush Commits One Additional Troop To Afghanistan:
    Bush said. "Today, I am ordering the deployment of the 325th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Private Tim Ekenberg, to the embattled Kandahar region."

    "We will take whatever measures necessary to win," Bush added. "Isn't that right, Tim?"

    Ekenberg is scheduled to arrive in Afghanistan on Friday. His duties include providing full military support for the still-tenuous democratic government, resolving potential conflicts between rival warlords, gathering intelligence for his superiors, delivering humanitarian relief to millions of Afghan citizens displaced by factional warfare, and maintaining a high level of personal physical fitness.

    Ekenberg's most vital assignment, however, will be to patrol approximately 1,200 square miles of volatile territory on the Afghan-Pakistani border and conduct search-and-destroy missions on the estimated 40,000 caves where U.S. intelligence sources believe Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda operatives could be hiding.
    ...
    "This is where we should have been sending troops all along," Clinton said. "It's a promising sign that the president is finally willing to unleash on Afghanistan the full force and military might of the United States Marine Corps Private Tim Ekenberg."
    Abu Ayuub al Masri (1.00 / 1) (#4)
    by Gabriel Malor on Tue May 01, 2007 at 01:43:55 PM EST
    The issue of whether the rumors are true or not will be settled when military investigators reach Nihabi.

    But setting that aside for the moment, you don't think that the death of Al Masri is a noteworthy circumstance? Isn't it even more noteworthy if it's true that he has been killed by a rival insurgent group?

    Why the single minded focus on just one terrorist, who's off hiding in a cave, BTD? Why shouldn't we be worried about the terrorists who are running around Iraq, killing U.S. troops?

    Because that one hiding in the cave (5.00 / 2) (#5)
    by Militarytracy on Tue May 01, 2007 at 01:53:28 PM EST
    was who knocked down our very tall buildings and killed thousands of innocents on American soil HELLO.........KNOCK KNOCK ANYBODY HOME?

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    With all Due Respect MT (5.00 / 4) (#6)
    by squeaky on Tue May 01, 2007 at 01:56:19 PM EST
    That is far from a proven fact. Even the FBI has dropped that case against him due to lack of evidence.

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    Truly? I don't keep up on those things (5.00 / 2) (#7)
    by Militarytracy on Tue May 01, 2007 at 01:59:26 PM EST
    If that's so that's just freaky.  Not sure what to make of things then, it's like owning that End of Major Combat Operations T-shirt.....it's just one new X-files episode after another.

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    For the record (5.00 / 1) (#35)
    by Peaches on Thu May 03, 2007 at 03:39:56 PM EST
    I don't know who was responsible for 9/11 either.

    Looks like Sqeaky and I are not alone.

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    You're kidding right? (none / 0) (#10)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Tue May 01, 2007 at 02:01:58 PM EST
    bin Laden has bragged about it.

    IT is conclusively ADMITTED.

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    Yes (5.00 / 2) (#12)
    by squeaky on Tue May 01, 2007 at 02:25:57 PM EST
    After he initially denied having anything to do with it. His later admission may have been for political gain.

    Hey, I am not saying that he did not do it. It is just that there is very little proof to link hin to the event.

    Besides, if it is so clear that he is responsible how come the FBI dropped that case against him.

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    There are videos of him planning it with KSH (none / 0) (#13)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Tue May 01, 2007 at 02:39:22 PM EST
    prior to 9/11.

    This simnply is not a disputed issue imo.

    Now, some fall into the LIHOP school. I don't. But you can not argue that bin Laden and Al Qaida were not responsible.

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    OK (5.00 / 1) (#15)
    by squeaky on Tue May 01, 2007 at 02:57:42 PM EST
    I am in the camp of innocent until proven guilty. I have not seen the tapes of him and KSH, and do not speak Arabic either. There is little doubt in my mind that he was responsible for the bombings in 1998 Tanzania but for 9/11 many doubts.

    I will look for info on the tapes you mention.

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    FBI (5.00 / 2) (#21)
    by squeaky on Tue May 01, 2007 at 05:15:02 PM EST
    The fact that the FBI is not investigating OBL for 911 means nothing, I guess. They seem to just do as they please whether there is evidence of a crime or not.

    Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) of the Senate Intelligence Committee tried his best back in 2003 to get the FBI to investigate the Niger forgeries. The FBI's response has been lackluster at best.

    TPM

    Who is their boss anyway?

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    Hello, right back. (none / 0) (#9)
    by Gabriel Malor on Tue May 01, 2007 at 02:01:56 PM EST
    So? Are you saying that we should just ignore everyone else trying to kill our troops? Why shouldn't we be happy that Al Masri is dead (if he's dead)?

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    Well, Iraqis are trying to kill our troops in Iraq (5.00 / 2) (#14)
    by Militarytracy on Tue May 01, 2007 at 02:48:48 PM EST
    Imagine if our troops weren't in Iraq.  They couldn't try to kill let alone manage to kill them then could they?  Hmmmmm?

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    Good thinking Gabe (5.00 / 3) (#16)
    by Edger on Tue May 01, 2007 at 02:58:44 PM EST
    Quit sending them targets.

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    On the contrary (5.00 / 4) (#8)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Tue May 01, 2007 at 02:01:13 PM EST
    Like the Media I have reported on his many deaths.

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    Heh. (none / 0) (#11)
    by Gabriel Malor on Tue May 01, 2007 at 02:22:33 PM EST


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    Parallel universes (5.00 / 1) (#22)
    by Al on Tue May 01, 2007 at 06:17:58 PM EST
    Amazing. Just amazing. According to the wingnuts,

    (1) The Iraq invasion was successfully completed by May, 2003, and

    (2) Osama bin Laden did not order the 9-11 attacks.

    Right. It was Bill Clinton in a turban. How delusional can you be?


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    Well most of them are far too delusional (5.00 / 1) (#24)
    by Edger on Tue May 01, 2007 at 06:29:22 PM EST
    to realize that they are delusional. The perfect incompetency defense.

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    Wha? (1.00 / 2) (#23)
    by Gabriel Malor on Tue May 01, 2007 at 06:28:24 PM EST
    Who is claiming that OBL did not order 9-11? (Aside from squeaky, I mean.)

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    You been out of the country for the past 4 years? (5.00 / 2) (#25)
    by Edger on Tue May 01, 2007 at 09:53:04 PM EST
    Ever hear of Dick Cheney or George Bush or the Republicans? Oh, and btw, there's been an invasion of Iraq. Apparently Saddam Hussein ordered 9/11.

    Really.

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    Spit on My Screen While Laughing (5.00 / 1) (#26)
    by squeaky on Tue May 01, 2007 at 10:13:33 PM EST


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    Would I (none / 0) (#27)
    by Edger on Tue May 01, 2007 at 10:21:48 PM EST
    lie to you?

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    Stop it is too funny (none / 0) (#28)
    by squeaky on Tue May 01, 2007 at 10:25:08 PM EST


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    Heh. I'm out of here anyway. (none / 0) (#29)
    by Edger on Tue May 01, 2007 at 10:31:57 PM EST
    Good night.

    Btw, if Bush can afford it he's staying in Iraq.

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    Too Funny (5.00 / 1) (#30)
    by squeaky on Tue May 01, 2007 at 10:36:10 PM EST
    I had to look at that three times till I got it.

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    I thought that Bush was a man of his word (5.00 / 2) (#31)
    by Freewill on Wed May 02, 2007 at 12:33:02 AM EST
    Didn't Bush say he was going to get who ever did 9/11? Didn't he say "Dead or Alive"? And I thought Bush was a man of his word, who sticks by his word. A honorable man with unwavering integrity" as the minion of talk tough puppets put it.

    Bush told us that the reason we can't leave Iraq was because it would demonstrate to the terrorists that America has no resolve. If we don't have the resolve to find the actual terrorist who attacked America are we not emboldening that terrorist and inviting him to "have another wack at it"? "Hey, you kill thousands of Americans on American soil and go hide. We'll let ya win this round"

    "We can't leave Iraq now because if we do all those American lives lost would be in vain" is another paraphrased comment so often repeated by those tough talking Warmongers. However, if we don't get the dude responsible for 9/11 isn't that leaving American lives lost in vain? Apparently not to them!

    I can't understand these Warmongers who talk tough but in the same breath speak about protecting terrorists? I guess I can't figure out their logic; Civil War Participants = Terrorists, All Muslims = Evil Terrorists, Bin Laden = Dude on Vacation who means nothing now?

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    True (5.00 / 1) (#33)
    by squeaky on Wed May 02, 2007 at 12:04:02 PM EST
    And I thought Bush was a man of his word, who sticks by his word.
    Except when he is lying.

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    Honestly (5.00 / 1) (#34)
    by Freewill on Wed May 02, 2007 at 09:22:42 PM EST
    I do not believe that Bush can remember what he said yesterday yet alone 2 days ago. His speeches always sound the same, 9/11, remember 9/11, and they'll follow us home. If you watch the video from 2 years ago the propaganda was the same as it is today. Nothing has changed.

    Why? Because he has said these lines so many times now he has convinced himself that they must be true.

    "I'll probably say it three more times, see, in my line of work you gotta keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kinda catapult the propaganda."- Bush - New York, May 24, 2005

    Bush on how to end terrorism:

    "People say, how can I help on this war against terror? How can I fight evil? You can do so by mentoring a child; by going into a shut-in's house and say I love you." - President Bush - Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2002

    Here is Bush on Bin Laden:

    "The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." --Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2001

    "I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." --Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002

    It's amazing how Warmongers hold this President to such high esteem. How can Warmongers ever expect to be taken seriously when they parrot this President? Myself, I can't figure out what the hell he is talking about half the time. How is the U.S. population supposed to understand this President when the President himself doesn't understand the President?

    One last one from guess who:

    "For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible - and no one can now doubt the word of America." 2004 State of the Union Address

     

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