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Terror Networks
Osama bin Laden 'healthy and well'
2008-04-03
AL-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden is "healthy and well", the network's number two leader Ayman al-Zawahiri said today in an audio message, according to a US group monitoring Islamist websites.

"Sheikh Osama bin Laden is healthy and well by the grace of Allah," Zawahiri said in the audio released by al-Qaeda's media arm, As-Sahab, according to a transcript provided by IntelCentre. The health of al-Qaeda's elusive leader, who is believed to be hiding somewhere in the porous border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan, is the subject of widespread speculation. Bin Laden has claimed responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, which killed nearly 3000 people and prompted the US-led invasion of Afghanistan.
Posted by:Fred

#17  There was a video released a few months ago and the video talked about old stuff at the beginning and end and sort of had a freeze frame in the middle with new info. It was very suspicious. As if they added new audio to an old video to placate the somewhat dim jihadis.

Funny thing is a lot of westerners didn't notice at first because we were reading the subtitles. Some blogger picked it up and the video disappeared in the media black hole.

This leads me to belive that Al Queda realizes they have a bit of a problem with him not appearing on video but they don't really have a good solution.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2008-04-03 21:57  

#16  Wasn't there a "recent" audio tape of him ranting about the big-Mo cartoon boondogle? I mean, that was a fairly recent event right?

Personally, I think he's brain matter on a Tora-Bora cave, but maybe that's blind hope.
Posted by: BA   2008-04-03 20:43  

#15  A Muslim over 6 feet tall with a kidney problem. I think my grandmother could have found him by now.
Posted by: Icerigger   2008-04-03 20:05  

#14  Good conjecture, RJ. I hadn't thought of that.
Posted by: Pancho Elmeck8414   2008-04-03 18:25  

#13   Al Queda usually admits when someone is dead and I find it hard to believe the other Al Queda guys wouldn't jump at being the next leader if given the chance.

My guess is he's mutilated and the site of him would scare the jihadis. Some things are worse than death and virgins.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2008-04-03 18:11  

#12  I'd be surprised if OBL is alive. His last message was an audio message only. There is no way to date stamp it. Next they will be going into syndication and showing us re-runs. However, in the remote circumstance that he might be alive, we need to grease his $limy arse--as long as it takes. We owe him a fitting death.
Posted by: JohnQC   2008-04-03 13:50  

#11  Jeebus, mhw, I wouldn't wish that on bin Laden himself.

*snicker*
Posted by: BA   2008-04-03 13:45  

#10  maybe he looks bad enough to be a double for Michael Jackson
Posted by: mhw   2008-04-03 12:48  

#9  Living in Secret location with Francisco Franco and JFK...
Posted by: Chief Running Gag   2008-04-03 12:43  

#8  No video because he has had plastic surgery and now works as a 'double' for Grace Jones.

heh, you're on to somethin somethin Menhadden Snogum6713..
She's a Tranny now who calls 'her'self..
Grace Jones bin Ladin.
And she's workin the Ho-Stro in Karachi!
Posted by: RD   2008-04-03 12:37  

#7  No video because he has had plastic surgery and now works as a 'double' for Grace Jones.
Posted by: Menhadden Snogum6713   2008-04-03 09:00  

#6  Then prop his decomposing corpse up and show us Al-Zawahindquarters.
Posted by: DarthVader   2008-04-03 08:49  

#5  Joe it seems as if the solar winds are disturbing the ionic capitals supporting Guam?

my 2¢, OBL is alive and hole-hiding because he is afraid as hell of dying or being captured.

Love to see what the Iraqi Shia would do to him.. LOL!
Posted by: RD   2008-04-03 03:47  

#4  ION, NET SCIENCE-SPACE > "SOLAR TSUNAMI" [video] OBSERVED ON THE SUN.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-04-03 03:11  

#3  LUCIANNE > DER SPIEGEL > AUTHOR STEPHEN COLL - believes OSAMA BIN LADEN IS PLANNING SOMETHING FOR THE US ELECTION!?

Its called destabilizing and redirecting/
focusing the Islamist Jihad agz RUSSIA-FORMER SSRS [CHINA?],and its happened already.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-04-03 03:07  

#2  See also TOPIX/OTHER > AL QAEDA NO.2 THREATENS UN, US, ISRAEL AND PALESTINE.

At this point, it strongly appears that Osama's, etc. new strategy is to hold and lock ISRAEL + ME/ASIA MINOR REGION, while doing an end run behind EGYPT into NORTH-CENTRAL AFRICA [oil] + TOWARDS RUSSIA, FORMER SSRS, + possib even CHINA.

WHITNEY "Good Girl Trying to Be Bad" HUSTON's on a roll, definitely bein' bad - MEANWHILE, MADONNA WANTS TO EXPLORE HER FEMININE SIDE???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-04-03 01:55  

#1  Than show us a video.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2008-04-03 01:03  

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