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Terror!
I don't know. Something just doesn't feel right about this new bin Laden video. The last time we saw OBL was Oct 29, 2004, with a conveniently released video five days before the 2004 election. Three years and a trip to the salon for a touchup later, bin Laden shows up, this time five days before the sixth anniversary of Sept 11 and the "We're making progress despite our dismal failure" White House Iraq report.
Does that seem a little odd to anyone else? Is this bin Laden's way of reminding us of the murders he committed six years ago, or is the release date of the sequel a little too convenient? Maybe it's just me reacting to Bush's history of crying 'wolf at the door' at the most opportune moments, but I'm a little suspect. Remember the terror alerts of '04? With another election coming up, I'm waiting for the administration to dust this off again. If you recall, it's a lot scarier without Cookie Monster.
Ooga booga. 
Get out the duct tape and the plastic sheeting, it's time to start pre-election Terrapalooza.
By the way, the current level is Ernie for commercial flights, and Bert for everything else.
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."
- G.W. Bush, 9/13/01"I want justice...There's an old poster out West, as I recall, that said, 'Wanted: Dead or Alive,'"
- G.W. Bush, 9/17/01, UPI"...Secondly, he is not escaping us. This is a guy, who, three months ago, was in control of a county [sic]. Now he's maybe in control of a cave. He's on the run. Listen, a while ago I said to the American people, our objective is more than bin Laden. But one of the things for certain is we're going to get him running and keep him running, and bring him to justice. And that's what's happening. He's on the run, if he's running at all. So we don't know whether he's in cave with the door shut, or a cave with the door open -- we just don't know...."
- Bush, in remarks in a Press Availablity with the Press Travel Pool,
The Prairie Chapel Ranch, Crawford TX, 12/28/01, as reported on official White House site"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."
- G.W. Bush, 3/13/02"I am truly not that concerned about him."
- G.W. Bush, responding to a question about bin Laden's whereabouts,
3/13/02 (The New American, 4/8/02)
YouTube Credit: ah732nj
So, 'W', are we supposed to care about bin Laden or not? Because my question to you is why this person is still on the loose six years after he lead an attack against our country, and why he's turning up again now. Because he may be an evil murderer of innocent people, but his timing is impeccable.
Now, I'm not suggesting there's no threat. After six and a half years of Bush, I believe it's grown substantially. I'm just not convinced that allowing the person who lead the attack against America roam free for six years and retaliating by sending forces to the wrong country is the right way to go about it. How about you just catch the guy already, W, and we can all move on to guessing how many times you're going to try to make the connection between Iraq and 9-11 in your upcoming status report?
Comments (2)
Posted by Larry | September 8, 2007 6:06 PM
"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."
- G.W. Bush, 9/13/01
"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."
- G.W. Bush, 3/13/02
Phony quotes:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/918437/posts
Posted by Faith | September 8, 2007 9:27 PM
"So I don't know where he is. You know, I just don't spend that much time on him, Kelly, to be honest with you.
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I don't know where he is. I — I'll repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him."
Pres Bush 3/13/02 White House Press Conference
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_W._Bush
Wow, there's some good stuff there. I forgot about this:
"You don't get everything you want. A dictatorship would be a lot easier... So long as I'm the dictator." - GWB
FR, Larry? Yikes! You may be right about the first one, though. I can't find a source. Nevertheless, the "Dead or Alive" quote and "he's not escaping us ... we're going to bring him to justice" come darn close, don't you think?