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2010-01-24 Terror Networks

'Bin Laden' claims Christmas Day bomb plot

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Posted by tipper 2010-01-24 08:46|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 For seven years after 911 while Bush was in office and trying to find OBL, speculation was that Binny was dead. During the first year of Obama he's come out and been all over the front page...

Posted by ~~War On Terror~~ 2010-01-24 10:14|| 2010-01-24 10:14|| Front Page Top

#2 This is really a plea for notice and relevance. Binny's connections to the AQAP mopes that gave the Xmas bomber his training and explosives is unclear, but may merely be cheerleading, not operational. In fact, the image of transvestite UBL in a Dallas Cowboys cheeleader outfit, with pompoms, trying to get the crowds attention, is an amusing and increasingly an all too accurate portrail of his role these days.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2010-01-24 10:27|| 2010-01-24 10:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Audio only, which suggests he is not ready for prime time - assuming he is warm.

Posted by SteveS 2010-01-24 10:28|| 2010-01-24 10:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Al Libi from Al shabaab is far more plauseable than this. Yemen was not really Bin Ladin's stronghold.

You are right, this is a cry for relevance.

Posted by newc 2010-01-24 12:33|| 2010-01-24 12:33|| Front Page Top

#5 It sounds like a cry for help from a ~~lonely~~ ronery boy.

Posted by ed 2010-01-24 12:41|| 2010-01-24 12:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Let him keep ~~transmitting~~crying until we get his location pinpointed well enough for a Predator strike.

Posted by Old Patriot 2010-01-24 18:02|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/ 2010-01-24 18:02|| Front Page Top

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