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2002-12-17

Why would they say he's alive if he's decomposing?

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2002-12-17 04:13 pm|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Bourland's theory on Iraq is wrong. Spreading the word that Binny lives actually gives rhetorical ammo to the 'sequentialists' who think (or at least claim to in order to advocate inaction) we shouldn't deal with Iraq until Binny is gone.

But it makes sense to err on the side of caution when issuing opinions on Binny's continued existence. As Fred says, it keeps people focused. It also avoids the potential for embarrassement should he pop up and provides a ready excuse for aggressive intervention in areas in which he is rumored to be.

BTW, did the government actually say that they authenticated the recording or did they just agree that Binny's voice was on it. It could be that the US assessment of the tape did not directly contradict the recent findings.

Posted by John 2002-12-17 16:33:38|| 2002-12-17 16:33:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Its likely that Al Queda has a contingency plan on who takes over if Binny is dead. By admitting we think he's alive we probably caused and increase in 'traffic' that we can moniter to figure out who is where.

The most reasonable explaination of the whole thing was the one that suggested the CIA released the tape for that very reason.

Posted by Anonymous 2002-12-17 16:51:59|| 2002-12-17 16:51:59|| Front Page Top

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