Bin Laden may feel lure to disprove his "death" (Reuters)

[icymist]

Bin Laden may feel lure to disprove his "death"
Sun Sep 24, 2006 10:01am ET
By Mark Trevelyan, Security Correspondent

LONDON (Reuters) - A leaked intelligence report of Osama bin Laden's death has met scepticism from Western and Muslim governments but may increase a clamor from his followers to show himself on video for the first time in nearly two years.

One theory surrounding the mysterious French leak is that it was designed precisely to flush the al Qaeda leader into the open, prompting him to release a new tape that might give a clue to his whereabouts and state of health.

"Western intelligence, the Americans, the Saudis want bin Laden to appear," said Diaa Rashwan, an expert on Islamist groups at the al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies in Cairo.


"Perhaps they're trying to agitate him to appear by video to try to fix some information about his real (location)."

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[Warren Stupidity]

1. So the chance of this being an 'accidental leak' are nil.

This is an effort to force some activity out of bin laden in hopes of catching him. Note that such a capture would occur in *october* of course.

[hlthe2b]

2. I must say I had an amusing thought...

Bin Laden is filmed before a blue screen and a computerized White House Background (or the pig farm in Crawford) is inputted after the fact....

:rofl:

Sorry, he (Bin Laden) is a bad, bad man, but I just can't deal with all this Rovian manipuation...

[savemefromdumbya]

4. Osama (call me Tim) bin Ladin migh be reading this?

from his 'cave'

[savemefromdumbya]

3. just a smkescreen to what is happening in Pakistan right now

[hlthe2b]

5. you mean the coup that the Bushies* are trying so hard to deny?

.... :shrug:

[icymist]

6. Did Musharif's book come out yet?

Very interesting.

[hlthe2b]

7. 2 + 2 =

.....

Yes, I imagine the book will incite some fireworks... That and the strongly denied (by Musharref after the fact) agreement with the Taliban and Bin Laden.

There has been some limited news reporting of an attempted coup in Pakistan, while Musharref is out of the country.... Who knows...

[Vanje]

8. Flushing out Bin-Laden - Hoping for terror

The republicans are in trouble this midterm election. Theyre scared. Desperate.
Polling leads them to believe that Terror is their only strength.Its all theyve got.
They need a terror event.


Bus"One theory surrounding the mysterious French leak is that it was designed precisely to flush the al Qaeda leader into the open, prompting him to release a new tape that might give a clue to his whereabouts and state of health."