Was Bin Laden ever indicted by a grand jury?

[BushOut06]

After the first WTC bombing, we got indictments and then went after the terrorists. Unless I'm mistaken, * never even sought an indictment against Bin Laden or anyone else for the 9-11 attacks.

[htuttle]

1. Not for 9/11

That's why it's not listed as one of his offenses on bin Laden's FBI Most Wanted page.

http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/terrorists/terbinladen.htm
Usama Bin Laden is wanted in connection with the August 7, 1998, bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. These attacks killed over 200 people. In addition, Bin Laden is a suspect in other terrorist attacks throughout the world.

[Richard Steele]

2. No. He's not even on an FBI 'wanted' list.

Because the FBI couldn't gather enough actual EVIDENCE
to consider him a suspect.

[nuxvomica]

5. Yes he is but just not for 9/11

http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/terrorists/terbinladen.htm

[Richard Steele]

7. My bad; you are entirely correct. nm

[nuxvomica]

3. He's not even charged with the 9/11 attacks

He's on the most-wanted list for the embassy bombings in the 1990s.

[Mikey929]

4. Difference

I think the difference was that we treated it like a law enforcement/criminal action for the 1993 bombing, whereas we took the position that it was an act of war in 2001. So no real need for an indictment, just as we did not seek an indictment of Japanese leaders after Pearl Harbor.

I guess it's all in how you interpret the act of terrorism.

[htuttle]

6. Japan was a nation-state when they attacked at Pearl Harbor

You cannot 'declare war' on a person, only on a country.

[Bandit]

10. Bush* said he had solid evidence but it was secret and no one could see it

How do you know Bin Laden was involved in any way in 9-11?

[Mikey929]

14. Well

How do I know personally? I don't have any personal information on it. Seems like he's accepted responsibility for it. But can I vouch personally that he was the one? Of course not.

I also have no personal knowledge that Charles Manson orchestrated the Tate/LaBianca murders. So maybe he's innocent too. And maybe OJ is still out there searching for the real killers.

[Bandit]

15. So all you are going on is what the Bush* Administration put out

Remember all those tapes of Bin Laden, the skinny one and the fat one, came from the administration that refuses to show any evidence but asks that you take their word for it. Nice you are so trusting. I grew up with the adage "Question Authority" and I do so frequently. I have no way of knowing whether Osama Bin Laden had anything to do with 9-11. There appears to be more evidence that Saddam was responsible than Osama but who knows it may have been Charles Mansion as well. That is why we attacked Iraq is it not? Saddam was in colusion with Al Qaeda and planned to blow up America with his WMDs. But then again upon further examination and thousands of lives lost it appears Saddam didn't really have anything at all to do with it. Hmmm makes one wonder if Osama is just as guilty.. Glad you are so convinced...

[Don_1967]

8. The fact that he confessed is good enough for me.

[Richard Steele]

9. He initially DENIED any involvement, you know.

He only started claiming resposibility after it became
clear that doing so would be a great political move
for him.

[frylock]

12. He initially DENIED any involvement, you know..

he denied it twice.

[Bandit]

11. The fat one or the skinny one?

:shrug:

[NNN0LHI]

16. I think the fat Osama who resembled Fidel Castro did kind of confess

But I am not sure that counts for much.

Don

[leftofthedial]

13. no. that would have required evidence to be presented in a court of law.

that would be impossible and would have been emarrassing to the bush cabal.