Reply #109: also the "new" bin laden tape [View All]

[RainDog]

remember ABC news had a "new" tape from bin laden in July that, it was later determined was from an older video.

btw, while looking for a link to this latest threat, I found this site which challenges some of the 9-11 mihop claims of evidence. I don't know enough to be able to discount either version, but I thought this might be a good addition to any discussion of the same. Maybe others have already looked at this site.

one thing I've wondered about is the relation between this latest talk about threats and the situation in Pakistan. If the ISI manages to bring down Musharref, Pakistan becomes a whole other issue for any anti-islamic fundie nation. I know the recent talk is to invade Iran, but I think this administration does try to "mulit-task" as far as wars are concerned. Maybe a terrorist incident that could be traced to Pakistan would provide the cover to go in and get rid of a lot of Musharref's ISI/other islamic fundie enemies without Musharref's "agreement." In other words, he could play conciliator between factions in his country because he could blame someone else. maybe that's too much of a risk to take, but he is on shaky grounds, it seems.

Maybe that's totally off. Since members of the dem party claim they have seen warnings that make the threat of terrorism seem imminent, I tend to think that there will be an attack, or widely known attempt, in the near future. The threat that dems would be blamed in such as case (and this threat used to strongarm the dems on FISA) makes as much sense as anything to me.

I hope my speculation is wrong.