Why is everyone so willing to believe

[DoYouEverWonder]

that the new bin Laden tape is even real?

First where's the rest of the tape, or at least the text?

Does anybody speak Arabic around here? It would be interesting to get a real translation?

Second, is the audio supposed to be Osama, himself speaking. The accent and phrasing does not sound like Osama to me.

Third, isn't it convenient that Osama would pop up alive and well just when Bush needed a distraction the most?

However, even if the tape is real. Doesn't the fact that Osama is making home movies make Bush look really bad? Especially if Bush doesn't even skip a beat campaigning? You would think he would be more concerned about Osama suddenly showing up?

[w13rd0]

1. Not only that...

...but pop up on the DAY that Bush is making his big emotional 911 speech.

[TexasSissy]

2. I'm suspicious. AND it was the government, NOT Al Jazeera that rec'd it?

All other videos were rec'd by arab news agencies, right?

I'm very suspicious.

[flowomo]

3. This is going to HELP Kerry.... OBL is living proof that W failed

[bushwakker]

4. where did it come from? who had it first? why released today?

how old is it?

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. Gee whiz, Osama shows up right on cue?

Sure has the talking airheads in a tizzy. Too bad it's too late to save the election for our Boy Wonder. I doubt if anyone will change their vote because Osama is still 'alive'.

[burythehatchet]

6. its driving me crazy at how easily distracted people can be

they just want to watch a good hollywood story

[skylarmae]

7. he gave his little 30 sec. comment and boarded a plane. I'm sure

he will not stop campaigning, although he probably should if this is really a tape from OBL. WHO'S FUCKING MINDING THE STORE with this new tape and yesterday's tape from the American jihad and lost arsenals and on and on and on ......

[DoYouEverWonder]

8. He is the Commander in Chief

but just like on Sept 11th, he's got better things to do.

[eaprez]

9. Why?

After all, he didn't cut short a vacation after reading a PDB which said he was intent on attacking us.....while his Terrorism Czar and staff stayed in Washington.

[shance]

10. Thank you. We claim to distrust the media, and yet we buy it again and

again.

At the very least, we should be measuring this (gasp!) BREAKING news with hmmm, how about a little *skepticism*, against all the other lies, distracting stupid stories, Martha Stewart's, Laci Peterson's and not to mention all the missing stories, rampant voter problems in Florida, Ohio, Georgia, Texas, Nevada, the realities troops are facing, troop's deaths, Iraqi deaths, and other suppressed or overlooked information.

And now the timing before the election of Osama? Timing that people have been speculating about for months. It seems to me that some people prefer to drop the truth and/or the facts at moment's notice, so they can conveniently be wrapped up in the drama versus the reality.

How about someone pulling Ken Lay out of a hat? What happened to him as well?


Come on folks, we're smarter than that.