OBL asked to appear by Saudi Family?

[kerouac]

I heard a stat this week that whenever a terror alert goes up, El-Shrubarino gets a bounce.

Could Bin Forgotten be safely squared away in Saudi Arabia with family and friends doing a favor for the royal family to help Bush by releasing a video? After all, he need dialysis, he's wanted everywhere with a pretty recognizable face, and he looked pretty well-cared for in the video.

This takes the attention off of a lot of negative news for Bush in the final days...

Crazy conspiracy theory or possible?

-K

[RummyTheDummy]

1. Not all crazy

A deal has been cut. Period.

[troubleinwinter]

2. Bin Laden is FREE

HOW is that not negative for Bush?

Just one more straw on the camel's back how many ways Bushchimp has fucked up.

[Carolab]

3. Infinitely possible.

Why would bin Laden's family give him up? Zawahiri was already caught, the "mastermind". But let him use OBL? Why not? I think it's pretty clear that OBL wasn't pushing either Bush or Kerry. Clearly, Rove was afraid to have him do either--because you couldn't predict the outcome. So just put him out there to scare the public a little and see if it gives the Shrub a little boost.

[aquart]

4. Actually, that is quite possible.

He kept control of the statement, but gave them their appearance video.

I still don't see how it helps Bush. I look at bin Laden and I see pure Bush failure.

[Junkdrawer]

5. I think Bin Laden works for the Saudi gov't.....

His main job is to deflect attention from toppling the Saudi Royal Family.

So Rove puts in a call to "Bandar Bush" and *poof* Bin Laden appears.

[kerouac]

6. Agreed. The call was put in.

He said nothing substantive. He merely took everyone's attention off of a daily onslaught of Bush failures and gave the GOP the opportunity to spotlight warm-n-fuzzy post-911 thoughts and images.. and kick the fear factor up a notch..

Isn't the Bush record clear?? He failed to protect us before; he has two wars under his belt that are riddled with failures; he can't articulate what he's done, what he's doing or what he plans to do.

OBL ain't smoked out unless you count puffing on a hookah with the Saudi Royal Family smoked out..

-K