Bin Laden is Dead
Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by Raja Mujtaba in Hot Topics
Long Live “Bin Laden”
Who’s keeping the terror myth alive?
By Maidch O Cathail
Osama being kept alive!
In the trigger-happy post-9/11 world, the favoured way to instigate a war is to demand that the designated “evildoer” prove a negative.
Iraq was invaded because it couldn’t prove that it didn’t have WMDs. Iran is under constant threat of attack unless it can demonstrate that it’s not seeking nuclear weapons. And now Pakistan is being chastised for allegedly harbouring Osama bin Laden—who in all probability has been dead and buried for eight years.
Questioning Pakistan’s willingness to pursue bin Laden and other al-Qaeda leaders, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last year told a group of Pakistani editors, “I find it hard to believe that nobody in your government knows where they are and couldn’t get them if they really wanted to.” And in a recent interview with Fox News, Clinton charged that “elements” of the Pakistani government know where bin Laden is hiding.
But what if bin Laden is not hiding in Pakistan? What if he’s been dead since December 2001? How then does Islamabad prove that some of its government officials are not concealing his whereabouts?
While the mainstream media rarely if ever question the belief that bin Laden is still alive, some cracks have been appearing in the consensus. In a September 11, 2009 piece in Britain’s Daily Mail, Sue Reid wondered, “What if everything we have seen or heard of him on video and audio tapes since the early days after 9/11 is a fake—and that he is being kept ‘alive’ by the Western allies to stir up support for the war on terror?”
An even more prominent sceptic is UPI Editor at Large Arnaud de Borchgrave whose July 26, 2010 commentary titled “Elvis bin Laden” may herald a new consensus. Sifting much the same evidence as Reid, the “legendary journalist” stated that “some key intelligence officials are taking bin Laden’s reported demise seriously.”
Both articles cited experts who have studied the post-December 2001 audios and videos and concluded they are fakes.
In 2007, Switzerland’s Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence, which does computer voice recognition for bank security, found that the voices on recordings after mid-December 2001 differed clearly from earlier recordings of bin Laden.
Professor Bruce Lawrence, head of Duke University’s religious studies’ department and the foremost bin Laden expert, noted in a 2007 book the inconsistency between the increasingly secular language of the audios and videos and bin Laden’s earlier distinctive religious speech.
Assessing the evidence, Angelo M. Codevilla, a former U.S. intelligence officer who studied Soviet disinformation techniques during the Cold War and a professor of international relations at Boston University, wryly concluded that “Elvis Presley is more alive today than Osama bin Laden.”
So, if bin Laden is as dead as Elvis, who’s been faking all those scary threats in his name?
According to U.S. and British intelligence officials, al-Qaeda’s media wing, As-Sahab Foundation for Islamic Media Publication, has been run since 2001 by Adam Gadahn, a California-born convert to radical Islam who now goes by the name Azzam al-Amriki.
Gadahn found his way to the Islamic Society of Orange County while living with his grandfather, Carl Pearlman, a board member of the Anti-Defamation League. Ostensibly a civil rights organization set up to fight anti-Semitism, the ADL is “little more than a de facto adjunct of the Israeli government” which has even been caught spying on American critics of Israel.
Adam’s parents changed their surnames to Gadahn in the mid-1970s. The name refers to the Biblical warrior Gideon who, with the aid of trumpets and clay jars, defeated Israel’s enemies.
As Antiwar.com editor Justin Raimondo put it, Adam Gadahn is “an awfully odd figure, whose sudden evolution from a nice Jewish boy into Osama bin Laden’s Goebbels is just a little hard to take.”
Equally hard to take is the means by which the public learns of bin Laden’s latest pronouncements.
“Almost every statement by Osama bin Laden published on the Internet…is first made public by SITE and IntelCenter,” according to a Spiegel Online profile of Rita Katz, Josh Devon and Ben Venzke, who founded the two companies that supposedly track al-Qaeda online.
SITE co-founder Rita Katz is an Iraqi-born Jew, whose father was publicly hanged in Iraq after the 1967 War as an Israeli spy. Katz, who served in the Israeli Defense Forces, tries to downplay the significance of her background but is not always successful. “When you grow up in a place like Iraq,” she told Spiegel, “you understand maybe a little bit about how Arabs think, and also what they are capable of.”
When Neal Krawetz, a researcher and computer security consultant, analysed a 2006 al-Qaeda video of Ayman al-Zawahiri for alterations and enhancements, he discovered that the As-Sahab and IntelCenter logos had been added at the same time.
Attempting to make light of the understandable suspicions that the “terror trackers” are working for Israeli intelligence, the Spiegel article jokes: “And the conspiracy theories pontificating that SITE and IntelCenter shoot the bin Laden videos themselves will continue to exist in the future. And Katz, Venzke and Devon will continue to see the humor in such theories: Yep, this is Mossad Headquarters. Exactly!”
But with the hunt for the elusive bin Laden having already cost thousands of lives and trillions of dollars, perhaps Americans should demand conclusive proof that Israel hasn’t conned them into fighting a phoney “war on terror.”
Maidhc Ó Cathail is a writer and educator. Born and raised in Ireland, he has been living in Japan since 1999. In
addition to writing a monthly column for a popular Irish language magazine, his work is regularly published in Foreign Policy Journal, Islam Times, Khaleej Times, Opinion Maker, Salem-News.com and many more. To read more of his writing, see Maidhc Ó Cathail: Writing and Analysis.
He is a regular contributor to Opinion Maker and some other publications.
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Dr.A.K.Tewari
17. Aug, 2010
For Obama, Osama will remain alive till there is a need to continue the war against terrorism in the world .
Najh Plovek
18. Aug, 2010
Dr. Michael Shermer and Dr. James Randi can conclusively prove that all of wild eyed nuts or tin foil hat wearing conspiracy theorists are just crazed. Dr. Shermer is so much smarter than you guys that you are just pitiful in your claims about 911 being an inside job and vaccines being bad for you and fluoride in the water being bad and mercury being bad–you peeople have a lot to learn and Dr. Shermer can show you the way to real knowledge and intelligence and science!
Lazarus
18. Aug, 2010
Shermer is an arrogant liar and the not so “amazing Randi” is the biggest fraud in the history of fraud. 9/11, vaccines, flouride – that’s just the beginning of the poisonous lies they scream at us every day of our lives. Please, you need to research these things. And what’s this “tin-foil hat” crap you guys always throw at us?
cOGITO mAN
18. Aug, 2010
You are either brain dead or plain mossad /cia disinfo guy. I will refer you to highest authority in that matter who is in the position to know. Here is the statement.
Quote:
Former Italian President Francesco Cossiga, who revealed the existence of Operation Gladio, has told Italy’s oldest and most widely read newspaper that the 9-11 terrorist attacks were run by the CIA and Mossad, and that this was common knowledge among global intelligence agencies. In what translates awkwardly into English, Cossiga told the newspaper Corriere della Sera:
“All the [intelligence services] of America and Europe…know well that the disastrous attack has been planned and realized from the Mossad, with the aid of the Zionist world in order to put under accusation the Arabic countries and in order to induce the western powers to take part … in Iraq [and] Afghanistan.”
End quote
Enough of “conspiracy nuts” slander.
makechessnotwar
19. Aug, 2010
You don’t need an intellect like Randi or Shermer to debunk this crap. If Osama were dead it would be in the interest of those being hunted and bombed to produce the body and claim martyrdom. Covering up the alleged death would require a conspiracy so vast it could not be maintained.
Pure tin-foil stuff.
Waheed
18. Aug, 2010
Same subject has been touched in a satirical way in latest Bollywood comedy flick “Teray Bin Laden” ( Without you Laden) made by a Pakistani singer/actor, Ali Zafar . The movie deals with the question “What if this all is fake” in a very comic way but surely raises question that ” world is falling for a very historic hoax “. What if this all is a big joke. I strongly second the writer and comments above that Osama is a “Tag” conveniently being used for war mongering.
Commander Z
18. Aug, 2010
Jews did 911 and all world wars and depressions.
Jews did the BP Hoax.
Both were done with controlled Jew media.
Jews are the enemy.
roberto
18. Aug, 2010
OBL has been dead for some time now; the myth of OBL is ket alive by US military intel to keep the game going
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnychOXj9Tg
abubaqar
18. Aug, 2010
benazir bhutto stated clearly in interview with david frost that bin laden was dead in 2004 and 7 days after she was dead!
was that the raison etre’ for her death by the illuminati?
danish scientist proves 911 towers were brought down by 100 tons minimum of military grade thermite and yet bin laden is guilty? how did he get that stuff there which is available only to the CIA and american military?
what about the natural tunnels under the 2 towers which were probably used to bring in the explosives by the perpetrators–probably mossad agents.
perhaps dr tewari can answer the questions i asked, because his kind of religious persuasion people do the same thing in India to frame muslims as the evildoers while they do what is detestable to human nature anf an affront to human behaviour!
this attack on 911 had many aims, one is to build up revulsion against islam and muslims, to make non muslim see them as snakes anywhere and if they are killed everyone is happy!
2nd is to stop the spread of islam and its acceptance by non muslims, this cannot be stopped due to Allahs promise in the koran!
He has clearly stated that IT IS ALLAH WHO HAS SENT HIS MESSENGER WITH THE RELIGION OF TRUTH, THAT IT MAY SUPERSEDE AND OVERCOME ALL OTHER RELIGIONS, EVEN THOUGH THE IDOLATERS DETEST IT!
christian scholars are clearly stating that islam will be the no1 religion in the world within next 10 years, even though they are no 1 at moment. if you take into account christianity in its form came 600 years before us, where will we be in 50 ,100,200 or 400 years time???
the obvious is staring you non muslims in the face, it is your own obstinate arrogance to accept the message of peace from the messenger of god called Mohammed (pbuh) who was sent as a mercy to mankind!
Eric Blair
18. Aug, 2010
Gold stein! Gooooolllldssssteeeeiiin!
Larsrede
18. Aug, 2010
I can see by the above posts that the “Globaalist Slave Masters” have certaily achieved their goal: Divide and conquer! The white supremists and the Muslims are blaming the Jews, the Jews and Christians are blaming the Muslims and so on and so on. Meanwhile the Globalist Elite are robbing are banks worldwide destroying economies. They are taking over 3rd world countries through the IMF as they kill are children through war, famine and eugenics and disease! Why don’t we WAKE UP and dethrone these monsters before it’s too late? Or maybe judging by the various posts I’ve just read it’s already too late. LIVE FREE OR DIE!
SaNoToMindCrime
18. Aug, 2010
Ever seen George Orwell’s 1984? There must be an enemy, I think they used Bin Laden because he was sick, and didn’t have long to live.
1984 Movie Link,
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5464625623984168940#
Boiseboy
18. Aug, 2010
I read 3 lines and stopped reading this TRASH!!! When you insert words that are false I won’t read! The word he chooses to use is Couldn’t when the truth is Saddam WOULDN’T!!! In the time it took for 17 U.N. Security council resolutions for U.N. inspectors to verify that WMD’s had been destroyed the Saddam Hussien led Iraq could have moved them to another country! let’s be honest here Saddam could have let inspectors verify and it would have prevented the caos we now see. This is a left wing HACK!!!t
Mary
18. Aug, 2010
Larsrede…I totally agree with you. The elite are the shakers and movers in the world. They know what they do is wrong, and is why they hide, lie, and deceive. I guess we all know who their god is.
chris
18. Aug, 2010
lol, now it is Saddam’s fault?
abubaqar
18. Aug, 2010
larsrede, we muslims do not blame all the jews who follow the torah like the naturie karta people for example. but you have to admit that the worlds foremost terrorists are sitting in the white house whose hands are full of blood of tens of millions of people and who happen to be zionist jews!
in europe its the same, the agents of the bankers,industrialists seem to be this clique again and again working for the illuminati.
the antichrist will be born among the jews stated the prophet of islam,his people are already working hard to make the world govt and system ready for him in jerusalem!
how can 4 -5 million jews in israel be at war all the time against their neighbours?
what is they agenda?
the jews are already brainwashed by these european khazar jews masquerading as real time jews who will accept the antichrist whom we call dajjal when he comes, he will mislead them into eternal damnation by making them do all things against the laws of the creator!
the koran says the jews were warned twice not to do mischief on the earth, the first warning Allah sent an army against them called the assyrians, who took them into captivity, 2nd time it was the romans for their sins who destroyed the temple as jesus predicted too, the 3rd time it will be a muslims army from khorasan foretold by the prophet mohammed pbuh and by nematallah shah wali whose predictions you can read in english by googling his name.
only muslims will dethrone these monsters as predicted, the jewish, christian and hindu worlds besides the commies is already in they hands.
the muslims will never give up the fight for Allah and his laws or his messengers come what may!!
sovereignity lies with Allah not with U.N or UNSC, who make lawful what Allah has made unlawful, until you can comprehend that you will always be following the dictates of the monsters in power in the world and not ALLAH your creator!
Rise of the West
18. Aug, 2010
your full of hope and shit abubaqar. Islam will not rise to the top. The West will defeat you and your followers. We wont allow it to rule the world. Time for Islam to build a huge spaceship and go live on another planet! If not, its your demise. This is your final warning…..Goodbye.
robin
18. Aug, 2010
Once someone starts dialysis treatments,they usually do not have long to live.Just food for thought.
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stonehillady
18. Aug, 2010
Zionism & their Babylonia Talmud is the reason Jesus came in the first Place 2000 years ago. He rode on a donkey & through their money tables on the ground in the temple.Why? Because of their love of money & statis over being humble & Honest. 2000 yrs. later they still are the Pharisees of long Ago. Now the still hide under Judism but, are as wicked as ever. They feel no remorse of using deception & trickery to get what they want. They are the most unhumane, ungracious, gutteral animals the world has ever witness. Here in America Gentiles have to guard their wallets when dealing with them. They are only generous with their money to their kind, & most of them live like slobs & are dirty immoral sex crazed people pushing their immoral behavior on the Gentiles to demoralize them through violent, immoral Media. We all pray that God intervines soon before they totally destroy US.
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Jimmy
18. Aug, 2010
I find it so alarming that there are real people out there who still buy the government’s story on 9/11/01 . UNLESS, they are not so real people. Hmmm could they be…..nawwwwww.
Nobody could be that stupid. Well, hardly anybody.
iyamwutiam
19. Aug, 2010
@Jimmy -it should NOT be alarming. When buffoons like Limbaugh, Reilley, Hannity and Beck are thrown in your face daily and re-reimbursed more than actual stellar academics/surgeons etc- that is a NOT so subliminal message that bray the messages you are directed to you and wealth untold shall be yours.
When surveillance is everywhere, propaganda incessant -even on this site, and being silent, agreeable and quietly condoning, over looking incompetence, turning a ‘blind’ eye to daily abuse by institutions rewarded by ‘security’ and pension corrodes the strength of morality –what would you expect but this.
In honest conversations with most people -which is extremely difficult to do- its is revealed they know about the linkages and pathways of causality – and how it relates to their wealth. It is this ‘acid’ that continues to purge the inner strength ad resolve found in the illuminators of the world -such as Mohammed, Gandhi, Buddha and Jesus.
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I rode on a Donkey once and Jesus Christ my butt was sore!
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Paul Taylor
26. Jan, 2011
Bin Laden videos are blatant forgeries. Only a fool or an American will fail to see that