If Osama Bin Laden knew about an Al Qaeda attack in the works between now and Tuesday, he wouldn’t have released the tape he did. He would have remained silent, or he would have tried to spread fear by hinting at what was to come. Instead, we get this: a rambling message, at times incoherent, all in all, rather pathetic. More than anything else, it seems to me like a desperate political move — trying to make his voice heard, though he nothing to say.
In other words, the only importance of the tape, as far as I’m concerned, is that it means there’s not going to be an election-related terrorist attack. So get out there and vote.
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October 31, 2004 at 1:06 pm
Alazka
Y’know, I didn’t hear the whole thing, but what I heard seemed pretty sensible, for a terrorist and all. Sounded like he was basically saying “We’ll threaten people who threaten us, and we won’t threaten people who don’t,” and “9-11 was RETALIATION, not a sneak attack” and “by the way your president made this a lot easier than we thought this would be.” All of which rings pretty true to me.
Which has gotta be awkward for our candidates, when one of the world’s most renowned nutcases is coming across as the calm, lucid alternative to the presidential options.