Well of course Osama will soon release a new video. He wants to congratulate Dubya on his 61st birthday and wish him continued "success" at everything he does. Osama probably thanks Allah everyday for Dubya.

He's dead.

I don't think America can have closure from 9/11 until we catch Bin Laden. We need to get this guy, why haven't we? Plus, all we are doing in Iraq is training Iraqis and giving them money. When an Iraqi takes part in a terrorist attack in London, I have to wonder, are we simply training terrorists and giving them money in Iraq? Why would we train these people and give them money? They're only going to use it against us in the end. Good plan, Bush.

Actually, ImpeachmentNOW, Osama probably thanks Allah every day for YOU and your fellow Useful Idiots who are working as hard as you can to have the West surrender.

I think I saw him the other day delivering Pizza's at the FlockBay Mobile Home Park. He had a bumper sticker on the back of his Prius "Ted Nugent/Glenn Beck 2008."

Please remember that Bin Laden is the individual responsible for bringing down the World Trade Center towers killing thousands of innocents. If we ignore him, we will regret it. He will attempt several more attacks on the US. If we do not stop him, he will be successful. It may be your family that gets killed this time. I do not know how we could have lost his location. How are we able to bring Paris Hilton to justice, but not Bin Laden? Finding Bin Laden is an effort well worth the US Military's time and effort.

Yeah, where is bin Laden? The $1,000,000 Question. I beginning to think he's in the category of Elvis being spotted everywhere, or Bigfoot and the Lockness Monster and flying saucers...

With the FBI, CIA and God knows what other professional investigative sources, you would THINK that he's been seen, caught, killed or captured by now. What gives!

He's probably just dead.

Osama bin Forgotten? Bush says that he does not think or care about him anymore---so who knows? He sure served the purpose of a bogey man!

He's probably got a hair cut, new american clothing, new ID, in the USA and working for a news station or paper.

Why did Osama send a condolence letter when one of his aid's brothers was killed? I thought that Al Qaeda preaches the mantra that its soldiers move on to better lives if they die serving Allah.... Another testimony to the hipocrosy of Al Qaeda's belief system....

Why do you quote anything from the leftist, UN-loving twerps at Brookings?

Brookings is consistent in two things: #1 the USA is to blame for the ills of the world and #2 they are consistently wrong about what the USA should do to improve its position in the world.

It is a remarkable testament to the efficiency and capabililty of the modern day propaganda and brainwashing apparatus in place that people the world over still believe Osama Bin Laden was responsible for the 9/11 attacks.

HE IS DEAD AND HAS BEEN SINCE TORA BORA. THEY WANT US TO THINK HE GOT AWAY BUT HE DID NOT. WE GOT HIM AND THEY NEED HIM "ALIVE" TO KEEP THEIR MINIONS ACTIVE, OTHERWISE HE WOULD BE THUMBING HIS HUGE NOSE AT US AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY.

Has it ever occurred to anyone that OBL is just a CIA creation to cause fear mongering? OBL was conjured up by Bush and his Texas cronies?

I have no doubt that there are operations under way by the Americans - in places we shall not mention. Accurate intel is the key. Sadly, so far, its been lacking on the ground where they need it most. One snipers bullet is all it takes. I wish the solder that gets Bin Laden in his sights, "good luck".

Recordings of Bin Laden (filmed long ago) will resurface whenever the CIA wishes to reactivate his form of propaganda. These recordings usually surface around the time of major US general elections. The republicans have no other way of winning these elections than by promoting the fear his name brings to the gullible.

Only Musharaff knows it

i think bin laden is dead.

The best thing that ever happened to GW was to have OBL. GW never would have won the 2004 elections without OBL support.

Osama is in Crawford Texas, eat bar-b-que and drinking Mexican beer on "the SHRUBS" deck.

He is dead.

I agree with you "ImpeachmentNow".

Bin Laden has long since passed away, probably from his reported kidney problems. The fact that we have not had successful attacks on our soil speaks well of the President even though I dislike many of his policies.

Methinks Pakistan will turn on the "tribal leaders" very soon. I'm guessing that training 'jihadis' in madrasses in Islamibad was not part of the 'peace deal'. Hopefully, Musharif will use his nukes on the remote territories within Pakistan that are the home to these 7th century throwbacks. If he had any guts he'd do it. I know I'd have a good laugh watching video coverage of half-vaporized jihadis. If a nuke goes off in the West, the West will do it for him -- 1000 fold.

Of course he's dead. This attention starving coward would still be able to make videos from his private location without being found. No way he would be able to stay out of the spotlight this long. He's dead.

Eric, leftandproud, John. Get your heads out of the sand and quit defending these Islamic Extremists. Their only goal in life is to kill all non-muslims and Americans, yet you want to blame the US for 9/11! Two questions, 1. Why are you so quick to hate Christians and so quick to defend Islamic Terrorists who would kill you in a heartbeat even if you hate Bush? 2. Are you cheering for the terrorist to win so you don't have to admit that the US and Bush are the good guys?

He Dead

He's in New Delhi, India.

Isn't Bin Laden the new managing news editor at ABCNBCCBS?

Rumor has it that he changed his name to Benjamin Laden and is now a clean cut, London banker.

leftandproud, the idea that UBL is a fictional "creation" is just ridiculous...do you really not think that he's a real guy? lol

Bush had better nab the guy (and his annoying #2) before he's out of office, or he's going to look like an even huger a** than he already does. If that be possible!

BinLaden is probably in a safe house in Pakistan. Probably someone left his house so that his idol could stay there and he's here in this country (the house owner). Just a hunch. It seems really odd that we can't find Binladen with the whole world looking for him. He's only what about 49 and the rumor about his kidneys was probably untrue so he's somewhere. Like someone said in another posting we won't have closure until he is caught, hopefully alive, so that we can find out more information.

Hes still holed up with a hang over in Dubya ranch after the July 4th Celebrations.

I'll take some of the comments above. He is in Crawford, TX, partying with his friend Bush & Cheney and on his cell phone with Musharaff.

"There's an old poster out west, as I recall, that said, "Wanted: Dead or Alive." G.W.Bush

He's alive and well. As M.Moore says, The Bin Ladens are too importante for GW to have him captured. They know exacly where he is. He'll come back out at election time!!

When I read readers comments, it is better than the comics. It is so good to see that stupidity is alive and well in your readers ranks. Those who believe GWB has exploited 911 and OBL will be the only few who vote for idiots like Cindy Sheehan who seems to have dedicated her life to desecrating the memory of her son. Way to give support America. You are the reason I would rather live somewhere else these days.

osama bin laden sounds like lord voldemort from harry potter. his followers wait for his next message to them. a movie or a message in the sky. harry potter can defeat lord voldemort, even if it does take him 7 or 8 years..give them some time. and it will be over

Osama is dead. He was a CIA operative (Tim Osman), working for the US Government. Basically, he's Emmanuel Goldstein now. A shadowy figure who can never be caught, who is the reason for a perpetual war.

For those of you who believe, as David, that we should blindly follow our leaders (and I use the term loosely) I would like to remind you that the thing that our brave soliers are dying for is our right to challenge and question our representatives in the governement. After all, we hired them to manage our country. I certainly would not hire someone and leave them without oversight and expect my business to survive.

I believe the OBL is alive and well in Pakistan. I don't believe he is really all that relevant as anything more than a focal point for the Islamic extremists, just as Hitler is still a focal point for Nazis and Skinheads. As a strategic menace I am far more concerned with seeing Zawahiri behind bars or dead. He is the real threat. He is active, visible, smart, and full of hate for the West. If we found OBL I would wait until he led us to Zawahiri before acting.

Osama is in D.C

I think bin Laden was killed in Tora Bora. Prior to the attacks there by the Coalition Forces, hardly a week went by without our seeing his face on a video-tape made somewhere. Since Tora Bora we haven't seen him or even photos (still variety) of him. As GWB said "I hope he's in a tunnel in Tora Bora which no longer has any entrances or exits."
And, btw, in one of his last video-tapes, bin Lade took credit for 9/11.
He's Dead, Jim.

Why yes Mr. President! Where IS ole Osama????

BooMan, you make the most sense yet. There
is not doubt Zawahiri took a double "A" player, and catapulted him to the big league. As a matter of thought, I would
not be surprised to learn that bin laden
was Zawahiri's #2, rather than the other
way around. You know, kinda like the bush
cheney thingee.

Just what are the addresses of these so-called extremist Islamist websites?
Would like to see one, myself, if they exist.

jp

If the guy's dead, what the heck are we still doing in Afganistanand why haven't we seen Bush's "Mission Accomplished" banner lately?

We've already heard the answer on why we haven't gotten Bin Laden yet. George Bush made a deal with Al Queda that if they gave us Zarqawi, we would stop searching for Bin Laden, and that's exactly what happened. Just one more side effect of Bush's brilliant Iraq strategy.

If Osama bin Laden is still alive, we'll probably get him sooner or later. It's even possible we'll surprise him so completely we'll get him alive, and thus gain the opportunity to bring him here, put him on trial, then execute him in the painless way we execute the condemned. The trial must be televised, because his crime was against all of us. Many might be tempted to force him to reveal his suffering, perhaps by having him tortured-- but I'd insist that we make no exception, even in his case. Because we're not like him; we weren't on September 10th of 2001, and we won't be at the moment of his death. We're a fundamentally Christian nation; even our atheists are basically Christian in their expectations of themselves and others. His execution must be televised, too. While executions should normally not be shown to the public, this one needs to be. Not just so the terrorists see the final end of the road they walk, but because many Americans will heal by watching our nation deliver a merciful sentence, even to-- most especially to-- him. The terrorists are fond of telling us that they love death and that we love life; they repeat that statement with the same glee that filled the men who pierced the flesh of our Lord, and imagined themselves the truly wise as they joked about his coming down from the cross...

We must not fall into the trap of believing the death of Al Qaeda and its progeny is the victory we're after. Its death must happen; so be it. But victory will be ours when we hold the enemy by his throat, perhaps feel vengeance for a final moment-- then let him go, turn around, and let the appointed executioner complete the rest.

If Bin Laden is alive, he is probably very happy with the way Bush and his buddies have waged this war. The U. S. has a huge defense department sucking up American tax money while Iraqis are killing our troops daily with homemade roadside bombs. Bin Laden is probably smiling. Bush should have listened to advice he received, but he didn't and his incompetence has led to our not accomplishing much in this war. We are not winning this war and will not win the war. For weeks and maybe even now Americans were confined to the Green Zone. No reconstruction has been done even though Cheney's Haliburton company has billed the U.S. quite a lot of money and has nothing to show for it. The current situation is certainly the way Bin Laden likes it. We have wasted our human and monetary resources in Iraq to the point that if there is a real threat to us, we are bogged down in Iraq and could not deal with a new and real threat. Nice going Bush. What will you do if we are attacked and our military is spread too thin to deal with it. We have National Guard troop and equipment in Iraq so that they are not available to disasters in their states such as floods and forest fires.

Bush has failed with the Iraq war. People are calling for his impeachment and I agree.

Pakistan isn't that big a country and it's supposed to be our ally. If Bush cared to capture bin Laden, it could be done in a month.

Bush doesn't care to capture bin Laden, because if he does, 9-11 will look like the plot of a handful of ticked-offed Muslims, rather than a Clash of Civilizations justifying imperial wars and the suspension of civil liberties.

Saudia Arabian Billionaire Osama Bin Laden will never be captured or killed by American forces. If you seen the Farenheit 9-11 movie, then you are well aware that wealthy Saudia Arabians, are "Untouchables," because of their 25 year friendship with the Bush Dynasty. The murder of the late Iraqi President Sadman Hussein has eased American's lustful revenge for 9-11's 3,000 dead and forgotten Americans. Who cares if the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are destroying America's clean image?

sure we're training them, terrorists included. We have supposedly thrown the best we have at them, and they get stronger. And more experienced. So where will these trained fighters go when the US has had enough? Anybody have an answer? Maybe to the highest bidder, whoever that is?

well, since they haven't caught him, he's probably retired now and playing the penny slots somewhere.

There is not one shred of empirical evidence that Osama Bin Laden was in any way involved in 9/11. Look at the FBI website's 10 Most Wanted page. There is Osama but what is he wanted for? Several things - but not for 9/11. When the FBI were asked about this, Rex Tomb, the FBI's Chief of Investigative Publicity admitted that, 'the FBI has no hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11.'
So what exactly WAS the invasion of Afghanistan all about then?

It is interesting but am I really the only one who finds it even more interesting that the following is not even mentioned whenever this topic is discussed.

On June 5, 2006, the Muckraker Report contacted the FBI Headquarters, to learn why Bin Laden's Most Wanted poster did not indicate that Usama was also wanted in connection with 9/11. The Muckraker Report spoke with Rex Tomb, Chief of Investigative Publicity for the FBI. When asked why there is no mention of 9/11 on Bin Laden's Most Wanted web page, Tomb said, "The reason why 9/11 is not mentioned on Usama Bin Laden's Most Wanted page is because the FBI has no hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11."

Surprised by the ease in which this FBI spokesman made such an astonishing statement, I asked, "How this was possible?" Tomb continued, "Bin Laden has not been formally charged in connection to 9/11." I asked, "How does that work?" Tomb continued, "The FBI gathers evidence. Once evidence is gathered, it is turned over to the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice than decides whether it has enough evidence to present to a federal grand jury. In the case of the 1998 United States Embassies being bombed, Bin Laden has been formally indicted and charged by a grand jury. He has not been formally indicted and charged in connection with 9/11 because the FBI has no hard evidence connected Bin Laden to 9/11."

It shouldn't take long before the full meaning of these FBI statements start to prick your brain and raise your blood pressure. If you think the way I think, in quick order you will be wrestling with a barrage of very powerful questions that must be answered. First and foremost, if the U.S. government does not have enough hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11, how is it possible that it had enough evidence to invade Afghanistan to "smoke him out of his cave?" The federal government claims to have invaded Afghanistan to "root out" Bin Laden and the Taliban. Through the talking heads in the mainstream media, the Bush Administration told the American people that Usama Bin Laden was Public Enemy Number One and responsible for the deaths of nearly 3000 people on September 11, 2001. Yet nearly five years later, the FBI says that it has no hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11.

As a joke it seems obvious that old Osama is at Georges ranch in Crawford sipping on green tea (no alchohol for muslims) but as a possibility do not think it impossible. As many have stated here they were good buddies for a long time the Bush's and Osama yet what happened to fracture that reltionship? If you can answer that question then you will have the reason for these wars. One of the aspects of their individual motives is that they are both similar in outlook. Both are fundamentalists, both corrupt the meanings of their respective scriptures, both have historical context when it comes to how they see their fight. One sees the other as a crusader the other as a terrorist, notions as old as time itself. So ultimately they are on the same side, that of evil against their fellow man woman and children. But considering the United States fire power, its human resources in the military and the intelligence agencies and the leverage bush has on his counterparts like Musharaff it is bewildering that Osama is still at large. For his sake he better hope he doesn't come into the hands of the Christian guy who wants to grab him by the throat and then execute him. He said "We must not fall into the trap of believing the death of Al Qaeda and its progeny is the victory we're after. Its death must happen; so be it. But victory will be ours when we hold the enemy by his throat, perhaps feel vengeance for a final moment-- then let him go, turn around, and let the appointed executioner complete the rest. " Ahh but vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord!

What did Jesus say about loving thy enemy? But they are just silly ideals aren't they? Not possible in a world full of terror, hate, greed, vengeance and war. Just ask those religious avatars Bush and Osama oh and DMERRIN 10000. God blesees America, and they trust God, it says so on their money.

It Must be realized that saying Osama Bin Laden is not directly responsible for the Tragedy of nine-eleven, is not like saying The World is flat. And the Truth is, that if you believe everything that you see and hear, then you are probably perceiving a three dimensional World through nothing more than a flat television screen.
So maybe The World is flat – flat like a flat tire – spinning out – on an old car called CNN– going one way forever, with no rearview mirrors.
Effectively, we have gone blind from starring at The Sun of Our Own Creation. I am here to make us see again. How did Christ heal the blind? By turning off their TVs.
Eventually The Truth will trickle out from the streams of the underground, into the river of the mainstream, and the River of Lies will become the River of Truth
Once, those who thought the World was round were deemed mad. At one time, most of the greatest thinkers believed the world was round but they were burdened to with-hold this belief from their fellow citizens and keep their concordance of thought mostly to themselves. Those who didn’t were banished or executed. The World wasn’t ready. The lie, or rather, the falsity, suited their minds better than the truth.
There is so much as yet unmapped which has happened in the modern and post modern eras. There are major global events, that, as yet, we have no fathoming of how they occurred. We do not see these truths yet. I believe we are ready.
It was long after Christ’s death that there were any writings surfacing about him, and far after that that a sect had formed around his ethical truths. The Christ of our time does not want a new sect.
Rather, he simply wants the world to open its eyes.

Osama is DEAD, there is no way this fanatic would be out of the Lime Light.

He's either a complete COWARD, or he's just a bag of bones in TORA BORA>

We need to STOP hunting these people. All it does is make more and more of them angry and cause terrible harm. We need to accept their way of life and let them live in peace as we do.

The "Looney Left" in the U.S., the "Liberal Press" headed by the New York Times and the Democrats in Congress are all aligned together into the "Surrender Monkey Coalition." These people are the "Useful Idiots" allies of Al Queda.

To them "getting" George Bush is the Number #1 Priority rather than fighting Al Queda!!! I honestly wonder how many more innocent Americans will have to die in Al Queda attacks on American cities before these people will ever come around to seeing reality.

Say what they will about the Bush Administration-there have been no successful Al-Queda attacks in the U.S. since 9-11 BECAUSE of Bush's War on Terror, despite all the "aid and comfort" given to Al-Queda by the American Surrender Monkeys.

He's in L.A working on his new rap CD "Dubya"!

Wow, Mark, you are clueless. These people do not live in peace. They never will until all non-muslims are dead. Do you think 9-11 was the first attack on Westerners? Just sitting back and leaving them alone will not work. I, myself, dont have an answer of what to do, but I am sure not going to bash our every effort. Support our troops... War is war. Nobody said it was good, but you have to realize it takes time. If we have to change our course again, fine, but giving up is not an option.

If UBL (or is it OBL)were dead, what are the advantages and disadvantages of disclosing this for either side?

I bet you will find Bin Laden cowering in a hole like Sadaam Hussein. or maybe a cave.

How do leftists get so screwed in the head? There are a few good posters here who show strong common sense but these conspiracy-theorists are crazy people.

You can bet your last dollar Bin Laden is dead. Our goal should be to kill his so-called #2. The time is coming fast where if Pakistan doesn't do the job then we'll have to do it for them. Seems like 99% of Muslim crackpots come out of Pakistan. What kind of a screwed up country is that?

Osama will be found and caught. He murdered those people in the name of God. Well, I don't think God told him to do that. God will settle up with him and probably during the Bush administration. Osama's time is short and I think God will humiliate him in the end.

regarding commentsby Wade The Blade

The important point in this is. Having declared bin laden responsible for 9/11 and thereafter having that as the basis for the action taken.
How much credence can be afforded to what we are being told if in fact there is no evidenceto indict him.
"He has not been formally indicted and charged in connection with 9/11 because the FBI has no hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11."
"Who is it that is controlling the media message, and how is it that the U.S. media has indicted Usama Bin Laden for the events of September 11, 2001, but the U.S. government has not? How is it that the FBI has no “hard evidence” connecting Usama Bin Laden to the events of September 11, 2001, while the U.S. media has played the Bin Laden - 9/11 connection story for five years now as if it has conclusive evidence that Bin Laden is responsible for the collapse of the twin towers, the Pentagon attack, and the demise of United Flight 93?

…No hard evidence connecting Usama Bin Laden to 9/11… Think about it."

Google below for the complete article

"On June 5, 2006, the Muckraker Report"

The point is,I for one find it difficult to seperate fact from fiction when there is such a contradiction in these matters

That was only the first page of the Manifesto. It is the only page I have written, and the only page I am going to write.

Can't win in Iraq,Korea,Vietman,Dresden,Berlin,
Hiroshima or Nagasaki.
Oh wait We were at "Real War" with Japan and Japan isn't white! So It's
OK to BOMB them.
Those Germans don't speek english lets
bomb them it's "real War".
The others We'll
just "PLAY War"
Congress won't stand for civilian losses!

BIN LADEN DEAD YEAH RIGHT! EVERY JOURNALIST IN THE WORLD WOULD HAVE WANTED THAT INFORMATION SENT TO EVERY AMERICAN AND FOREIGN FAMILY WHO SUFFERED THE LOST OF A LOVE ONE THAT HORRIBLE TRAGIC DAY. BIN LADEN IS CIA'S TOP DEVIL ALONG WITH THOSE TO FOLLOW. REMEMBER AMERICA SEPT 11 MAY HAPPEN AGAIN FROM WHAT OUR NEWS MEDIA TELLS US. I HOPE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO CONQUER THE EVIL THAT WANTS TO COME OUR WAY. PRAY THAT OUR GOVERNMENT CATCHES THEM BEFORE ANOTHER 9/11 OR WORSE.

In Regard to the comment by Semaj:

The rest of that manifesto will be written by people other than me.

re Wade The Blade

I hope that manifesto will be taken up by other people.
I too hope that people in the world will open their eyes and see what is ahead of them.

If you want to know where Bin Laden is. He is probaly hiding in some small tiny closet of some crazed tribal leader home in pakistan. Drinking his tea, laughing at our politics and at our people. The United States need to open the military draft since Osama's suicidal army has already begun thiers. Bin Laden is a coward that is why he is not seen. He is hiding like a girl he aint no soldier or a warrior if he was where is he, that cowardly bum. He talked the talked but couldnt stand up and fight his own terror war. People shoudn't even listen to this coward.

Funny, Bid laden wanted to restrict our freedoms in America and have us shake in fear of his Jihad, but he's the one in hidding! He the one that has to pack up and run every time a plane or a helicopter fly's overhead. He's the one that can't got to a coffee shop or has to hide in dark funky cave, he the one that can't show his face or take a simple walk through a park. He's the one that has to have a pick-up truck full of armed men following him everytime his face hits day light. He's the one that know's one day somebody is going to cash in on the now 50 million dollar bounty on his head. Who do you think is most effected by his jihad? I alway's heard the prayers fall on the preacher.

ImpeachclintonNow is correct He's DEAD!

Polls will show you that around 36 percent of Americans do not believe the mainstream media's account of nine-eleven. Bush had a recent aproval rating of 33 percent.

For years we have been hearing that Bin-Laden and Ayman Zawahiri are in the tribal areas between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Why the greatest power in the world can’t go into a ‘tribal’ region and crush Al Qaeda is a joke.

The only way we will get these two punks is by increasing the total number of troops in Afghanistan from 30,000 NATO soldiers (only small portion US troops) to over 100,000 US soldiers.

Take the troops out of Iraq now and send them ALL to Afghanistan and get these SOB’s!!

The wuss is dead. Hope you enjoyed your existence of hiding like a rat in the tribal regions of Pakistan.

He was helping Kyrgyzstan in it's revolt so why wouldn't they help him out like give him a hideaway in an enclave like Vorukh? It's on the Silk Road to make for easy transporting of messages etc. and yet relatively inaccessible to by modern means.

He slept with his friends in the Senate last night.

Aw, c'mon. I'm getting tired of seeing people treated as if they're either siding with the enemy, or worse, aiding and abetting the enemy even if all you're doing is weighing the options of whether or not things could be going better for our brave men and women in uniform.

U.S. soldiers are there to defend both my and other U.S. citizens' rights. If you belive what the President said before Congress in 2001, then if I'm not allowed to voice my opinion, the TERRORISTS HAVE WON.

And indeed, looking at the pervasive radical Right response, the terrorists have indeed begun to win. We're mired in a country that, by all public accounts, isn't a home to Al-Qaeda and Al-Qaeda's only involvement is to send more gullible people from OTHER COUNTRIES to kill soldiers.

It's not okay to question that? I beg your pardon?

To our friends in the Pentagon: Questioning your concern for the welfare of your troops puts troops in danger? Wait, dude, what?

To our friends in the White House: I can either believe that the war as you'd like it handled is perfectly okay, or I dishonor our troops? Huh?

ow.

Osama Bin Laden is just a big a coward as George W. Bush. When have you ever seen EITHER of them fighting? Why do they stay away? Because they both are BIG sissies.