(ABC News) Exclusive: U.S. Expects Bin Laden Message Near Election

[sabra]

Source: ABC News

Analysts: OBL Could Speak Out in an Effort to Prove His Relevance

Multiple senior government officials tell ABC News the intelligence community is anticipating a message from Osama bin Laden before or just after the presidential election.

As we race toward Election Day, sources say a number of intelligence analysts have concluded it is critical for al Qaeda's top leader to be seen or heard, if only for public relations purposes. Those analysts believe that if bin Laden is not heard from, he runs the risk of being considered irrelevant or impotent. The U.S. intelligence community has some indication that there is some confusion among Islamic radicals about their leadership.

According to sources, the full weight of the intelligence electronic eavesdropping and human sourcing is right now desperately looking for any hint of a bin Laden statement. So far there is only rumor, no hard evidence a message is coming, officials said.

Interestingly, the U.S. government may be the reason why bin Laden could have some problems getting a message out, officials suggested to ABC News.

The United States is engaged in an intensive effort to disrupt the use of the Internet by Islamic radicals. Message boards and Web sites have been targeted. Some officials believe that if bin Laden is not heard from, some will conclude he may be dead.

Read more: http://www.abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6148984&page=1

[Parche]

1. The CIA Is Late This Year Bringing Out Their Sockpuppet

:woohoo: :hi:

[Vanje]

66. Cheney spent some time in the hospital this month

and was, therefore unable to get his Bin Laden message written and produced, in a more timely manner.

[Heather MC]

71. Could it be, the White House has been hit by the credit crisis and couldn't afford to

do it til after the 15th when they got paid
:rofl:

[goforit]

88. LOL!!! Yes, Do they even realize how exposed they really are.

[Dulcinea]

92. Will "The Best of Osama" be out on DVD in time for the holidays?

Yawn. :boring:

[tekisui]

2. It wouldn't be an election with a repuke candidate without OBL.

If it comes, it will be tomorrow.

[Blues Heron]

3. Oh Puh-leeze! n/t

[altogetherooky]

73. Took the words right out of my mouth

When I read the header, I actually thought it was the public's opinion, not "experts." This is really getting laughable.

[acmavm]

4. I gotta go canvas right not but I'm leaving the house laughing because

this is just soooooooooo predictable.

[durablend]

5. Uh huh

"Bin Laden" (aka some Republiscum--maybe Cheney) will put out a message saying one way or another that a vote for Obama is a vote for obliteration.

Yeah, we've seen this one before...

:eyes:

[leftofcool]

6. Aren't they late?

OBL usually shows up around the 1st of October

[durablend]

8. McInsane needs the help NOW n/t

[pnwmom]

18. Not at all. In 2004 the tape was released the weekend before the election. n/t

[shadowknows69]

32. Should be out tomorrow then.

[Rockholm]

56. Friday News Dump. OBL has been taught very well.

I am sure he will do exactly what his puppetmasters want.

[Solly Mack]

7. LMAO.

[LaurenG]

9. I think something smells here.

I am reminded of the Wizard of Oz. "Who is that man behind the curtain." My goodness it's John McCains friends pretending to be OBL.

[durablend]

17. Gee--YA THINK?!? n/t

[high density]

10. ROFL!!!

From ABC News, no less! :rofl:

Aww, this is just so quaint. OBL "might" release a tape! Breaking news!

[durablend]

21. Obvious they're mad at our side

What with being "snubbed" by Obama.

Expect full-on McCain whoring from now until Tuesday from them (no let up)

[high density]

26. Yep

Let's generate some news we'll think will pump up McCain. Transparent. If OBL doesn't make an appearance on his own, we'll just bring his name into the equation for some friendly speculation.

It's past time that the "news" reporters get out of the business of speculation.

[bulloney]

61. Let's see...ABC was the only major network that didn't carry Obama's 30-min ad Wednesday.

Just a coincidence that bin Laden makes this announcement via ABC?

Which begs the question: Why is OBL able to release this message seven plus years after the 9/11 attacks when we've spent hundreds of billions of dollars fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the so-called 'War on Terror'? The longer this dog and pony show goes on, this becomes more of an indictment of the incompetence of Bush and the Repubs than anything. I would hope that the voters are starting to realize this.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

87. hah! I was about to post virtually the same thing

[dennis4868]

11. I bet the CIA/Bush thugs...

are making the tape right now in the basement of the WH...should be ready for production by tomorrow night...just like in 2004....McCain's last best hope...

[jaysunb]

12. They've had it in the can for months

so I don't understand why they waited so long. Maybe Usama complained about only getting " scale " this time around.....

[louis-t]

13. Bring out the big, scary puppet from Star Trek.

I gotta learn how to post photos. :banghead:

[BadgerKid]

24. Lemme guess...this one?

(Just copy-paste the location into your message.)

[Judi Lynn]

30. Maybe this could help:

How do I post an image?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/forums/faq.html#image

[louis-t]

31. I know, I'm just too lazy to read it.

My activism takes up a lot of my time.

[DebbieCDC]

14. Damn, it's taking longer and longer to thaw out that corpse every election cycle isn't it?

And whyis ABC so privileged to get this info? Maybe they will get an exclusive OBL, since they didn't carry Obama's advert last night. Maybe this is their payoff.

Please let this lunacy end soon.

[Blue For You]

15. From the White House video collection no doubt. n/t

[Matariki]

16. Like that guy isn't dead.

Or at least living in the tropics with Ken Lay.

[hadrons]

"intelligence electronic eavesdropping and human sourcing is right now desperately looking"

the last two words says it all

[durablend]

23. Desperately looking for a way

To give the GOP the win

Uh huh

[CJCRANE]

83. Shouldn't they be looking for him to actually capture him

not spread his propaganda..?

:shrug:

Something doesn't seem right...

[soleft]

19. I was expecting to see a link to the onion

[CJCRANE]

79. Me too! nt

[melody]

20. Karl dragged out the crepe hair and spirit gum

Time for Fat Obama to make his appearance.

[racaulk]

22. If that happens (and it wouldn't surprise me), I think it would help Obama for two reasons.

One, I think America is *finally* waking up from its fear-induced stupor and are wising up to the OBL bogeyman. If we only hear from him and the Republicans only talk about him every two years, you will start to recognize a pattern eventually.

Two, a tape from OBL now would just serve as a reminder that the Republicans have allowed him to remain at large for more than seven years after 9/11. This would just be another reminder of *'s foreign policy failures and will perhaps prove that the Republicans aren't so "tough on terror" after all.

[durablend]

25. I still think some of you give the American people too much credit...

I hope I'm wrong this time but we've seen how this pattern plays out

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

37. Even goldfish can learn to recognize a pattern.

Besides, IIRC the tactic didn't work as planned in 2006 for the GOP.

[racaulk]

39. You may be right.

But I hope you're not. :hi:

The next few days are going to be interesting, that's for sure.

[onehandle]

27. Sorry. Dead men tell no tales. nt

[Lorentz]

28. Kerry was losing going into the election. Is there any evidence that Bush got a boost in 04?

[fascisthunter]

36. really... I don't recall seeing any evidence that Kerry was losing

[Ian David]

29. I hear he's going to be hosting The Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards this year. n/t

[SpiralHawk]

33. I am shocked, shocked, shocked

shocked i tell you...

[Triana]

34. P R E D I C T A B L E

scare tactics.

[fascisthunter]

35. ABC won't Air a Political Ad but Will Give Osama Bin Laden Time

[Javaman]

38. 1 to 10 "the message" has obl saying something along the lines of...

"Obama, our fellow muslim..." you can fill in the rest of the repuke/CIA propaganda.

[shadowknows69]

86. Yep, it will be billed as intercepted by Bushies spy program

With OBL singing praises of their agent infiltrating the WH.

[aquart]

40. LOL! What's he gonna do? Bomb the economy?

Please. We're dealing with real destruction now. 9/11 is going to look like a walk in the park by the time BushCo is thru with us.

[Felix Mala]

41. I believe Fox News may offer him his own half hour in prime time

[dixiegrrrrl]

42. Wow..look.. NOW they have a crystal ball.

Too bad they did not use the damn thing on 911, or for Katrina.
Years and Years of hearing " No once could have foreseen...."

But THIS they can foresee???

This is the most telling sentence:
"a number of intelligence analysts have concluded it is critical for al Qaeda's top leader to be seen or heard, if only for public relations purposes.
Those analysts believe that if bin Laden is not heard from, he runs the risk of being considered irrelevant or impotent."


Poor Bush...his boogie man has deflated.

"

[jeff30997]

43. "now desperately looking for any hint of a bin Laden statement"

So I guess they hired a Medium to contact him because the scumbag is dead.

[Phred42]

44. No SHIt

[ShortnFiery]

45. Holy Shit! The PsyOps in the basement of the Pentagon is going to roll out the Osama-tron again?!?

Oh brother!?! :crazy:

[kleec]

46. Here we go again!

Here we go again, and again, and again.........wash, rinse, repeat! You would think that they would just give it up by now. I am sooo sick of these people.



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[durablend]

49. Hey, it worked before!

Hopefully enough of the people see through it this time...

[mikelgb]

47. a 30 minute spot perhaps?

[northsongs]

48. The full weight of intelligence is looking for a hint?

According to sources, the full weight of the intelligence electronic eavesdropping and human sourcing is right now desperately looking for any hint of a bin Laden statement. So far there is only rumor, no hard evidence a message is coming, officials said.

WTF? When OBL (or whoever) makes these messages, don't they usually release them in a public way, so everyone can see/listen to them?

Looking for a hint? Or making one up?

[semillama]

50. It's fun to switch out OBL for GWB in the quoted portion

"Multiple senior government officials tell ABC News the intelligence community is anticipating a message from George W. Bush before or just after the presidential election.

As we race toward Election Day, sources say a number of intelligence analysts have concluded it is critical for the GOP's top leader to be seen or heard, if only for public relations purposes. Those analysts believe that if bin Laden is not heard from, he runs the risk of being considered irrelevant or impotent. The U.S. intelligence community has some indication that there is some confusion among Republicans about their leadership.

According to sources, the full weight of the intelligence electronic eavesdropping and human sourcing is right now desperately looking for any hint of a Bush statement. So far there is only rumor, no hard evidence a message is coming, officials said.

Interestingly, the U.S. government may be the reason why Bush could have some problems getting a message out, officials suggested to ABC News.

The United States is engaged in an intensive effort to disrupt the use of the Internet by Freepers. Message boards and Web sites have been targeted. Some officials believe that if Bush is not heard from, some will conclude he may be dead."

[Moe the Dog]

51. What's the chances...

He'll post on this site?

[ShortnFiery]

53. No MOE !

... Osama or his many alternates won't opt to post on this site.

[CJCRANE]

80. Is that a hint? Do you know something we don't, "Moe"...

unless you really aren't "Moe"...

:scared:

[myrna minx]

94. Be patient, comrade. Our super double secret plan for global domination is at hand.

:eyes:

[kitty1]

52. Bring him out Halloween; We all love the costume.....n/t

[Peggesis1]

57. I thought Al-Qaeda (fake or whatever) endorsed McCain

“Al Qaeda will have to support McCain in the coming election,” read a commentary on a password-protected Islamist Web site that is closely linked to Al Qaeda and often disseminates the group’s propaganda."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/opinion/26kristof.html?ref=opinion

Remember this in the NYT a few days ago? Gee, are the terrorists flip-flopping this year?

[CJCRANE]

81. Yes, they're in the tank for McCain.

Of course he had a lot of help from Bush-Cheney, they worked hard for the endorsement.

[OnyxCollie]

59. It was getting a little old.

I've switched to wearing a Guy Fawkes costume.

[kitty1]

54. We're going to miss the fireside chats about the Great Satan...

when he's gone. If he's not gone already.

[Fluffdaddy]

55. Kerry said that why he lost

[LaPera]

58. He lost for a lot of reason's....

bin Laden may be one of them, but Kerry didn't challenge in Ohio where over 200 thousand votes were not counted, sitting in the republican Secretary of States office, Kerry had the idiot Bob (don't fight back) Shum advising his campaign, Kerry was boring to many voters, he never had quick sound bites needed as repugs always do, instead Kerry on any issue would just go on & on & on....and so can I about why Kerry lost....But I don't think it's necessary, most already know the many reasons why!

(Even though Kerry actually did win in Ohio & the presidency...but all the ballots have now been destroyed even though a court order demanded they be kept & protected - but again, just fucking republican covering their ass with no respect or regard for law or the courts).

[UpInArms]

60. Should have their guy in flowing robes in the sound studio by 10 a.m.EST

so that it can be played over and over all weekend long - especially on the Sunday morning GOPfests.

these people make me puke.

[OnyxCollie]

62. What excuse will accompany this video?

Q: Why is his speaking pattern different?

A:'Cause he's been hanging with the Pashtun, you see.

Q: Why is his beard dark?

A: 'Cause he dyed it, to uh, show his virility, you see.

Q: Why does he look like George Bush?

A: 'Cause he's a Transformer. From uh, outer space, you see.

[onecent]

63. Oh, yeah...where has Bin Laden been lately?????? n/t

[frylock]

64. uh-duhhhh..

it's an election-time tradition anymore. wouldn't be that same without.

[tabasco]

65. Amazing! Gas prices miraculously lowered too!

Just how short is America's attention span??

[bagrman]

67. Go here for the lastest on Bin Laden, Don't fall for this shit again, and again, and again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnychOXj9Tg

Around the 2 minute mark is the interesting part.

Latr






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[underpants]

68. Time for McCain to unveil his "plan"

:eyes:

[MrsBrady]

69. duh n/t

[chknltl]

70. Breaking: Osama bin Laden endorses McCain/Palin

Insiders report that McCain's desire to bomb Iran instead of OBL's beloved mountain lodge in northern Pakistan was what swayed the aging terrorist leader. Along with his endorsement, Bin Laden sent Senator McCain an autographed chrome plated AK-47 and Gov. Palin a traditional burkha with instructions.

(btw: I have no proof, (yet) but I am fairly convinced that OBL is a member of the free republic.)

[mike_c]

72. ser-prize, ser-prize, ser-prize....

Bring out the gimp!

[Pastiche423]

74. Oh, give it up already

The dude's been six feet under for seven years (as of December 26, 2008).

[Sugar Smack]

75. "runs the risk of being considered irrelevant or impotent". That's most of us, asshole.

Is the idea that these "analysts" are concerned *for* OBL that *we* will forget about him? Are they worried he's "dead to us"?

[sarcasmo]

76. I thought for certain it would have came out today, look for my post yesterday in GD.

[CJCRANE]

82. Al-Qaeda did release a video today

(link to Yahoo was posted on several DU threads)

but OBL didn't make an appearance in it.

[sarcasmo]

91. Al-CIA-DU, the CIA's giving name for the Taliban.

[lib2DaBone]

77. No Color Code? No Window Plastic and Duct Tape?

911 was an inside job.

[pinniped]

78. This wouldn't be an election without the boogeyman.

The United States is engaged in an intensive effort to disrupt the use of the Internet by Islamic radicals. Message boards and Web sites have been targeted.

You can not stifle communication on the internet!

Where else will the unintelligence morans get their propaganda?

Some officials believe that if bin Laden is not heard from, some will conclude he may be dead.

No. He went on a 10-year cruise to view glaciers in Alaska.

[NoSheep]

84. Cheney's been out working on that.

[Imagevision]

85. I I was Bin Laden? - I would definitly prefer McCain for a healthier life in general, Obama shoots

straight!

[Maine-ah]

89. I was wondering which network was going to start screaming

Bin Laden first.

[Chovexani]

90. Just waiting

As soon as Uncle Karl gets back from the Halloween store with spirit gum for Cheney's fake beard, they'll be good to go.

[DuaneBidoux]

93. Woudn't surprise me & wouldn't surprise me that it endorses Obama.

After all, he's smart and knows about reverse psychology. In any case, with world communication being so instant and omnipresent I would guess that last minute releases of videos and audio tapes will become a guaranteed event before every election. Hopefully people would not allow themselves to be manipulated whomever does it.

[Flagg]

95. Let me guess. 'Bin Laden' will endorse Obama.

:eyes:

[damonm]

96. BRING IT! Then Obama can say...

"Apparently, John McCain hasn't been sharing his knowledge of how to find OBL with the Bush administration - what happened to 'Country First'? I TOLD you going into Iraq was a waste."

C'MON, people! You HONESTLY think Obama hasn't planned for this?

[Zorra]

97. I know a secret.

It's not really bin laden.