It would be so, so easy to fake Osama's death.

[Philosoraptor]

Just have an air strike in Pakistan, on a cave or village, produce an exploded, burnt corpse, show his bloody face, or someone who could pass for him after being bombed to death, the CIA confirms his DNA and bingo, we got him, dead or alive as promised.

I'm surprised they haven't done it already it would be so easy and effective.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. OK...

I would also be easy for Osama to then say, "look at me, they made it all up."

[NYCGirl]

2. And what would happen when he shows up alive? NT

[A-Schwarzenegger]

9. D'oh!

Back to the drawing board.

[Teaser]

3. except

Bin Laden would release a video within the hour on Al Jazeera disputing it.

[undeterred]

4. I think he's been dead for years.

But they need him alive to give political commentary and scare us.

[treestar]

6. IA with this - and they'll produce him when the time is right

They've had five years to work out the story, too.

Though one weakness is how did they realize they could get away with so much without it, if they did it? IOW, if they got Osama, why save him for later? In the meantime they look incompetent for not finding him. It is amazing the rethugs get away with being considered to be the only ones who can fight the terra battle when they did not get him, yet how could they know that?

Maybe that is the difference between Rove and me. I misunderestimate the stupidity of the sheeple.

[kimmerspixelated]

8. Exactly!

[treestar]

5. You're right.

It's amazing what they could do - the M$M follows without investigating, so they could get away with that if they wanted to.

In fact it is amazing they did not do it right away. It amazes me no end that the rethugs own this terra issue when they did not get Osama right away. Why do people see the rethugs as successful at "protecting them" when the main perpetrator is supposedly still around?

[mikelewis]

7. Why on Earth would they want to kill Osama?

He keeps them in power. If Osama's dead or if he should die, you can bet we'd be watching Osama Headroom the very next day. They don't want to kill Osama anymore than they love Democracy. Osama and fear are their keys to power... and they have no intention of throwing away the keys.

[imfreaky]

10. i'm sure it would get exposed

and the after effect be worse