US Official: New Tape May Be Last From bin Laden

[tekisui]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials believe Osama bin Laden made a propaganda recording shortly before his death and expect that tape to surface soon.

It is unclear whether the tape is audio or video, but a U.S. official says that intelligence indicates it is already working its way through al-Qaida's media pipeline. The official said the timing was coincidental and there is no indication he knew U.S. forces were bearing down on him.

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[laconicsax]

1. I don't get it...are they expecting him to make more?

:shrug:

It MAY be his last?

[tekisui]

2. I assume they don't know how many he had made but didn't release

before his death.

[Buns_of_Fire]

3. Osama: The Islamabad Sessions. Soon to be released... nt

[nonperson]

4. Coming soon: "Osama bin Laden: The Lost Tapes"

Box set. All original material. Never before released.

Get yours now. Be the first on your block.

($1 from the sale of each box set will be donated to help finance the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan)

:patriot:

[ChoralScholar]

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[nonperson]

11. OMG - I forgot about K-TEL

I Googled them and they're still around!

http://www.ktel.com/

You can even watch their retro commercials at the link.

[Vinnie From Indy]

5. Osama UNPLUGGED

Cheers!

[Lucian]

6. Osama Gone Wild.

[Junkdrawer]

7. Look, just because he was "killed" doesn't mean the tapes stop.....

It doesn't work like that.

[Electric Monk]

10. He could've recorded dozens or hundreds.

He read an arabic translation of Asimov's Foundation as a teenager, and fancied himself as Hari Seldon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hari_Seldon

Al Qaida is usually translated to English as "The Base" but it also translates as "The Foundation".

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2002/aug/24/alqaida.sciencefictionfantasyandhorror

[whatchamacallit]

9. Recorded shortly before his death

He doesn't make or release one in how long, and he just happened to be back at it right before we get him. Convenient.