On October 29, the Arabic news agency Al Jazeera aired a video of Osama bin Laden ). In a speech that justifies and takes responsibility for the actions of September 11th, bin Laden calls out the Bush administration and the American position in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "Your security does not lie in the hands of Kerry, Bush, or al-Qaeda," Osama claimed; "Your security is in your own hands." This is believed to have helped President Bush's campaign as it thrust the War on Terrorism back into the public eye. There is debate as to whether bin Laden was aware of the effect the video would have on the elections; the "Bush bounce" from the video did not surprise most outside observers of the 2004 election.
Property records obtained by the AP on Wednesday show that a man named Mohammed Arshad bought the land where bin Laden's compound was built between 2004 and 2005 and paid $48,000.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-05-04-pakistanis-doubt-government-osama_n.htmCIA Reportedly Disbands Bin Laden Unit
The Associated Press
Tuesday, July 4, 2006; 11:19 AMNEW YORK -- A CIA unit that had hunted for Osama bin Laden and his top deputies for a decade has been disbanded, according to a published report.
Citing unnamed intelligence officials, The New York Times reported Tuesday that the unit, known as "Alec Station," was shut down late last year. The decision to close the unit, which predated the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was first reported Monday by National Public Radio.
The officials told the Times that the change reflects a view that al-Qaida's hierarchy has changed, and terrorist attacks inspired by the group are now being carried out independently of bin Laden.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/04/AR2006070400375.htmlOsama bin Laden in a Pakistan Villa? Source Told Christiane Amanpour in 2008
http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2011/05/osama-bin-laden-in-a-pakistan-villa-source-told-christiane-amanpour-in-2008.htmlAfter 2004 Bin Laden never released a new video...
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