[lbo-talk] Questions about Osama Bin Laden

[Wojtek S]

[WS:] Why would they by lying, especially at this time?  It is not
even close to the election day, and given the 5 minute attention span
of the average voter, this would be a wasted opportunity. And what
else do they gain from the story?  If it was so easy to manufacture
O's capture for political purposes, why did not Bush do it earlier?
Besides, they must be pretty sure that O is dead, for it would be a
major embarrassment if he turned up alive at some later time.

Quite frankly, I find the story that the ISI bailed O out and turned a
blind eye on his whereabouts in Abbottabad quite believable.  It would
not surprise me if one faction in the Paki military decided to
undercut another faction and tipped the US about O's whereabouts.  Or
perhaps the US knew about it but did nothing for some time to avoid
pissing off the Pakis.  That is perhaps why the details about the
operation are so sketchy - there is probably more into this story than
the powers that be want to reveal at this time.

Wojtek

On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 8:13 PM, michael perelman
<michael.perelman3 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Does the coverage of his death make you long for the good old days of
> the Royal Wedding?
>
> How much credence can we give the story of his capture?  Was Jessica
> Lynch really involved?
>
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