Another blow to the "truthers." Osama bin Laden is supposedly going to be featured in another video, presenting the last will and testament of one of the 9/11 hijackers. Yet another bit of truth that the "truthers" will conveniently ignore.
Each year, al-Qaida has released videos of last statements by hijackers on the anniversary of the 2001 attacks, using the occasion to rally its sympathizers.
But this year's releases underline how bin Laden is re-emerging to tout his leadership — whether symbolic or effective — of the jihad movement. While past anniversary videos featured old footage of bin Laden, the latest appears likely to include a newly made speech.
Bin Laden had not appeared for nearly three years until a new video was released over the weekend. In that video, he addressed the American people, telling them the war in Iraq is a failure and taking on a new anti-globalization rhetoric. He urged Americans to abandon capitalism and democracy and embrace Islam.
Al-Qaida's media arm, Al-Sahab, announced the impending second video Monday with an advertising banner posted on an Islamic militant Web forum where the group often posts its messages.
The video was likely to be released within 24 hours to coincide with Sept. 11, said Ben Venzke, head of IntelCenter, a U.S. group that monitors and analyzes militant messages.
"Coming soon, God willing, from the testaments of the martyrs of the New York and Washington attacks: The testament of the martyr Abu Musab Waleed al-Shehri, presented by Sheik Osama bin Laden, God preserve him," the banner read.
Al-Shehri was one of the hijackers on American Airlines Flight 11 that crashed into the World Trade Center's north tower.
The intentionally misleading, easily led or outright stupid members of the "truther" brigades (and that encompasses the entire membership) will ignore this as they have ignored science, physics, common sense and basic, human decency, of course. They'll just keep crowding around Rosie on the melted, steely knoll and reinforce their own insanity.
Gee, does it show that I think they are all a bunch of fools or liars?
Good.
I wonder if these are the same folks who think the Holocaust was a myth.
If not, perhaps the two groups can get together and form a Grand Unified Conspiracy Theory (GUCT): The Holocaust was a Bushitler lie to steal oil from Germany, Iraq and New Orleans while covering up the assassinations of Presidents Lincoln, Kennedy and McKinley. McKinley, as everyone knows, was about to reveal the Bush Administration’s plans to cut taxes while listen in on international phone calls made from Gitmo to the space aliens from Altair IV held captive in the secret gulag at Area 51.
Obviously, a few bugs need to be worked out with the GUCT. This sounds like a job for Ron Paul!