Bin Laden - Did He Ever Exist?

Original posting, January 2006

Think Apollo/Moon. How do you imagine wars and global instability are funded? And who do you think is doing it?

• If a claim is ever made about a manned Mars mission, how could you know if it’s all a con? Or not? You couldn’t. And it will cost the American taxpayer a trillion ($1,000,000,000,000 = $1000 billions) or more dollars. 

Osama Bin Laden and his deputy are thought to be living in the area of a missile strike apparently aimed at Ayman al-Zawahiri" - US says. US counter-terrorism ambassador Henry Crumpton said the al-Qaeda leader and his number two were believed to be in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region. Al-Qaeda retained the aim of attacking the US, UK and Europe, he said. Pretty good bet that someone will. The question remains: WHO? The US has not commented on the attack on a Pakistan village on Friday that killed 18 civilians. US media said the attack was carried out by the CIA. That makes it acceptable, then? It seems like the CIA did it and that they are a subset of the US and whatever they do the US cannot be held accountable. Have your cake and eat it, as the old saying goes. Anyway, this makes it clear that the CIA is the US military. Thousands of Pakistanis later staged anti-American demonstrations. Mr Crumpton told the BBC: "I am very confident we will at some point get al-Qaeda's leadership, and we believe they are in that area."

• Even if millions of innocents are murdered in the attempts. So, confusion sets in. Who's the terrorist?

US defends al-Qaeda tactics [sic]: "We have no intelligence or evidence that indicates that he [Bin Laden] is dead or incapacitated, so our working assumption is that he is still alive."

• That’s their basis for killing people. Assumption. Like WMD. No evidence, but they think they probably, may, have them. So, bomb the ‘bastards’ anyway - just in case.

These are the actions of a terrorist. USA: Masters of Terror

The ambassador added: "I should also note, no sign of life from Bin Laden, I think that reflects our collective success."


What an incredible assumption and a monumental statement of arrogance. Or just a very crude attempt to persuade.

But just now: US defends al-Qaeda [sic] tactics:

• "We have no intelligence or evidence that indicates that he [Bin Laden] is dead or incapacitated, so our working assumption is that he is still alive."

Typical perverse reverse logic: they didn’t know even if he was alive (assuming he ever existed), but he can be safely assumed to be dead. But they (the US) will keep on bombing the crap out of anyone they like, and for however long they like, just to keep the pressure up. When everyone’s dead, will they will stop? The fear level. Innocent or guilty? Who cares?

The American people will pay the price. They are paying the price. We all are. Being led into the Fires of Hell. Armageddon.  Who benefits? It's probable that they are not the ones you could imagine. Who knows? Who is the enemy?

This makes the myth come alive: kill the myth!

Or, at least, suggesting it. Putting the idea into your head. Makes it into a legend. Like a werewolf. A Yeti. Frankenstein. Robin Hood. Keep on reminding us of a name. How do you know he existed - well, the US says so: "I think and certainly hope that they are more concerned about staying alive than plotting the next 9/11." One minute they’re dead (maybe/maybe not), next minute they maybe alive and plotting.

Someone’s confused. Or the mind game is underway. Tell a lie often enough and people start to believe it’s the truth. An old psychology trick, but it still works. It's always been a puzzle: why a single plane filled with Bin Ladens was allowed to be flown from NY to Saudi a day or so after the 9/11 attack. All aircraft (excluding military, of course) had been grounded. The aircraft was effectively escorted out of US air space.

The US air force had exclusive use of the airspace. Just the one other going to Saudi with the Bin Ladens. Actually, sent out - given safe passage - after the Twin Towers were destroyed. Who or what could attack this plane? Ground-based rocket fire?

Was that plane actually empty and flown by CIA operatives?

There was a warning by Crumpton: "Al-Qaeda and affiliated groups have a strategic aim of attacking the US homeland - that is their intent, we believe they are working toward that".

Maybe.

"I think also they intend to attack the UK again, and Europe."

"...they have a strategic aim..." (assertive)
"...we believe..." (not quite so sure)
"...think also they intend..." (conjecture, speculation) 

Keep the Americans living in constant fear.

Create the problem and provide the solution

"Our efforts in counter-terrorism are complex, often secret, therefore that engenders some misunderstanding, some misperceptions, exaggerations."

• Complex
• Secret
• Misunderstanding
• Misperceptions
• Exaggerations

Just about as comprehensive a cop-out list as is necessary. And all in one sentence! So, it’s us! We don’t understand! Check out the spin. Doesn’t it make you feel ill? Imagine a very non-public enquiry. A private enquiry behind closed-doors. A verdict is communicated. Do you believe it? Why should you? You have absolutely no way of knowing whether it’s true or false?

• Distorted?
• Twisted?

It relies on trust. On nothing more than belief. Have you met God? Has a man ever stood on Earth’s moon? People believe because they want to. Mr Crumpton also said the US did not "support, condone or engage in torture" of prisoners. But he added: "In terms of detainees and prisoners, information they provide is extraordinarily valuable - it has saved lives, it has stopped attacks in Europe and elsewhere."  Think Patriot Act.

• We (the US?) ask them nicely. And very decently they tell us. Truthfully. They wouldn’t lie would they? If an attack doesn’t happen, how could you ever know if it was a real threat or mythical? Fictional. Just because someone says so. Amazing.

Didn’t you know that the word "gullible" is no longer an entry in the dictionary?