Zhukov
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In addition to geologists who claimed to be able to determine the location pictured in previous bin Laden tapes by the rocks, there were reports from people who recognized and had physically been to those locations.
But you are right. It would not be too difficult to arrange a recording in a non-descript building or cave with a sheet up behind any speakers.
Perhaps they feel otherwise constrained against using video recording equipment based on some sort of tell-tale radiation it may emmit. Again, one might imagine a cave would be sufficient cover against that.
Perhaps he is deliberately not releasing visual recordings in order to release one in the future when he feels it will have a greater impact. Perhaps immeadiately before our elections.
As relates to the change in strategy with respect to the offered truce, he's certainly not above playing politics. But it is an interesting offer. One that I thinks sounds desperate. Perhaps we are closer to him than we think.
On an aside, I heard an interesting comment about this most recently released tape. That bin Laden did not make any koranic references in this edition as is his wont.
Who knows, maybe he is dead. Somehow I doubt it.
But you are right. It would not be too difficult to arrange a recording in a non-descript building or cave with a sheet up behind any speakers.
Perhaps they feel otherwise constrained against using video recording equipment based on some sort of tell-tale radiation it may emmit. Again, one might imagine a cave would be sufficient cover against that.
Perhaps he is deliberately not releasing visual recordings in order to release one in the future when he feels it will have a greater impact. Perhaps immeadiately before our elections.
As relates to the change in strategy with respect to the offered truce, he's certainly not above playing politics. But it is an interesting offer. One that I thinks sounds desperate. Perhaps we are closer to him than we think.
On an aside, I heard an interesting comment about this most recently released tape. That bin Laden did not make any koranic references in this edition as is his wont.
Who knows, maybe he is dead. Somehow I doubt it.