neither of those two tapes were proof of him still being alive as he only talked about things PRIOR to Tora Bora going thermobaric
See, but there is a giant flaw in the "Bin Laden is dead" argument.
If he's not alive, then how come the the western world hasn't just declared him dead?
At any point, they could just say "he's dead", and the burden of proof would be on Al Qaeda to produce definitive proof that he is not.
The only reason why this would not have already happened is if they know he is still alive.
no, it gives credence for a military force to find him, and it gives the terrorists a motive to continue to join their cause