Bin Laden will die in 2008

[three and four]

Ok, here is my theory: I can’t believe that nobody knows where he is. I mean, come on, “hiding in the hills” could work back in the days when the telescope was high-tech. But now? I don’t buy it. In any case, I think that keeping a target like that under very close surveillance makes more sense than destroying it: you can listen to every call he makes, take pictures and follow every single person who comes and goes around him, and in this way you stand a better chance of disrupting his plans. If you kill him, then you have a whole bunch of Bin Laden wannabes who’ll take his place, you don’t yet know where they all are, so you’ve got to start up your whole spying exercise all over again. However, US elections are coming. Surely an outgoing President would want to have his name in history books as the hero who eliminated public enemy no. 1, right? He’d also want to be seen as a hero not too far from the coming elections so that his party could also benefit from some of the glory. What would good timing be? Maybe let the opposition choose their candidate first: a lot of media attention will be on that. But once the Democrats have chosen H. Clinton, Obama, or Edwards (or whoever else), then would be a good time for the Republicans to have a real hero of their own. You don’t want to do it to close to the elections because then you have less time to milk the whole episode (and not while people are away from the news, enjoying summer vacations). So I’m guessing that Bin Laden will be killed in March or April 2008. ________________________________________

[Jeff777]

hahahhaa

[Identity X]

By "hiding in the hills" do you mean "hiding in a huge, mountainous, unnavigatable and lawless swathe of Afghanistan and Pakistan"?

[R.D.735]

This is the same theory from before the 2004 elections. Why does this administration keep getting accused of competency?

[Universal Mind]

Bin Laden is on the U.S. government payroll. Didn't you know that? He eats steak and drinks champagne with Bush and Cheney every night at the White House. They laugh about old oil stealing stories and play Twister. Really though, I think the government might know exactly where Bin Laden is and are possibly using him to get good information.

[Goldney]

I thought he was dead... from a disease of some kind.

[CymekSniper]

I could be very possible that he is already dead and that he is now merely an avatar of the terrorists.

[Moonbeam]

Ok, here is my theory: I can’t believe that nobody knows where he is. I mean, come on, “hiding in the hills” could work back in the days when the telescope was high-tech. But now? I don’t buy it. Yea, I it was hard to beleive that they were that incompetent; I figured that there must be some reason that they let him get away. Except for the fact that it really made them look bad when they couldn't get him, that part didn't make sense. In any case, I think that keeping a target like that under very close surveillance makes more sense than destroying it: you can listen to every call he makes, take pictures and follow every single person who comes and goes around him, and in this way you stand a better chance of disrupting his plans. But they don't get much glory from that; no one knows to give them credit. All they can say is, "See, no more attacks, our methods must be working!" Surely an outgoing President would want to have his name in history books as the hero who eliminated public enemy no. 1, right? Well, he does say that history will be the judge; not the people voicing their objections right now--they don't matter when you know that God is on your side. You don’t want to do it to close to the elections because then you have less time to milk the whole episode (and not while people are away from the news, enjoying summer vacations). So I’m guessing that Bin Laden will be killed in March or April 2008. ________________________________________ Ha ha^^ You may have something there...we'll just have to dig this thread up next spring and see if you were right! (I'm not betting against you.)

[KuRoSaKi]

Hahahaha I agree haha.

[Michael]

I think he is already dead, or one of his caves are gonna collapse in on him. or he will run out of rats and other people to eat. If he isn't dead by next year I'm going to go over there and find him personally. That would be awwwwwwwwwwwwsome. If people can donate money to me