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06:48 PM, SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
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As Alive As Elvis - The New Bin Laden Tape
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The video shows Bin Laden in his white hat, white shirt, and yellow sweater. This is the same clothing he wore in the 2004-10-29 video. In 2004 he had it unzipped, but in 2007 he zipped up the bottom half. Besides the clothing, it appears to be the same background, same lighting, and same desk. Even the camera angle is almost identical.

So here’s my question… If you were on the run through mountains on foot, would you be carrying around unnecessary clothing? No – you would only take the essentials. A fancy shirt and yellow sweater are not essential for mountain life on the run. If, in the future, you find that you need a nice shirt and sweater, you would get new ones.

Yet here is Bin Laden in the same clothing, same studio, same studio setup, and same desk THREE YEARS LATER. In fact, his stack of papers that he reads are moved between the exact same stacks. If you overlay the 2007 video with the 2004 video, his face has not changed in three years—only his beard is darker and the contrast on the picture has been adjusted.

What are the chances of nothing changing (except his beard) in three years? Virtually zero. The clips appear to have been recorded three years ago.

The audio does make reference to relatively current events (people and places). However, these references are ONLY made during the frozen-frame portions and only after splices in the audio track. The animated portions make no references to current events.

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3 PREVIOUS COMMENTS

Assa_thumb SEP 12, 2007
BlueBus

Interesting :)

Trueromance_thumb SEP 12, 2007
Stephen Dufrechou

Phenomenal observation. Thank you.

From_the_heart_of_the_world_thumb JAN 08, 2008
Li Li Parsons

I had not read this when posted, but I am glad that I have now! Wow… thats just sooooo surreal. It is likely that this was recorded three years ago and perhaps bin Laden is dead… or just MIA… or already in prison in someplace like “Guatanowhere”... and this is just planted in our media to throw off some big reaction about terrorists on the loose and threatening our security… uh yeah….
Thanks for posting this! I am intrigued.


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