US loner helps bin Laden to taunt Bush
Tim Shipman in Washington, Sunday Telegraph
Last Updated: 1:55am BST 10/09/2007A Californian heavy metal fan, who converted to Islam and became the first American to be charged with treason in half a century, has been fingered as the author of Osama bin Laden’s latest video lecture - which left the terror chief sounding like an anti-globalisation protester.
The al-Qaeda leader’s first video message for three years featured a bizarre rant against America, with references to global warming, “insane taxes”, the US mortgage market meltdown and rising interest rates.
Video grabs showing Osama bin Laden in 2004 and in the latest video released by al-Qaeda
Image conscious: Osama bin Laden appears to have dyed his beard to seem youngerAmerican spy chiefs were quick to name Adam Gadahn, the head of al-Qaeda’s English language media operations, as the author of large sections of bin Laden’s broadcast……. full article: telegraph.co.uk
Latest Bin Laden Video Is a Forgery: All References to Current Events Are Made During Video Freeze
by George Maschke
Sun Sep 9th, 2007 at 06:10:31 AM ESTOsama Bin Laden’s widely publicized video address to the American people has a peculiarity that casts serious doubt on its authenticity: the video freezes at about 1 minute and 58 seconds, and motion only resumes again at 12:30. The video then freezes again at 14:02 remains frozen until the end. All references to current events, such as the 62nd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Japan, and Sarkozy and Brown being the leaders of France and the UK, respectively, occur when the video is frozen!……. boomantribune.com
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