Conspiracy Files - Osama Bin Laden Dead Or Alive

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Sun10Jan - BBC2 9.30pm
Osama Bin Laden - dead or alive?

Mike Rudin of the BBC, producer of the Conspiracy Files series of programmes debunking theories about 9/11 other than the official one has sent us this e-mail about his latest effort.

Can anyone record it for us?

Noel

From: "Michael Rudin" > To: "ian neal"
> Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 18:15:37 -0000
> Subject: The Conspiracy Files - Osama Bin Laden - dead or alive?

> Hi Ian
>
> Just to let you know
>
> The Conspiracy Files has a new programme out this Sunday at 9.30pm on BBC 2
> It includes interviews with a number of former CIA officers, special
> forces and David Ray Griffin
>
> *Osama Bin Laden - dead or alive?*
>
> Here's a link to my blog about the programme
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2010/01/the_conspiracy_files_osa ma_bin.html
>
> Regards
>
> Mike

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The blog comment section is closed after only a day! Is this a record!

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Just seen the programme.

It was a bit better than his WTC7 and 7/7 efforts but Rudin has done it again: not proving the official story, dissing the concept of asking questions and knocking of the alternative viewpoint.

Basically, for the official story: you have Authority Figures saying "trust us" and a few irrelevant narratives...

David Frost, for example, seemed convincing but strange that he didn't follow up Bhutto's OBL-is-dead statement

The only interesting bit was the discussion on the fake video/audio. The programme concentrated on the CIA as being the perpetrator of fake OBL videos/audio when, of couse, it could have been managed by any numerous agencies or FISs...

[paul wright]

This was another appalling set 'em up and knock 'em down programme. Just typical
It glossed over the 'confession' video with no direct comparisons of visuals as are readily available, and just some idiot giving a highly suspect digital comparison which appeared to use a refutable source

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[Barker]

The Conspiracy Files: Osama Bin Laden - Dead or Alive? 
shown on BBC 2 Jan 10 at 9.30 Still available on iplayer

This programme started by saying that the last public sighting of Bin Laden was in Pakistan in 2002 shortly before he left with 1000 supporters to Tora Bora, the base from which he had formerly fought the Russians. The western allies, being short of suitable ground support, very thoroughly bombed the Tora Bora complex.

Footage was then shown of Bin Laden, supported by a frame, travelling by night on a mule into Pakistan. More footage was then shown of a simple funeral procession to a burial site.

Several people interviewed then expressed the view that Bin Laden was dead, including the President of Pakistan and Dr David Griffin.

Several other people, intelligence agents and military personnel subsequently interviewed, then expressed their view that he was alive even though no trace of him can be found.

Meanwhile [not in the programme] The military have a new plan to seek out Bin Laden. they are shortly to take delivery of 300
Predator pilotless aircraft to complement the 40 they already have in use, at a total cost of $ 2 billion. On top of that they have ordered 300
of a later and more lethal variant called the Reaper at a cost of a further $7 billion.

In order to solve the mystery of Bin Laden’s whereabouts one might think that it would be a lot cheaper and easier to go to the alleged burial site, excavate it and solve the mystery once and for all.
However the might of American intelligence services, CIA NSA etc haven’t thought of doing that.

It seems like Osama Ben Laden is alive if you want him to be.

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Then, of course, there is the Dread Pirate Roberts theory of OBL.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dread_Pirate_Roberts

As soon as the original OBL died in 2002, a replacement OBL was created, with blacker beard and able to perform great horse riding feats to gullible reporters in 2006!

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