Is Osama bin Laden even alive? (originally posted on 1/15/10)

"Yet, keeping bin Laden's name alive would serve both Al Quaeda and the US government..."

Dear friends,

After George Bush and his Republican cohorts looted the coffers of our country for eight years, under the ridiculous notion that they were fighting a "war on terror", the question should come to mind, "Is Osama bin Laden even alive?". Who’s got proof?

I mean, ever since a rather young Nigerian national named Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab set himself on fire inside of an airplane that was set to land in Detroit, suddenly, bin Laden's name has appeared again. We've not heard much about him for ages. Now, Saddam Hussein had far more resources at his disposal than bin Laden could ever imagine. Hussein, in fact, had an army, an intelligence agency, foreign collaborators, you name it. He didn't last a month before being found hiding in a hole in the groubd. So, why has no one caught bin Laden yet?

Moreover, can you catch a dead man? Years ago, he was shown walking around with portable dialysis machine. Folks don't live very long on those kind of contraptions, particularly traveling through mountains and deserts. At least, I wouldn't think so. Yet, keeping bin Laden's name alive would serve both Al Quaeda and the US government. After all, the former would still be able to recruit, since they can brag that the US government is a paper tiger - not even being able to catch a terminally ill man in the desert. Meanwhile, Us corporations like Halliburton, General Dynamics, and their ilk can keep bilking us out of our dollars and support. It's a neat trick. Eh? Think about it. And please remember the old African proverb that goesL Before the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed.

Cheers!

G. Djata Bumpus