I've been saying this for 2 years now. He was buried under a hundred million tons of rock somewhere in Tora Bora. If he was alive he would be on Al Jazeera at least once a week rattling sabres and quoting the Quran. Instead, we get these grainy pictures and poor quality audio recordings.
So why won't anyone say it? I have a two word explanation: Emmanuel Goldstein. Emmanuel who, you ask? Emmanuel Goldstein was the antagonistic icon in the book 1984 that inspired the "two minutes hate". This was a daily period set aside for people to vent their nationalism, focus their hatred and reaffirm their love of the embodiement of the state- Big Brother.
Bin Laden = Emmanuel Goldstein.
Our current warfare state has a huge interest in having a living Bin Laden. It keeps the war fires burning hot. It keeps the American 'sheeple' in a jingoistic fervor. It keeps republicans voting for necons.
The funny thing is that the Islamofascists need him to be alive as well. He is a lightening rod for their movement- they don't call them fascists for nothing. They'll keep releasing doctored clips purported to be "proof of life" for as long as they can.
The bottom line is he is dead, people. There will be no show trial. There will be no symbolic revenge for 9-11. It's time to move on.
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