I’ve been convinced from the getgo, since he reportedly migrated there after the US went to Afghanistan, post 911, that Saad bin laden has been acting on behalf of his father with the approval of and protection of the Iranian government.

The confusion, intentional or otherwise, of intelligence agencies over Saad’s high level/low level status may be interesting to them but does absolutely nothing to clarify the overall terrorist picture.

Like previous to 911, games agencies play only muddy the waters.

Why is it that Rush Limbaugh, who has many intelligence community and military “contacts,” implies strongly that Bin Laden himself is dead, and has been since Tora Bora?

and…

why is it that my brother-in-law, who works in defense electronics (“black boxes”) and routinely deals with military “spooks” at a high level, indirectly says exactly the same thing–and said it years prior to Limbaugh’s remarks.

He can’t, of course, say anything directly, but he can ask rhetorical questions in response to a casual discussion on why we can’t “catch” Bin Laden:

He: “What if Bin Laden is already dead, and has been for years, since the Tora Bora offensive in Afganistan?”

Me: “Why would they not tell us?”

He: Grins and shrugs knowingly. “Who knows?”

http://xcontra.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/more-about-lashkar-gah/

Some unusual results.

Angry White Dude