[vp_cal]

the reason he is only making audiotapes is the
same reason saddam was only making audiotapes-
the CIA can use the additional information
to track them, and also they probably don't look
too 'presentable'

[nwctwx]

Bin Laden urges fight against Iraq Occupation

Bin Laden Speaks on Saddam's Fate

[Jarhead_22]

the reason he is only making audiotapes is the
same reason saddam was only making audiotapes-
the CIA can use the additional information
to track them, and also they probably don't look
too 'presentable'

Look, I'm a recent convert to the "OBL is DED" school myself, but I just don't buy that all of a sudden they're worried that the particular rock he's crouching in front of could give him away. As for his presentability, since when has hygiene been a key discriminator with his constituency?

[jerseygirl]

Possibly he had some plastic surgery at the Tora Bora Spa?

[livius]

Actually, I heard (on radio from Spain) that one of OBL's recent tapes had a bird song in the background, one that was long enough to make it possible to identify the kind of bird. As any birdwatcher knows, this could give leads not only on his overall geographical location, but on specifics (mountain, desert, etc.).