I have some old 8mm tapes of my grandfather. Does that mean he's is alive? This information does not mean he's alive. Call me a cynic but I still want to see him on video with todays NYT's in his hands.
LOL, you could really confuse the 'intelligence' community with that one.
And maybe the tapes aren't spliced... Bin Laden could have praised the Bali attacks (or others) before they were carried out. Heck, who knows how many taped messages there are of OBL praising attacks that were foiled.
I suppose he could be alive, but since that would be easy to prove (with a NYT in his hand), it's obvious that Al Qaida is just doing psyops. Hard to believe though, that the camera-lovin' OBL is able to restrain himself. An easy task if he's 6 feet under and pushing up poppies.
If he turns up alive he'll outdo Elvis. Nothing surprises me anymore.
"No, Elvis is not dead. He just went home." ~ Agent K