why does it matter? its just another piece of the puzzle that happens to grab some people. i dont understand self-censorship and being selective with the evidence. simply showing the video and pointing out how it could be fake is a good thing. it is only embarrassing for "9/11 truth" if it is the sole reason put forward to doubt the offical story. it is only one small piece of a very large puzzle and i for one dont see the problem with putting forward all the evidence posible. you never know which evidence is going to grab different people so its best to put forward as much as possible. this isnt energy weapons or CGI. i dont think 9/11 was an inside job because of the phony bin laden confession tape, but i know that in the early stages a few years ago it was one of the many things that grabbed my attention and caused me to dig deeper. same with the so called "honeypot" the pentagon. again, it should never be the only evidence put forward but it shouldnt be ignored like some tend to think.

How many times has someone dismissed what you're trying to say about 9/11 with "But he confessed!" I have never felt comfortable trying to argue that the video was faked, although it seems highly probable that it was. (It's provenance should be damning in itself -- for those it doesn't tweak I have a nice paddle emblazoned with the words "John Michael Karr.") I have argued the denials that he made before that video was released are much more credible in terms of source. That "he's a controlled CIA asset" is not where I want to go first.

But now, to have an expert add to the evidence by saying he believes the video to be faked, knocks one more support from under the OCT.

though i tend to trust the FIRST statements of Bin Laden post 9/11 rather than the obvious propaganda that was bound to follow and people like you were bound to fall for:

Source: Khilafah.com, 10 Oct 2001

The Al-Qaidah group had nothing to do with the 11 September attacks on the USA, according to Usama bin Ladin in an interview with the Pakistani newspaper Ummat. Usama bin Ladin went on to suggest that Jews or US secret services were behind the attacks, and to express gratitude and support for Pakistan, urging Pakistan’s people to jihad against the West. The following is the text of an interview conducted by a "special correspondent", published in the Pakistani newspaper Ummat on 28 September, place and date of interview not given.

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UMMAT: You have been accused of involvement in the attacks in New York and Washington. What do you want to say about this? If you are not involved, who might be?

USAMA BIN LADEN: In the name of Allah (God), the most beneficent, the most merciful. Praise be to Allah, Who is the creator of the whole universe and Who made the Earth as an abode for peace, for the whole humankind. Allah is the Sustainer, who sent Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) for our guidance. I am thankful to the Ummat Group of Publications, which gave me the opportunity to convey my viewpoint to the people, particularly the valiant and momin (true Muslim) people of Pakistan who refused to believe the lies of the demon (Pakistani military dictator General Pervez Musharraf).

I have already said that I am not involved in the 11 September attacks in the United States. As a Muslim, I try my best to avoid telling a lie. I had no knowledge of these attacks, nor do I consider the killing of innocent women, children and other humans as an appreciable act. Islam strictly forbids causing harm to innocent women, children and other people. Such a practice is forbidden even in the course of a battle. It is the United States, which is perpetrating every maltreatment on women, children and common people of other faiths, particularly the followers of Islam. All that is going on in Palestine for the last 11 months is sufficient to call the wrath of God upon the United States and Israel. There is also a warning for those Muslim countries, which witnessed all these as a silent spectator. What had earlier been done to the innocent people of Iraq, Chechnya and Bosnia? Only one conclusion could be derived from the indifference of the United States and the West to these acts of terror and the patronage of the tyrants by these powers that America is an anti-Islamic power and it is patronizing the anti-Islamic forces. Its friendship with the Muslim countries is just a show, rather deceit. By enticing or intimidating these countries, the United States is forcing them to play a role of its choice. Put a glance all around and you will see that the slaves of the United States are either rulers or enemies of Muslims.

The U.S. has no friends, nor does it want to keep any because the prerequisite of friendship is to come to the level of the friend or consider him at par with you. America does not want to see anyone equal to it. It expects slavery from others. Therefore, other countries are either its slaves or subordinates. However, our case is different. We have pledged slavery to God Almighty alone and after this pledge there is no possibility to become the slave of someone else. If we do that it will be disregardful to both our Sustainer and his fellow beings. Most of the world nations upholding their freedom are the religious ones, which are the enemies of the United States, or the U.S. itself considers them as its enemies.

The countries which do not agree to become the U.S. slaves are China, Iran, Libya, Cuba, Syria [Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Iraq, Sudan, Indonesia, Malaysia] and Russia. Whoever committed the act of 11 September are not the friends of the American people. I have already said that we are against the American system, not against its people, whereas in these attacks, the common American people have been killed. According to my information, the death toll is much higher than what the U.S. Government has stated. But the Bush Administration does not want the panic to spread. The United States should try to trace the perpetrators of these attacks within itself; the people who are a part of the U.S. system, but are dissenting against it. Or those who are working for some other system; persons who want to make the present century as a century of conflict between Islam and Christianity so that their own civilization, nation, country, or ideology could survive. They can be anyone, from Russia to Israel and from India to Serbia. In the U.S. itself, there are dozens of well-organized and well-equipped groups, which are capable of causing a large-scale destruction. Then you cannot forget the American-Jews, who are annoyed with President Bush ever since the elections in Florida and want to avenge him.

Then there are intelligence agencies in the U.S., which require billions of dollars worth of funds from the Congress and the government every year. This [funding issue] was not a big problem till the existence of the former Soviet Union but after that the budget of these agencies has been in danger. They needed an enemy. So, they first started propaganda against Usama and Taleban and then this incident happened. You see, the Bush Administration approved a budget of 40 billion dollars. Where will this huge amount go? It will be provided to the same agencies, which need huge funds and want to exert their importance. Now they will spend the money for their expansion and for increasing their importance. I will give you an example. Drug smugglers from all over the world are in contact with the U.S. secret agencies. These agencies do not want to eradicate narcotics cultivation and trafficking because their importance will be diminished. The people in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Department are encouraging drug trade so that they could show performance and get millions of dollars worth of budget. General Noriega was made a drug baron by the CIA and, in need, he was made a scapegoat. In the same way, whether it is President Bush or any other U.S. President, they cannot bring Israel to justice for its human rights abuses or to hold it accountable for such crimes. What is this? Is it not that there exists a government within the government in the United Sates? That secret government must be asked as to who carried out the attacks.

http://911review.com/articles/usamah/khilafah.html

Bin Laden:The people in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Department are encouraging drug trade so that they could show performance and get millions of dollars worth of budget. General Noriega was made a drug baron by the CIA and, in need, he was made a scapegoat. In the same way, whether it is President Bush or any other U.S. President, they cannot bring Israel to justice for its human rights abuses or to hold it accountable for such crimes. What is this? Is it not that there exists a government within the government in the United Sates? That secret government must be asked as to who carried out the attacks.

now im no fan of the patsy agent Bin Laden, but it seems to me that he sees that the jig is up here. this is Bin Laden confessing he is now officially a scapegoat and off of the payroll so to speak. he cant come out and say it because of his delusional followers, but read between the lines. oh wait, you cant. you can only trust what your favorite corporate news source verifies. my fault James.

I see you CONVENIENTLY omitted the following statement...


In the days and weeks immediately following 9/11 there was a self imposed media blackout on reporting any "Bin Laden" statements as they supposedly contained coded messages to his followers.

This resulted in the following statement made on the 16-Sep-2001 by "Osama Bin Laden" to not be broadcasted.

I would like to assure the world that I did not plan the recent attacks, which seems to have been planned by people for personal reasons


Source : http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/09/16/inv.binladen.denial/


Sheesh, talk about "cherry picking"

I had a go not long ago, it's pretty easy.

Tip is to put location / channel in the "event title".

Good luck