Intelligence experts are giving the thumbs up to the Osama video being real. As I said in a previous post he looks bad, as if the reported diabetes he suffers from has progressed. Note the Jaundice and the drooping of the right eye.
Additionally his message is pretty much incoherent and rambling. I’m looking over the transcript now but note that as before he talks to the Democrats and “chastises” them for not stopping the war in Iraq.

“Democrats were criticized in a purported video by Osama bin Laden for failing to stop the Iraq conflict. The video, obtained Friday by the U.S. government, NBC News and other news organizations, marked the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

The al-Qaida leader said major corporations were to blame for the continuation of the conflict, which he said the “vast majority” of Americans want stopped.

‚ÄúYou elected the Democratic Party for this purpose,” he said, accorded to a translated transcript. ‚ÄúOn the contrary, they continue to agree to spending of tens of billions to continue the killings and the war there.‚Äù

The fact he is alive is surprising, but again according to his appearance the question is will he die before we get him. Additionally some like *cough* Richard Clarke think the beard is fake and may indicate that he shaved off the old beard to blend into another islamic local such as Indonesia.

Yet you have to wonder whether or not this first video in four years isn’t a signal to cells to activate plans for attacks to coincide with the 9/11 anniversary. DHS says that they have no credible evidence and that video releases and audio tapes are common with previous anniversaries.

Possibly, but I’ll bet the IC guys and gals are scanning the tape for any “messages” that may be contained in it.

UPDATE:¬† NBC New’s Tom Curry defends Democrats against Bin Laden’s accusations.¬† Can’t pay for this kind of humor.