re: #152 Joe in Australia

You are entirely correct Joe. For many years — even after 9/11, there was nary a word regarding Israel out of Bin Laden’s mouth (or “communiqus” — to echo the formality in which they were treated by the press at the time).

How do I know? Granted my memory isn’t perfect, but after 9/11 I specifically kept my ear out for the word “Israel” (or “Palestinian”) in the communiqus emanating from the Bin Laden camp. I remember being pleasantly surprised to hear that the Jews and Israel were, by the hand of G-d it would seem, being left out of this gentleman’s diatribes.

Sadly — and I forget exactly when — Bin Laden did become wise to the advantage this “force multiplying” effect his message would receive by linking it to the now well known conspiracy that the Jews are planning to take over the world (Israel being an “Apartheid State”, the plight of the Palestinians, etc. were also thrown in, I believe for good measure, though more as an afterthought — it was more akin to throwing in a little garlic near the end of the dish one may be cooking). Sigh! Word always seems to leak out by some fellow Jew who just can’t keep our world domination plot a secret. I mean how are we supposed to make any progress with leaks like this(?)

Anyway, to cover all the bases, I also distinctly remember that Bin Laden’s communiqus prior to 9/11 were also grep-ed (sorry, that’s “searched for” for non-geeks) for the words “Israel”, “Jews”, and the usual suspects. And again, just as in the couple of years post 9/11, he hadn’t yet woven in that particular theme into his raison d’tre.