Obama should preemptively address any potential Al-Qaeda tape release...

[goodboy]

He should say, "they might try anything now to scare you, even releasing a tape. they've cried wolf like this before. Don't let them scare you!" Rendering the tape ineffective.

Source: ABC News

Analysts: OBL Could Speak Out in an Effort to Prove His Relevance

Multiple senior government officials tell ABC News the intelligence community is anticipating a message from Osama bin Laden before or just after the presidential election.

As we race toward Election Day, sources say a number of intelligence analysts have concluded it is critical for al Qaeda's top leader to be seen or heard, if only for public relations purposes. Those analysts believe that if bin Laden is not heard from, he runs the risk of being considered irrelevant or impotent. The U.S. intelligence community has some indication that there is some confusion among Islamic radicals about their leadership.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3574349&mesg_id=3574349

edited to add news story.

[Renew Deal]

1. You obviously didn't see this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x8203982

[goodboy]

2. and you obviously didn't see this...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3574349&mesg_id=3574349

[Renew Deal]

3. I did.

There's bullshit everywhere.

[goodboy]

5. ok, well...that's fine then. I'm just sayin' at this point, I hope we've

gotten past that old fear trick. My gut tells me as a country, we haven't.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

4. What I concluded from that thread is that there are way too many people with a

big stick up their ass.

[goodboy]

6. it goes without saying a tape wouldn't change our minds...

what would the general public think though? Have they cried wolf too many times now?
Would seeing Bin Laden on TV again sway voters?

just curious.