Re: "Osama was on the FBI's most wanted for years and never taken truly seriously."
Not taken seriously?
That's a rather interesting assessment, considering that he was on the CIA payroll as one of their "top agents", and was repeatedly flown into the U.S., given false identity papers, passports, and visas, and was known to be seen shopping in Sherman Oaks and other areas of Los Angleles!
Another troubling factor, is that when Bush & his government publicly insisted that Osama had done it, and demanded that he and Mamzer Omar be immediately handed over, Osama was on the record as insisting that he had nothing to do with it.
Only about a week afterwards did the numerous "videos" begin appearing with the CIA translator claiming that he was taking full credit.
And yet, almost each and every new "Osama" video, shows an entirely different person, with features as different as broad nose, thin hooked nose, all grey beard, followed by dark short beard, etc.etc...
Even Osama's own son has been on the record saying that the man in the videos is not his father.
Which doesn't necessarily mean much, but still there's a great deal of contradictory "official" video releases.
And...if our enemies are so blatantly open that they can produce and release an unending series of "video hits" starring Osama, and show them at will across all major media networks, then how is it that our government hasn't (a) shut down the websites and production headquarters, and (b) always known the exact whereabouts of Osama and his handlers, and found them, and killed them?
And, why, at a televised White House question and answer session, when our President Bush was asked "Why haven't we captured or killed Osama Bin Laden yet?" Bush answered "I don't ever give Osama Bin Laden a second thought anymore."..."Listen!"..."This has NEVER been about Osama Bin Laden!", and then turned on his heels and dismissed the meeting.
THAT sounds like a "Freudian Slip", so giving him the benefit of the doubt, then why did Secretary of Defense, during a televised public question and answer session, remark that "...when THE MISSILE struck the Pentagon..."?
Freudian Slips, all?