FBI can't link Bin Laden to 9/11

Not one of my articles, but I think it's important to read up on.

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The FBI Can’t Link Bin Laden to 9/11? Why Is This Not News?
August 6th, 2007

According to this story the FBI had not, up through June of 2006, linked Bin Laden with 9/11.

On June 5, 2006, the Muckraker Report contacted the FBI Headquarters, (202) 324-3000, to learn why Bin Laden’s Most Wanted poster did not indicate that Usama was also wanted in connection with 9/11. The Muckraker Report spoke with Rex Tomb, Chief of Investigative Publicity for the FBI. When asked why there is no mention of 9/11 on Bin Laden’s Most Wanted web page, Tomb said, “The reason why 9/11 is not mentioned on Usama Bin Laden’s Most Wanted page is because the FBI has no hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11.”

Ok, two questions:

1. How can they not have enough evidence?
2. Why is this not being discussed anywhere?

My first thought was of the video that was heavily brandished by the media where Bin Laden and some colleagues seemed to be gloating about their success. Wasn’t that pretty damning? The article addresses that too.

Essentially they point out the fact that the video was released in December of 2001, while the statement saying the FBI had no hard evidence linking them was released in June of 2006. The implication there is that the FBI doesn’t believe the video constitutes hard evidence of Bin Laden’s involvement.

Is this just the FBI using an unrealistic standard for “hard evidence”, or is it really possible that the main investigatory group for the attacks don’t think Bin Laden did it? And if that’s the case, who do they think did? Al Quaeda unrelated to Bin Laden? Another group?

Maybe it’s nothing, but we should damn well have the discussion.:

The Full Article at Team Liberty
Posted by Daniel Miessler
Filed in Media, America, Security, Politics
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