The Bin Laden tape was clearly recent (last few months) and of course it was released for the sole purpose of effecting the election in the US (which it probably succeeded in doing.)
The question is, did Bin Laden seriously believe that this tape was going to scare Americans into voting AGAINST Bush (a silly assumption) or was he trying to pump Bush up to assure his re-election (too clever by half)?
One has to admit, the Bush team couldn't have planned a better October Surprise.
I've never been able to decide if Bin Laden's a genius or a blockhead.
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