FAHRENHEIT 9/11

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Kevin,
Sorry I missed this earlier as it's slipped so far it's become a moot point in the direction of the thread. I hate when real life gets in the way.

Regardless, here's what I'm saying with regards to the bin Laden family. The familes activities, connections, etc are well documented. They've been traced, followed, etc for the better half of the 90s. When the CIA created is "bin Laden" team, they basically obsessed themselves with everything Usama.

The reason I beleive it's NOT a valid argument is because I believe that bin Laden's family connections had already been exhaustively studied, with the conclusion being they had virtually no ties, almost no communication (there was indications that he contact mom a few times) and no control or persuasion over anything he did.

It wasnt as if bin Ladens family was living here in the U.S. and all around the world for years while we were targeting him as a chief backer of terrorism without pursuing that avenue. It was already done and over at that point and there was no reason to believe that they had any worthwhile information in the first place. Therefore, my point being they had no more knowledge of bin Laden's activities than O.J's mom did of his. Or Tim McVeighs of his, if you prefer to use the analogy on a grander scale.