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To: i-node who wrote (394136)	6/25/2008 3:56:50 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1579818

Bin Laden no longer seen as main al-Qaida financier Saudi exile's wealth was overestimated, but he was key fund-raiser, analysts say msnbc.msn.com ( Wrong again Dave. Like per usual with you. )

To: i-node who wrote (394136)	6/25/2008 4:25:08 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1579818

While he does not receive money from his family today, he was wealthy and a shrewd investor. There is every reason to expect his fortune today is far, far into the 100s of millions. Back in 2002, Peter Bergen who interviewed bin Laden in 1997 saw a tape of bin Laden and said he had aged significantly in that short period of time. These are his exact words: "BERGEN: He's actually quite similar. I mean, in terms of his demeanor and his voice -- these kinds of things are quite similar. The big difference is that he's aged enormously between '97 and October of last year. This is a man who was clearly not well. I mean, as you see from these pictures here, he's really, by December he's looking pretty terrible. But by December, of course, that tape that was aired then, he's barely moving the left side of his body. So he's clearly got diabetes. He has low blood pressure. He's got a wound in his foot. He's apparently got dialysis ... for kidney problems. I mean, this is a man who has a number of health problems, apart from the fact that anybody running around the Afghan mountains is not going to be in great shape." archives.cnn.com Six years have elapsed since that article. Its very likely bin Laden is dead. Why else would Bush lose interest in finding him? Secondly, Bush/Cheney claim they have frozen bin Laden's assets. Thirdly, we know that his family has disowned him. So then, the rational person would conclude that bin Laden and his money are out of the picture. What's that you say? You're not a rational person. Yes, we know that.