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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWashington Post: 'The bin Laden plot to kill President Obama'
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-bin-laden-plot-to-kill-president-obama/2012/03/16/gIQAwN5RGS_story.htmlBefore his death, Osama bin Laden boldly commanded his network to organize special cells in Afghanistan and Pakistan to attack the aircraft of President Barack Obama and Gen. David Petraeus.
The reason for concentrating on them, the al-Qaeda leader explained to his top lieutenant, is that Obama is the head of infidelity and killing him automatically will make (Vice President Joe) Biden take over the presidency. Biden is totally unprepared for that post, which will lead the U.S. into a crisis. As for Petraeus, he is the man of the hour and killing him would alter the wars path in Afghanistan.
Administration officials said Friday the Obama-Petraeus plot was never a serious threat.
The scheme is described in one of the documents taken from bin Ladens compound by U.S. forces on May 2, the night he was killed. I was given an exclusive look at some of these remarkable documents by a senior administration official. They have been declassified and will be available soon to the public in their original Arabic texts and translations.
Enrique
(27,461 posts)why he wants to kill Obama and Petraeus?
Fix The Stupid
(948 posts)It's like I'm reading the Nat. Enquirer or Star or something...
"an insider" states...
"someone close to the actor" explained...
lol.
gateley
(62,683 posts)Al Q currently has the weapons or the ability to coordinate such an attack.
I DO believe that the extremist faction will turn the force of their focus against the US and stop fighting with other Muslim countries.
And I wonder why he'd think Biden would be totally unprepared to become POTUS?
cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)No respect, even from AQ!
ecstatic
(32,727 posts)but he's prepared, for sure. OBL was watching too much Fox news.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Get headlines about this nefarious plot and then deny it mattered which gives the story more legs...seems suspect to me. Actually, I think Biden is more prepared than Obama ever was.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)....I would have scoffed mightily. Do I trust the Obama WH on this? The jury's still out on that.
orwell
(7,775 posts)...the sleeper-cell Kenyan muslim socialist.
Somewhere, a birther's head explodes...
zbdent
(35,392 posts)I mean, isn't that what the Conservatives have tried to make us think? That Osama and Obama were bestest pals?
Tveil
(108 posts)is it ok to say god here?
Kingofalldems
(38,468 posts)Since they believe Obama is Muslim this story must make their heads spin.
Iggo
(47,563 posts)Which is to say, not at all.