"Cansouth, in view of the fact that a recently delivered tape of OBL's voice has been confirmed by analysts as coming from him, do you think you should revise your analysis?"


It is only an audiotape, not a video. It is a fake, made by for example CIA or Pentagon.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4628738.stm

"CIA analysts have concluded the voice on the tape was that of Bin Laden, making it the first time he has been heard from since December 2004.

However, other analysts familiar with Bin Laden's voice are divided as to whether the voice really is his. "



Here is an article about an earlier audiotape alleged to be from Osama bin Laden. Some swiss experts concluded it was not Osama bin Laden on the tape.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/alqaida/story/0,12469,851112,00.html

Saturday November 30, 2002

"Swiss scientists 95% sure that Bin Laden recording was fake

Scientists in Switzerland say they are almost certain that a recent audio tape attributed to Osama bin Laden is a fake.

The tape, delivered to the Arab satellite television channel al-Jazeera earlier this month, appeared to provide the first concrete evidence that Bin Laden is still alive because it mentioned recent attacks on western targets.

American experts initially concluded that the voice on the tape was probably Bin Laden, though it is unlikely ever to be fully authenticated because of the recording's poor quality. "