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**Buincchotourb** · 04-05-2011, 02:16 PM

I don't see that it really matters.

Photos can be faked/staged, DNA evidence can be faked/staged, damn near everything can be faked/staged if you put enough professionals and money behind it. I bet in the coming months Bin Laden speaking videos are released by groups trying to "Prove" that he is still alive (ones that of course were filmed before his death).

The most plausible line of thinking that I've heard from the corpser perspective: He is still alive is that we have him in custody and are using "enhanced interrogation" techniques to extract information from him. Personally I consider that a low probability, but it would certainly be a plausible reason to keep him alive but tell the world he's dead. Realistically, the physical data taken from his mansion is probably more useful than interrogating a guy who probably would lie even under extreme torture.

04-05-2011, 02:16 PM	#9
Buincchotourb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 553 Senior Member	I don't see that it really matters. Photos can be faked/staged, DNA evidence can be faked/staged, damn near everything can be faked/staged if you put enough professionals and money behind it. I bet in the coming months Bin Laden speaking videos are released by groups trying to "Prove" that he is still alive (ones that of course were filmed before his death). The most plausible line of thinking that I've heard from the corpser perspective: He is still alive is that we have him in custody and are using "enhanced interrogation" techniques to extract information from him. Personally I consider that a low probability, but it would certainly be a plausible reason to keep him alive but tell the world he's dead. Realistically, the physical data taken from his mansion is probably more useful than interrogating a guy who probably would lie even under extreme torture.
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